Sales Manager

Azelis Open

Johannesburg Full-time Manager Sales Leadership

At a glance

Manager-level Sales Leadership role at Azelis. Johannesburg · full-time.

Pay not stated Sales Manager salary

RoleSales Leadership

SeniorityManager

LocationJohannesburg

EmploymentFull-time

PostedNov 11, 2026

Role brief

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What you'll do

Build and maintain relationships across your customer portfolio through regular account visits
Negotiate customer pricing and volumes, while checking payment terms and cash-flow impact
Find and develop new accounts, then deliver sales budgets agreed with commercial and business managers
Use customer, product, competitor and industry information to shape forward business strategy
Represent the role at industry events and turn sustainability goals into practical actions

What you bring

A bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline
Around three years in a commercial position within the relevant industry
Fluent English and confidence negotiating, presenting and communicating with people at every level
Digital capability with Dynamics 365, customer portals and connected Microsoft tools

Who this fits

This manager role suits someone with relevant industry knowledge, local networks and an understanding of products and their applications. The work includes customer visits and representing the role at trade fairs, exhibitions and conferences.

From the employer

SALES MANAGER - PERSONAL CARE

Main Accountabilities

To manage, develop and understand the needs of a growing customer base, making regular visits to these accounts and building, maintaining and managing relationships with key contacts at all levels

Negotiate prices and volumes with customers in order to maximize returns to the business
Seek out, analyse and develop new accounts, promoting sales of the product portfolio in line with business growth strategies.
Agree on and achieve annual sales budgets with the Commercial Manager and Business Manager
Gather, analyse, interpret and present market, product, competitor and industry data to enable development of the forward strategy of the business
Ensure best-in-class customer engagement through optimal usage of the CRM system (Dynamics 365) and the integration of the different IT systems (Outlook, CRM, Team. Advocate the use of the Customer Portal and the e-Lab (if applicable)
To visit and represent the company at trade fairs, exhibitions and conferences, networking with representatives from a broad range of companies
Pro-actively monitor and review payment terms against customer portfolio, ensuring that payment terms and methods are adhered to, keeping business risk to a minimum. Ensure that payment terms and cash flow implications are considered at time of negotiation for all new and existing business

Translate the Group’s Sustainability Strategy into concrete job-related action items and contribute actively and timely to the implementation of the sustainability KPIs

Experience, Skilles & Education

Bachelor degree in relevant field
±3 years of experience in a commercial role in the relevant industry
IT/digital savviness (CRM Dynamics 365, customer portal, usage of integrated Microsoft tools, …)