Job Description
- Zibo Containers (Pty) Ltd, manufacturer of plastic packaging with head office in Saxenburg Park, Kuilsriver, has a vacancy for a Technical Sales Person.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Identify new sales opportunities and convert into lidding film & tray sales.
- Convert customers to recyclable lidding film & tray packaging options.
- Commission tabletop tray sealing machines at customers production facilities.
- Monitoring and managing inventory of related packaging items for new customers.
- Assist with the notification of price increases.
- Assist with any technical and/or commercial issues that may arise.
- Growing new lidding film business and revenue by introducing new lidding films and heat-sealing equipment technology.
- Identify sealing issues at customers & resolve with the input of our heat-sealing technicians where necessary.
- Co-ordinate lidding film, tray and machine orders for delivery to customers with related departments at Zibo.
Requirements
- Track record in technical sales and/or a technical qualification
- Demonstrate an understanding of heat-sealed rigid plastic packaging for various customer applications.
- Ability to Greenfields market & sell new lidding films lines.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Results oriented, initiative & ability to work independently and unsupervised.
- Experience in the Flexibles packaging industry will be to your advantage.
- Strong MS Excel, Syspro and PowerBI experience will be to your advantage.
- Bilingual
- Valid, unendorsed driver’s license