In signing a partnership agreement with the Hamburg-based Environmental Protection Encouragement Agency (EPEA), Desso has become the first carpet manufacturer in EMEA, to adopt the Cradle to Cradle design. It marks Desso’s radical decision to move beyond ‘mere’ sustainability in producing it’s carpets and artificial grass, making a fundamental, sweeping advance in it’s already impressive environmental credentials.
Our offering covers purely functional products as well as more exciting textured carpeting for interiors where specifiers and end-users are looking to make a design statement. Ultimately, this means there is a Desso carpet for everyone!
You will market our total range of business carpets applicable for the commercial office environment to (inter)national end-users in South Africa. By building relationships with key decision makers like architects, designers, flooring contractors and buyers you will promote and specify our products for installation.
Main responsibilities
• Create annual business plan to fulfil budget and growth targets
• Take responsibility in local planning of (marketing) actions, customer meetings and prescription meetings, promotions, product launches, exhibitions.
• Visit End-users, A&D, Flooring contractors/wholesalers
• Mapping projects
• Full control on SFE (feed system)
• Create a business development plan for the local territory including both customers and architects etc.
• Respond and follow up in price inquiries
• Support the regional team with good behaviour and fresh ideas for success in regional targets and efficient use of available time
• Take responsibility of managing the local claims in the most customer satisfaction way and to minimize the cost to company
• Identify and report trends and evolutions in the market, both on a technical and esthetical focus
Experience, Education and Competences
We are searching for a strong, enthusiastic, decisive and eager sales professional. You will have a proven track record as a sales manager. You are able to recognize opportunities and deal with issues. You speak fluently English and have good presentation skills. You preferably have a Bachelors degree or comparable educational background.
Please send your motivation and CV to below email address. We will respond to you within 2 weeks.
Email cathyockers@desso.com
Website www.desso.com
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