Scania West Africa Recruitment for Mining Manager

Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified candidates for Scania West Africa Recruitment for Mining Manager.

Scania West Africa was established in 2014 as a captive distributer in Ghana with the responsibility to build up and develop a non-captive dealer network in West Africa. We currently employ 82 employees within our Ghana Operation between our head office, our 3 workshops and dedicated training center.

Job Description

• Company: Scania West Africa
• Location: Ghana
• State: Accra
• Job type: Full-Time

ROLE SUMMARY

The Mining Manager is responsible for managing key accounts, maintaining a long term relationship with accounts and maximizing sales opportunities within them. He/she has the operational responsibility to steer the sales of mining-related activities in the market and business aiming at reaching Scania’s commercial targets in the area.

LOCATION: ACCRA/ABIDJAN

ROLE TYPE: PERMANENT 

RESPONSIBILITIES

•           Implement and foster the Scania Sales Mindset in the area. Lead by example

•           Foster a result and customer-oriented mind-set

•           Execute the Sales Strategy based on structured sales, Retail Sales Management (RSM) through a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) approach

•           Take responsibility for Business Plan implementation

•           Identify new business opportunities

•           Develop and promote Scania products and services

•           Collect sales data to create forecasts and action plans for sales strategies and lead time

•           Ensure that relevant financial and statistical reports are compiled, analysed for further improvements

•           Monitor market and competitor activity, trends and demands

•           Identify deviations and generate appropriate action plans

•           Implement and develop structured sales (RSM) through a CRM approach

•           Interact with and visit prospects and customers regularly

•           Understand and act according to the Scania way frame work

•           Maintain the normal situation, detect deviations and act immediately to eliminate them

•           Contribute in daily follow-up, daily steering

•           Participate and contribute in improvement activities based on a standardized working method

KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ROLE:

• University education in a relevant discipline such as Business, Marketing etc.
• Master’s Degree would be an added advantage
• Relevant business knowledge and minimum 5-10 years’ experience in a similar role
• Extensive sales experience in heavy vehicle or related industry
• Preferred technical qualification within the automotive or associated industry
• Demonstrated experience in building and maintaining customer relationships
• Strong computer literacy and good working knowledge in the most common windows-based programs
• Fluent in French & English.

How to Apply 

Interested candidates are requested to submit their application not later than 29th November 2019, consisting of a cover letter and an updated CV.

These documents shall be sent to [email protected]