Job Description
ABOUT DEPARTER - THE KNOW-WHO PEOPLE
Departer is a leading German Executive Search firm with over 20 years of experience in global leadership recruitment. We specialize in placing executives in medium-sized enterprises and private equity portfolio firms across DACH, MEAI, ASIA, and ANZ regions. With a deep understanding of the DACH economy, we facilitate successful placements within global management teams across corporate headquarters and entities abroad.
Our European client, one of the largest heavy machinery manufacturers, is seeking a Sales Manager for the Construction Machinery division, managing sales across the Middle East and East Africa.
Your duties and responsibilities will include:
- Acquisition of new customers, development of strategic new business, support and securing of our existing customers for Construction Machinery
- Preparation of offers in coordination with the headquarters
- Conducting contract negotiations and assisting in the drafting of contracts
- Identification of growth and partnership potentials
- Market research and analysis of relevant key figures
- Cooperation with the head office in for sales and marketing topics, product management and the technical support
To be successful in this role you should have the following skills and experiences:
- Successfully completed technical and/or economic education, with corresponding additional related business studies and courses
- Several years of experience in a comparable position in an industrial company
- Experience in the construction and special deep foundation industry is an advantage
- Strong customer orientation and distinctive communication skills
- Fluent English is must, Arabic and/or German language skills are an advantage
- Willingness to travel within GCC and East Africa
- Self-organized and a cooperative style of working