Business / Senior Product Manager – Industrial - Johannesburg, South Africa - Prostaff Holdings

Prostaff Holdings

Verified Company

Johannesburg, South Africa

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Minimum requirements for the role:

Tertiary qualification in chemistry of related is preferred.
Previous sales and or product management experience having worked within a chemical or industrial distribution or related industry is essential for the role.
Previous experience having called on the plastics or paints or coatings or construction chemical raw material manufacturing industry is preferred.
Previous product management experience having managed overseas suppliers within a chemical raw material market is essential.
Previous successful experience in a matrix organization.
Leading and supporting the development of strategies for the distribution business, to grow and maximize their business.
Managing and driving the development of an efficient, effective, sustainable, compliant and profitable distribution business.
Supporting the management of key global principals, to ensure principal satisfaction, growing and maximizing the business.
Developing and maintaining sustainable and profitable business.
Obtaining and maintaining all information needed for sustainability to assess and ensure product regulation compliance.
Ensuring stock availability and controlling working capital with supply chain management.
Appointing new distributorships for the company.
Researching and identifying potential new principals and prioritising those to target inline with the companys business objectives and strategy.
Coordinating and supporting the sales team with the introduction of new principals into other countries and regions.
Managing product launches and withdrawals alongside the sales team.
Monitoring business performance and margins.
Communicating business development strategies for the principals products.
Ensuring regular meetings and reviews with principal.
Negotiating purchase prices and terms.
Managing, coordinating and supporting all distribution business related contracts and ensuring compliance.
Coordinating new and renewal of contracts with principals.

**Salary package, including benefits, is highly negotiable depending on experience gained.