Depot Manager Montague Gardens

Business Development/Depot Manager - Montague Gardens, Cape Town – R25 000 to R30 000 Per Month

You will play a crucial role in driving growth and expanding our business. You will be responsible for developing and executing strategies to enhance revenue, build strong client relationships, and identify new opportunities. You will also be responsible for managing the Cape Town warehouse including stock management, administration, and logistics. Must have experience in either road markings, paint, or coatings industries.

Duties & Responsibilities

1. Proactively identify opportunities for our products on projects and schemes at an early stage to become the preferred/specified supplier.
2. Develop relationships with highways designers, planners, architects, engineers, and contractors to increase awareness of our products thereby increasing sales in the region.
3. Prepare sales quotations and contracts.
4. Support existing customers with technical queries, product selection and application, liaising with the Technical and Customer Field Support departments in the UK where necessary.
5. Manage the Cape Town warehouse, administration tasks, stock management, logistics, and despatching stock to customers, including manual handling where necessary.
6. Collaborate with Sales, Customer Service, and Finance teams in Johannesburg Office and UK.
7. Complete visit and other reports in an accurate and timely manner.

Desired Experience & Qualification

1. Proven experience in business development, sales or a related role.
2. Familiarity with customer support processes.
3. Strong organisation, prioritisation, and planning skills.
4. Effective communication and negotiation skills, able to develop good customer relationships.
5. Experience in road marking materials, paint or coatings.
6. Sound IT skills including Microsoft Office packages and Teams.
7. Able to build and maintain professional and proactive relationships at all levels.
8. Able to work on own initiative, comfortable working alone.
9. Physically fit, able to organise stock material including manual handling.
10. Able to work flexibly in accordance with the needs of the company.
11. Able to travel extensively with some overnight stays.
12. Valid driving license.

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