Sales Manager

Job description / Role

Job Purpose
- Manages the sales and distribution for Flow line & Compact Valve products in Africa.
- In charge of Flow line and Compact Valve sales, Integrated Service Sales, CSA development, inventory forecasts, marketing and contracts.
- Responsible for regional, country, customer and product (including service) sales strategies. Interface with key account managers in support of Africa growth.
- Defines and communicates market intelligence to the organization.

Scope of responsibilities
- Manage potential revenues of $4M to $6M per year with limited supervision.
- Must have broad industry knowledge and innovative skills to research trends and create an ongoing strategic plan that can be communicated clearly too sales, service and manufacturing managers.
- Receives direction from manager to set broad objectives, developing area goals, and solving unusual problems.
- Anticipates potential problems and proactively solves them through creative thinking, using internal and external resources. Adheres to current accounting, costing and quoting policies.
- Accepts ownership of area value, selling all services and product lines.
- Consults will all Company product lines in the area to insure market trends are current, communicating them to management.

Requirements

- 10 years sales experience (direct or indirect).
- BS degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent required
- Proven experience working in Africa
- Proven experience working in the Oil & Gas industry.
- Driving License required.
- Computer proficiency
- Ability to speak / write French, Afrikaans, and or Arabic
- Ability to travel throughout Africa

Desired:
- Excellent interpersonal skills, strategic ability and have a demonstrated track record in success with COMPANY projects and goals.
- Demonstrated experience with regional contract negotiations, multi-site interfaces, commercial management of complex contracts and Company and customer quality systems.
- Excellent communication skills and demonstrate superb written and verbal English abilities.
- Reliable, highly focused, motivated, accurate with numbers, and possesses high moral standards.
- Ability to work in dynamic environment with multiple priorities.

About the Company

WTS Energy is the leading Consultant/Manpower Supply company to the International Oil, Gas an Energy industry. We supply Consultants to the Projects and Operations of our Clients. We also perform Outsourcing Services like Project Recruitment Campaigns and Workforce Management in Oil and Gas regions around the world.

We operate globally with offices in 12 countries, supplying the International Oil, Gas and Energy industry with professional personnel.

We offer hands-on support to our consultants in every region in which they work. We provide the best people to Upstream, Midstream and Downstream projects and operations. We serve our Clients and Consultants based on trust, high ethical standards and consistent quality of service.