Technical Sales And Development Manager - Mandarin Speaker

Executive recruitment company Monroe Consulting Group Indonesia is recruiting on behalf of a leading multinational company with a core focus on lime and minerals. As expansion continues, our client is seeking a professional with at least 10-15 years' experience in lime and minerals for the job of Technical Sales and Development Manager. The job is based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Key job responsibilities include:

• Develop close customer relationships through visiting customers, matching products with customer specs and ensuring delivery
• Understand and know customer's business
• Responsible to works on technical and market development mainly in nonferrous market.
• Understand production capabilities as well as competition
• Provide competitive quotes
• Built and maintain close customer relationship
• Make clear and concise presentations to customers
• Works to exceed sales goals by gaining new accounts, adjusting prices and developing new business.
• Report to VP Commercial Regional
• Emphasis will be placed on maintaining a sustainable competitive advantage by providing the best level of total customer satisfaction which includes technical knowledge by thoroughly understanding competing products, services
• Resolve technical customer issues

Job Requirements:

• Self-starter, self-motivated and with strong initiative. High level of initiative and is pragmatic- has a strong sense of urgency and call to action.
• Willing to work from home
• Forward looking action-oriented team player that works well with cross functional groups
• Must be able to speak Mandarin
• Ability to set priorities, manage time and deliver results
• Strong presentation and public speaking skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate on all levels
• Strong sense of urgency in meeting customer needs.
• Strong problem-solving skills; has proven capacity to exercise independent judgment and willingness to make critical decisions
• Complete understanding of lime and minerals production, dispatch and transportation process and all associated costs as well as strong industry knowledge
• Must able to perform work assigned.
• Must be able to travel up to 75% (Local and International)
• Demonstrated technical know how about the product we make and sale to the end customer.
• Must have strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint software. SAP knowledge is a plus.
• Strong relationship building skills both within lime and minerals and with current and future customers
• Bachelor's degree or above in Engineering or Business
• Ability to plan and deliver results in long- and short-term projections
• Excellent value selling and negotiation skills