The Export coordinator is responsible for identifying and exploiting new countries, converting develop new prospective clients base to expand the Company’s footprint cross border and to promote the Company’s products to achieve the sales targets and optimize the profitability margins globally to keep up with the in increasing demand as globalization expands. To ensure effective exporting of products and supporting all internal divisions with any export requirements.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- Diploma / Degree in Exports
- Courses relating to the industry will be an advantage
- 3-5 years’ experience in Same Role
- Must have valid driver’s license
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (SUMMARY):
- The suitable candidate should have excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills to understand the clients' needs and interact with the vendors and the senior management personnel and should be able to work under pressure.
- Required to travel cross border with no restrictions and visit various foreign countries to market and promote the company in all his various products manufactured in South Africa.
- Required to have good knowledge of the product range
- Responsible for Locate, review and submitting accurate written quotes and participate in international tenders as per Company’s tender and quote procedures.
- Responsible for arranging shipments, preparing and confirming order approval, handling pricing information, and releasing invoices
- Keeping up with custom regulations, changing Inco terms and country trade agreements in close contract with the DTI (EMIA)
- Self-starter, outgoing personality with exceptional selling and negotiating skills to achieve the sales targets ultimately.
- Ability to research and analyze the trends in the market and take appropriate decisions or suggest recommendations
- Proficient in language, where the products are being marketed will be an advantage.
- Strong presentation skills, positive attitude and ability to work in a target driven environment
- Should be result oriented with good business acumen, computer literate with excellent time management and organization skills
- Daily communication with production and planning, quality, financial department for new enquiries and running orders
- Adhere to all credit control procedures i.e. Discounts, Trade Discounts, Payments Terms, Credit Limits and credit agreement facility
- Adhere to document control available on the Intra-net document system to ensure that all updated documents are being used
- Foreign languages can be an advantage
- Computer literature
- Knowledge of the Power Cable industry will be and advantage.
