Business Development Manager French Speaking

Overview

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.

• 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

• Fluent French speaking individual
• 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

IOEC is a dynamic and ambitious family owned and run export trading business based in Durban. We have been in existence for the last 51 years with a third generation in place. We specialize in the export of FMCG s, fruit and vegetables, meat, wines and building materials to over 55 countries throughout the world.

We seek a Business Development Manager who has experience in Export Trading and is fluent in French to join our team. 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.

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Indian Ocean Export Company