Business Development Manager – Gauteng

Tactile Technologies, the leading supplier of touch technology in Southern Africa is looking for a committed “business development manager” for the Gauteng region. Tactile Technologies offers a dynamic, customer orientated, and motivating environment.

Tactile Technologies is an acknowledged industry leader with a nationwide sales network that supplies to and  supports the leading solution providers in the ICT-, Retail and Hospitality-, Gaming-, Industrial- and Medical market. 

The function of the Business Development Manager is to identify and develop new business leads and to maintain and grow existing accounts.  

The incumbent must have a positive attitude, must be able to work independently and must have excellent communication  skills. The incumbent is to ensure that all duties assigned are completed with-in the required time frame and are as  comprehensive as possible. 

Reporting to: Group Director / Managing Director 

Key Performance Areas 

• A full understanding of market trends and requirements 
• Responsible to maintain and grow existing accounts 
• Responsible to identify and develop new business 
• The ability to organise and hold various training sessions on products and applications 
• Responsible for the support of national and international distribution channels  
• Responsible for representing the business through various engagement strategies 
• Analyze and provide feedback on buying patterns of customers in a geographical area, in order to meet target  objectives 
• Provide ideas to increase sales within your area of responsibility 
• Build and sustain great customer service levels and business relationships in support of business objectives ▪ Responsible to support marketing in creating all relevant campaigns 

Requirements 

• Minimum of 3-5 years sales experience in (IT) B2B distribution environment 
• Experience in two or more of these markets: retail, hospitality, banking, gaming, medical, government, industrial and  education  
• Experienced in prospecting via cold calling and networking 
• Must be able to hunt for new prospective customers 
• Target driven, must have the ability to set monthly sales and new client targets

Personal Skill 

• Must have a positive attitude 
• Creative thinking 
• Must be able to work independently 
• Must be a team player 
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal 
• Must, at all times, have a customer satisfaction orientated approach 

In addition to the normal duties expected of you in the capacity of Business Development Manager, you will be expected to carry out any other reasonable instruction within your ability, and which can reasonably be expected from you in your role as the Business Development Manager for Tactile Technologies in Gauteng. 

Application Details: 

Please forward your application to: HR@tactiletechnologies.com