International Sales Manager - Solar Industry, Cape Town

Responsibilities

• Technical selling, consultation and support of customers and in respect of the company's PV products and systems in the Sub-Saharan markets
• Acquisition and development of new customers and applications in selected territories. This involves travelling into such territories for sales and trade show purposes
• Preparation of Quotations, Client Follow Up, Product and Stock Consulting and Order Confirmation to Clients being fully responsible for reaching sales and profit targets in the territories
• Preparation, pricing and coordination of logistic offerings and requirements depending on the respective export market
• Guiding and support of international clients with all export and import requirements and preparation of export certifications necessary for certain markets (BV / SGS etc.)
• Building a knowledgebase for export regulations into Africa
• Supporting international projects from site assessment to commissioning giving advice to our partners
• Organisation and commencement or regular technical product and system trainings with clients where new products are introduced or system configurations and commissioning are shown
• Gaining internal knowledge about new products or updates and changes. Internal processing and presentation in the company's knowledgebase and training of colleagues
• Analyses and Assessment of market and customer requirements for new products and solutions
• Cooperation and collaboration with the Technical Application Engineers

Qualifications

• Ideally, 2-3 years' experience in the solar industry, preferably in international sales
• Profound knowledge and experience with solar PV products and storage applications
• Bachelor's Degree as academic qualification is a requirement
• Willingness to travel in Sub Saharan Africa
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills required
• Outstanding skillset in the interaction with and servicing of customers, as well as the ability to present and negotiate therein
• Excellent English skills
• Willingness to work in a fast-paced, customer facing environment
• Ability to organize, prioritize and effectively multi-task daily and meet deadlines
• Assertive, confident and clear communicator – via e-mail, phone and face-to-face
• Highly proficient with desktop applications such as Adobe Acrobat Professional, MS Office, and Internet
• Explorer including an ability to learn new IT systems
• Frequent travel within the region
• Must have valid state driver's license

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Attractive vacation arrangements
• Career path opportunities for top performers in a growing industry