Vacancy Details
Employer: Carlysle Human Capital
Calling all FRENCH Speaking Business Development ManagersWe are looking for a French speaking individual who has experience in Export Trading to join our team in the role of Business Development Manager for the French speaking islands. We are looking for someone who has a driven personality, who can see opportunities in everything and who always gives of themselves 110%. They need to be able to work independently but also within a team structure. The candidate needs to have had previous sales experience in order to be considered for this role. Experience of working with the Indian Ocean Islands would be a bonus.
Duties and responsibilities
The position would require the candidate to travel to the Indian Ocean Islands at least once every 6 weeks and spend a period of approximately 10 days seeing customers and extending / developing our current business.
The Business Development Manager would be expected to be able to achieve the following:
Desired Experience and Qualification
Minimum experience required:
The position would require the candidate to travel to the Indian Ocean Islands at least once every 6 weeks and spend a period of approximately 10 days seeing customers and extending / developing our current business.
The Business Development Manager would be expected to be able to achieve the following:
- Achieve profit budgets which the candidate would annually set with the approval of the MD
- Seek and identify opportunities in the market
- Successfully negotiate a trade (sale) using negotiation and salesman's skills
- Maintain a high level of service to clients through relationships and relationship building
- Comply with the regulations of the various markets
- Comfortably work within the company's logistical and financial controls
Desired Experience and Qualification
Minimum experience required:
- Knowledge of exports and the logistics thereof
- Proven track record of successfully negotiating and closing deals
- Ability to speak fluent French
- Good knowledge of FMCG products
- Good mathematical understanding and an ability to read numbers / figures
- Working knowledge of INCO terms both on a buying and a selling basis
- Creative and inventive style of thinking
- An ability to show initiative in any given situation
- The maturity to handle a diverse group of customers
- Big picture orientated but with an understanding of the importance of details
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About Carlysle Human Capital
Carlysle was established in 2003 to facilitate and assist clients with the challenges of bridging the gap between the operational objectives and resource requirements of a dynamic business.
Our approach is to combine the efficiency and experience found in large organizations with the rigorous methodological understanding of entrepreneurship and creativity generally found in smaller businesses.
As a proudly South African, Level 2 BBBEE rated Company; we offer professional services in selected Information and Communication Technology and Engineering and Technical sector.
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