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Sales Manager

Sales Manager

Dante PersonnelEdenvale, South Africa
7 days ago
Job description

Win new accounts, expand strategic accounts, and run a high-performing field sales engine across South Africa and key African markets. You will build pipeline, convert complex multi-stakeholder deals and elevate the teams execution standardswhile ensuring accurate forecasting, disciplined deal management, and repeatable growth

Minimum requirements :

  • Degree preferred (Business / Engineering / Tech) or equivalent proven performance
  • Strong CRM discipline, Excel / Sheets; can discuss fundamentals (RF / GSM / IP, devices, platforms, APIs)
  • 3+ years managing field sellers with quantifiable upliftB2B tech / communications / electronic security / IoT / telemetry (or adjacent)
  • Numerated growth / retention of key accounts (multi-stakeholder)
  • Pricing, proposals, tenders / RFPs, multi-year contracts, margin management
  • Clear track record of opening and closing new accounts in SA and Africa
  • Reliable vehicle and drivers licence

Key responsibilities :

  • New Accounts (Hunter) - SA & Africa- Build targeted target lists, open doors, run full cycles, and close complex B2B deals. Activate and manage partners / resellers / integrators where appropriate
  • Key Accounts (Grow & Retain) SA & Africa- Strategic account ownership with QBRs, upsell / cross-sell initiatives, and renewals. Defend margin and expand footprint (multi-site, multi-country)
  • Team Leadership - Recruit / coach / performance-manage a field team; define standards and cadence. Weekly pipeline reviews, deal strategy, territory / account planning
  • Forecasting & Operations - Maintain CRM accuracy; 34× pipeline coverage; deliver accurate forecasts. Work with Technical / Ops / Finance on pricing, proposals, tenders, deployments, SLAs
  • Market Development- Focus on repeatable plays; create playbooks that scale across provinces and countries
  • Consultant : Thandi Speelman - Dante Personnel Johannesburg

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