Business Development / Area Sales Manager South Af

A leading innovative company specialising in producing labels with a difference for the wine, spirits, leisure and creative industries. Our customers are wineries, producers and marketers of wines, spirits and cigars. The company is looking to grow in South Africa and looking for a dedicated and motivated Area Sales Manager/ Sales Representative being part of our sales team. * Competent consulting and active sales of labels with expressive finishing techniques for brands * Managing new label development projects together with design agencies and brand owners * Pro-active lead generation through networking, event visits, social media activity, etc. * Consistent acquisition of new customer business and support of our existing customers * Visiting our customers and leads on a regular basis, representing our corporate values and generating a benefit for our customers * Development and implementation of measures to increase turnover * Very close cooperation with project and account management based in Germany * Securing corporate goals (profitable growth, turnover, profit, etc.) * Conduct customer/ market and competitive analysis on collaboration with our marketing and business development team * Input provider for future market trends * Solid commercial and graphic design education * Deep understanding of marketing (understanding brands, * Any experience in packaging design or label production will be a plus * Profound sales experience (strong negotiation skills, high customer orientation, assertiveness) * Communicative personality who enjoys working with customers on projects and with colleagues in an international sales team * Organized as well as analytical and structured way of working * Self-motivated personality who is used to working independently and with a high degree of freedom * Willingness to travel * Very good knowledge of English and Afrikaans, both written and spoken * Solid commercial and graphic design education * Deep understanding of marketing (understanding brands, * Any experience in packaging design or label production will be a plus * Profound sales experience (strong negotiation skills, high customer orientation, assertiveness) * Communicative personality who enjoys working with customers on projects and with colleagues in an international sales team * Organized as well as analytical and structured way of working * Self-motivated personality who is used to working independently and with a high degree of freedom * Willingness to travel * Very good knowledge of English and Afrikaans, both written and spoken