Business Development Manager (Mining and Mineral Processing) TopFloor Limited

Our client, a global leader in hygiene, cleaning, and infection prevention solutions, committed to creating a healthier and more sustainable world, is looking for a highly accomplished individual to join their team as Business Development Manager.

The job holder will be responsible for managing new account acquisition and achieving business growth plans in Zambia and Central Africa, developing business opportunities within specified ma

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintaining the highest safety standards to ensure there are no incidents or accidents in the working environment.
• Targeting new business opportunities specifically in Central Africa.
• Account retention by developing and maintaining ongoing relationships with Key Decision
• Makers and managing the required communication protocols at customer sites with the key people.
• Pursuing growth and developing new applications and opportunities on new and existing customers sites.
• Managing existing accounts as allocated ensuring satisfaction and ongoing profitability by professional and effective account management processes and skills designed to deliver and exceed customer expectations and adding value.
• Managing prospects effectively and making contacts within the allocated targets and markets. Working with support groups to establish, maintain and prioritize an accurate and current prospect list.
• Providing professional on-site service work to customers including water analysis and testing as required, ensuring water treatment programs are controlled according to design parameters and that performance criteria is strictly monitored and achieved.
• Working with other team members and resource groups as necessary to ensure that customer deliverables are met and maintained.

Desired Skills, Qualifications and Experience:

• Must have a Degree in Sciences or any other related technical discipline with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience.
• Should have experience handling major accounts in a B2B selling environment.
• Must Copper Mining or related industry experience. Experience in water or related industry will be an added advantage.
• Should have experience and an understanding of industrial engineering processes relating to cooling and steam process.
• He /she must be self-driven with a “can do” attitude and passion to achieve results under minimum supervision.
• Must possess great interpersonal and communication skills.
• Should be a team player able to demonstrate ability to work across different cultures and functions.
• Must be computer literate, i.e., MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
• Ideally bilingual with fluency in French and English. Regional language proficiencies are an added advantage.
• This role is open to Zambian nationals and Non-Zambian nationals.