Commercial Manager

Job Purpose:

 To lead a team of Account Managers and deliver on the Fuels and Lubricants sales plans of the company.

Qualifications and Experience:

 The ideal candidate must have:

• University Degree and previous experience as a Sales Team Leader is mandatory.
• Proven track record of success in Business to Business (B2B) commercial activities and having held bottom line accountability.
• Strong technical skills relating to mining, construction and other relevant industrial fuel and lubricants customers.
• Proven competence in negotiating and dealing with major clients in country and on a cross border basis.
• Strong customer relationship management.
• Influencing and leadership capabilities, appropriate to working in an international business.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Achieve targets on sales volumes, commercial margin contribution, direct costs and working capital in line with agreed targets.

• Identify and actively pursue business opportunities.

• Develop and maintain long term commercial relationships with key accounts.

• Lead the Commercial team and other interfaces, develop, manage and motivate staff within the organization and ensure that the required competencies are in place to meet current and future business needs.

• Manage the customer service centre operations in country.

• Ensure Operational Excellence delivery in B2B.

• Local marketing implementation based on the marketing plans agreed during the planning process.

• Implement channel management strategies.

• Responsible for Health and Safety performance.

• To manage the provision of technical support.

Closing Date: 24 September 2026