Global Business Development Manager - #2178224

Global Business Development Mnaager 
£50,000 to £75,000 Basic salary (DOE) Plus great commission and car allowance and amazing benefits
 

The Global Business Development Manager is responsible for all sales in a variety of countries across Europe, East Africa and Southern Africa. The current primary markets are Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Turkey, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania & South Africa.  As we do not sell directly in these countries, the role is to manage and build a network of local distributor and manage existing distributors.

We offer a unique range of solutions for the Financial & Retail sectors and we are looking for an experienced International Account Manager who has expertise within the area of cash automation technology (hardware, software and consultative services). You will use your current knowledge and experience to develop existing and new business solutions within these market places, including POS (point of sale) cash automation, Back-office cash management solutions, TCR’s (Teller Cash Recyclers), Cash sorters, DTP (desk top products), software and services. 

If you have distribution management experience in a technology based industry and have experience with the south African markets, we would be happy to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

Maintain and develop existing distributor relationships to provide excellent customer service. 

Identify and qualify new business opportunities and new markets

Identify and appoint new distribution channels in the designated region. 

Maximising revenue and market share from sale of products in assigned territories through selection and management of appointed business partners.  

Apply all best practices in distribution management processes to build strong trusted relationships. 

Define and execute the sales strategy in each market and promote the best solution portfolio. 

Formulate and execute a regional business plan for the achievement of associated revenue, profit targets and market growth. 

Develop new market segments and grow sales of current product portfolio and new technologies, such as Ubiqular, Acrelec & Flooid  

Document and manage all sales activity and opportunities in CRM (Oracle Sales Cloud), and process orders in CPQ (Configure Price & Quote) 

Travel regularly within the geographic territory (up to 30% of the time) 

Attend trade shows and events to promote the business and industry thought leadership. 

Effectively utilise all internal resources to provide the most appropriate and timely support to our customers and prospects. 

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS 

Education Level: 

Previous experience in a distribution management/ sales role with an intentional remit. 

Proven success in growing sales through the management and establishment of an international distribution channels. 

Exemplary customer interaction and negotiation skills. 

Fluency in English  

Qualifications:  

High degree of commercial acumen. 

Extensive experience of proven success selling Cash automation solutions.  

REQUIRED SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES 

• Build trust and relationships quickly. 
• Selling complex solutions. 
• Experience in consultative & solution selling with a competitive mindset 
• High integrity and good understanding of the banking, retail and CIT sectors in the diverse and complex markets.  
• Ability to converse with C-level executives 
• Maintains an entrepreneurial spirit to take ownership of assignments 
• Support and educate existing and new partners to execute Proof of Concepts (POC), Customer pilots and Return of Investment (ROI) justifications. 
• Diplomacy. 
• Negotiation. 
• Empathy and patience. 
• Strong administration skills to manage CRM & CPQ 
• Accurate Sales forecasting. 
• Prepare Travel reports and actions for each trip. 
• Excellent written communication skills. 
• The ability to work with cross-divisional and cross-functional teams. 
• Strong team player with ability to engage and gain support of internal stakeholders. 
• Confident when presenting to customers, partners, and leadership teams. 
• Experience travelling independently in developing countries. 

If you possess the skills and experience listed above and would like to find out more, send a copy of your CV to PBA Sales Recruitment.

Due to the nature of our business we will only reply to those candidates who we feel have the relevant sales experience for this role.

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