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Business Manager Sub-Sahara-Africa
Location: South Africa : Durban || South Africa : Elandsfontein || South Africa : Home Office || South Africa : Johannesburg || South Africa : Midrand
Function: Marketing & Sales
Career Level: Senior professionals (> 5 years)
Legal Entity: Evonik Africa (Pty) Ltd.
Business Line: Interface & Performance
What we offer
You will work on exciting and challenging topics together with a team in an ultra-modern, innovative and creative environment. Intensive on-the-job training with expert colleagues guarantees you will quickly become familiar with your duties and perform them independently. Performance related pay and the opportunity for personal and professional development are of course part of the package. Since 2009 Evonik Industries AG has been certified as a family-friendly company by the German Hertie Foundation.
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RESPONSIBILITIES
Surface Technology offers silicone-, polymer- and oleochemical based specialties to the Agro and Release Liner markets. Highly specialized additives increase the efficiency of agricultural formulations. Radiation-curing UV silicones for release coatings are used in the manufacturing of labels and tapes, e.g. diaper tapes.
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Managing existing business and developing new business opportunities in the region South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa in the Market segments Agro and Release Coatings.
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Manage the promotion of Evonik´s additives product portfolio for applications in Agro formulation e.g. for use in Crop Protection in the region including communication tools and trade shows.
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Attain sales goals through implementation and management of strategies that support direct sales efforts and those of territory Distributors.
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Direct handling of customers and distributors.
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Develop country and customer plan for regional extension in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Support product registrations by dealing with local/national authorities with a strong back-up from the headquarter.
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Be accountable for identification and closure of individual business opport