General Manager South Africa - Germiston, South Africa - Knuth SA (Pty) Ltd

Description

Established in 1923, KNUTH is a leading, international machine tool supplier in the manufacturing industry, with a global presence in over 30 countries.

Today, the family-owned business is run by the 4th generation of the Knuth family with the group's headquarters located in Germany.

KNUTH SA is the group's youngest subsidiary run by a group of young driven professionals with diverse backgrounds but one mission: To conquer the African machine tools market Acquiring more than 70% of their customers through online channels KNUTH SA is disrupting the way traditional B2B companies sell - and we're hungry for more


Your responsibilities:

• Full P&L responsibility of the South African entity: Revenue, profit, and budget
• Identifying and executing strategic sales initiatives to grow revenues and increase margins of the business in the entire Sub-Saharan Africa region
• Analyzing current sales strategies and key accounts to identify opportunities for revenue growth and margin expansion
• Designing and executing growth strategies, business plans, as well as implementing KPI systems in collaboration with the group management
• Managing, motivating, and coordinating a 10 FTE team consisting of sales, service, and admin staff as well as recruiting and onboarding new staff
• Ensuring worldclass customer service across all teams and functions
• Managing international suppliers as well as supply chains

Your profile:

• Proven track record in successfully growing the topline of a business, segment or country branch in an African market by improving the current sales organization and implementing initiatives for growth
• University degree with a major in a technical or business field
• Min. 5 years in managing sales teams and working in a senior management role
• Min. 5 years in a technical/industrial B2B business, ideally in an international setting
• Charismatic personality with passion for technical/industrial B2B sales and outstanding negotiation skills
• Strong analytical mindset with superior problemsolving skills, decisive and committed
• Exceptional organizational skills and a strong drive for success
• Ability to thrive in highpressure situations
• Great leadership skills and an ability to inspire and motivate teams
• Strong knowledge in CRM systems
• Good financial literacy (P&L, Balance Sheet, Liquidity Plans)
• Ability to travel

What we offer:

• A significant opportunity for personal and professional growth: Working with driven, young professionals around the globe
• Working together with a young and hungry team in SA
• Close cooperation with 4th generation management in Germany bringing in substantial experience from highgrowth digital industries
• Attractive remuneration for hitting growth targets