Sales Manager l - External
Steel, Manufacturing
Minimum Requirements
- Grade 12 / Matric (Essential)
- Relevant Diploma, Advanced Certificate, or Degree in Sales, Business Management, Marketing, or related field (Advantageous)
- Minimum 5 years’ Minimum Requirements Grade 12 / Matric (Essential)
- Minimum 5 years’ Experience within a steel, manufacturing, roofing, or related sales environment.
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in an External Sales management or supervisory role.
- SAP proficiency advantageous.
- Intermediate Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint skills required.
- Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
- Valid Code B driver’s licence required.
- Lead and manage the External Sales team to achieve branch sales and GP targets.
- Identify and develop new business opportunities, customers, and projects.
- Grow market share through customer engagement and market development initiatives.
- Monitor competitor activity, market trends, and pricing structures.
- Ensure achievement of branch sales budgets and profitability objectives.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with customers and key stakeholders.
- Conduct regular customer visits and key account engagements.
- Resolve customer queries and service-related issues professionally and efficiently.
- Sales & Market Development
- Customer & Stakeholder Management
- Liaise with internal departments to ensure customer
- within a steel, manufacturing, roofing, or related sales environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the External Sales team to achieve branch sales and GP targets.
- Identify and develop new business opportunities, customers, and projects.
- Grow market share through customer engagement and market development initiatives.
- Monitor competitor activity, market trends, and pricing structures.
- Ensure achievement of branch sales budgets and profitability objectives.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with customers and key stakeholders.
- Conduct regular customer visits and key account engagements.
- Resolve customer queries and service-related issues professionally and efficiently.
- Sales & Market Development
- Customer & Stakeholder Management
- Liaise with internal departments to ensure customer
