Requirements: Grade 12 Tertiary qualification an added bonus 5+ years experience in sales and marketing (preference will be given to someone coming from the flavour/colour/ingredients/fragrance sectors) Previous experience managing a team - essential Sales experience and sales management experience into Africa is an advantage but preferred Must be able to travel monthly to coastal regions of SA and also in Africa (Zim, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Ghana, Zambia, Botswana) Must have strong analytical skills, be fully computer literate, must be strong with Excel and enjoy working with data Must have managed a sales team before- current team is 8 people Duties: Developed new business and managed existing clients Negotiated new contracts Collaborated with clients on new lines based on current market trends Produce quality product samples for clients to run tests. Strategic Account Management Contributed to increasing business volume through implementing new initiatives Managed an extensive sales budget and sales forecasting Extensive traveling in SA and Africa Travel with Sales Reps to Clients When applying, ensure your CV is in WORD of PDF format, and not scanned . Our software will not be able to match you to positions if it is scanned. Scanned cvs will not be considered. Please accept your application as unsuccessful if you had no feedback within 14 days of applying. We will keep your CV on our database and match to other suitable positions. We will contact you in future should you match a different position. PLEASE NOTE: