Commercial

Manager

This position has been filled

Commercial Manager: Local and Africa

Position Location: Western Cape 

Please note that this position is based in the Western Cape, and you will be working from the Star South Fruits office in Wellington, Western Cape.

We are seeking an energetic and ambitious person with a passion for the fresh fruit industry to join our Local and Africa Commercial team. This person will work alongside our current Commercial Manager to maintain procurement and sales to current clients, as well as grow our Africa market. Our ideal candidate should have an entrepreneurial mindset, with the ability to build strong relationships while making profitable sales. The position will also require regular traveling.

Experience & Knowledge

  • Tertiary Qualification
  • Computer literate, especially Microsoft Office
  • Procurement and/or sales experience
  • Product knowledge of fresh produce will be beneficial
  • Proven record of ability to build strong business relationships
  • Ability to do accurate costings

Characteristics

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Proactive and innovative mindset
  • Able to work effectively in a high-pressure environment
  • Energetic and outgoing with a high work ethic
  • Disciplined
  • Ability to work cooperatively in a team
  • Problem-solving capabilities
  • Attention to detail
  • Strong negotiation skills and decisive

Job Description

  • Manage current and new business relationships in the division effectively
  • Procurement and coordination of products
  • Maintaining and growing sales in assigned markets
  • Identify and pursue opportunities to expand the business
  • Analyse sales and finance reports to gain insights into how to improve performance and maximize growth
  • Ensure profitable sales

Remuneration

  • Market related, depending on experience and qualifications

Starting Date

  • As soon as possible

Applications

This position has been filled.

We serve four key groups across the diverse sector of fresh produce:

Fruit producers and retailers, both within South Africa and abroad. It’s a world of good produce, good people and good prices. An extensive, vast world which we navigate via committed one-on-one relationships, to offer personalised service and tailored solutions/shipments.

How can we help you?

Partner with us as we navigate the landscape together.

Danèl van Deventer

Commercial Manager

Trust between client and company is everything.”

Danél started out in the industry in 2010 and has been working her way up ever since. She began in logistics and now serves as a commercial manager, drawing from her in-depth understanding of the cost chain. Danél is passionate about figs and has been dedicated to the export of almost 70% of the South African fig offering for the past seven years.

Department: Management & Support
Market: Far East, Europe, United Kingdom, Canada, Middle East
Produce: Figs

“We are in no other business than the people business.”

Jaco is a born entrepreneur and has been trading fruit since the age of 12 when he started his first business. He has experience in all major business areas, including farming, handling, transport, logistics, IT, marketing operations, finance, management, international and domestic affairs. He is fluent in French and also has basic Spanish language skills.