Durban: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER – (FRENCH SPEAKING) posted by Indian Ocean Export Company
Posted on 2025-07-06 00:00:00
| Employer | Indian Ocean Export Company |
|---|---|
| Category | Other Clearing and Forwarding |
| Location | Kwazulu-Natal / Durban |
Job Summary
The position would require the candidate to travel to the Indian Ocean Islands at least once every 6 weeks and spend a period of approximately 10 days seeing customers and extending / developing our current business.
The Business Development Manager would be expected to be able to achieve the following:
- Achieve profit budgets which the candidate would annually set with the approval of the MD
- Seek and identify opportunities in the market
- Successfully negotiate a trade (sale) using negotiation and salesman’s skills
- Maintain a high level of service to clients through relationships and relationship building
- Comply with the regulations of the various markets
- Comfortably work within the company’s logistical and financial controls
Desired Experience and Qualification
Minimum experience required:
- Fluent French speaking individual
- Knowledge of exports and the logistics thereof
- Proven track record of successfully negotiating and closing deals
- Ability to speak fluent French
- Good knowledge of FMCG products
Skills required:
- Good mathematical understanding and an ability to read numbers / figures
- Working knowledge of INCO terms both on a buying and a selling basis
- Creative and inventive style of thinking
- An ability to show initiative in any given situation
- The maturity to handle a diverse group of customers
- Big picture orientated but with an understanding of the importance of details
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