Responsibilities / Tasks
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Plan and carry out direct marketing and sales activities in conjunction with agreed budgets (Order intake, Sales, Gross Margins)
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Achieve sales related budgets and focus on growth opportunities in entire region
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Maintain and develop existing and new customers through planned individual visits and liaise with internal order processing staff.
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Increase market penetration and coverage – by regular face to face meetings and interaction with customers and potential customers (Maintain iBase customers and Business Development)
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Carry out market research on competitors and market surveys
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Plan, organize, lead, control and own complete sales cycle – Initial customer contact to Service Level Agreement post project execution.
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Maintain customer and opportunity data base on GEA SharePoint and record all sales activities on the Customer Relationship Management platform (CRM)
Your Profile / Qualifications
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Engineering or Process industry related tertiary qualification
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Min 5 years’ relevant experience in similar functions (technical or sales).
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Significant front sales experience, in a technical environment will be advantageous.
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Very good communication skills, strong salesperson.
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Strong customer orientation -
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Ability to engage with customers at different levels.
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English (proficient).
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What We Do
GEA is one of the largest technology suppliers for food processing and a wide range of other industries. The global group specializes in machinery, plants, as well as process technology and components.
GEA provides sustainable solutions for sophisticated production processes in diverse end-user markets and offers a comprehensive service portfolio