Business Development Manager II needed at Unitrans

Job Advert Summary    

• Unitrans is a leading transport and logistics company dedicated to providing efficient, reliable, and innovative solutions for our clients. With a rich history of excellence and a commitment to sustainability, we pride ourselves on delivering superior service across diverse industries. Our team is passionate about driving success and making a positive impact in the communities we serve.
• An opportunity has arisen for a Business Development Manager II responsible for searching and exploring both the local and international markets for new products and trademarks to expand and strengthen the company’s position in the market. Searches for joint ventures and co-marketing opportunities. Negotiates with relevant authorities and organisations to ensure the company’s products and services are recommended. Investigates existing marketing and business practices and recommends opportunities for improvement within the company. May also be responsible for the identification and initiation of development projects. Assists in achieving the development needs through investigations, viability studies and liaison with local authorities. 
• This role requires a visionary leader with a strong background in business development, exceptional negotiation skills, and a proven track record of achieving ambitious targets.

Minimum Requirements    

• Minimum qualification: 4 Year Degree
• Experience in a similar role: Up to 10 years

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Ensure that the business delivers on the set strategy
• Formulate the business growth strategy
• Provide strategic direction and input into the next 3-5 years
• Provide strategic direction in relation to the attainment of growth within existing and new markets and or customers and ensure that the business delivers on this strategy
• Provide strategic direction in relation to markets, customers, competitors, regions, countries that we should be in
• Monitor and evaluate progress on all projects
• Provide direction to teams and clients to achieve results
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and with the required design
• Deliver at least 1 project a year to the Logistics Achiever Awards event
• Develop new and existing client relationships and ensure either new business or sell on work
• Provide support in and/or lead contract renewals
• Provide innovative supply chain solutions to clients that result in annuity-based revenue for Unitrans
• Monitor and evaluate sales pipeline and ensure all timelines are met in securing the deal.
• Identify and develop new client relationships or potential acquisitions
• Ensure a healthy sales pipeline taking sales cycles into account and the future growth required by Unitrans divisions
• The development of strategic customer relationships and ensuring alignment with our customer’s objectives
• Constant competitor and market monitoring in terms of shifts at our customers, competitors and the supply chain industry both locally and abroad
• Deliver solutions in all aspects of supply chain management from developing a design, implementing the design and also managing the design
• Identify, chase down and monitor the clients that we want 
• Prioritization of activities and projects when required
• Deliver the Mining budget in terms of cost and value
• Drive the Unitrans brand into the market and maintain presence
• Ensure that corporate brand identity is protected.
• Effective PR and communications into the market
• Drive all internal and external marketing campaigns
• Have experience in the mining environment specifically in:
• Drilling and Blasting
• On-mine Load and Haul
• Have some current network in place within the mining Industry
• Costing expertise in the above