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Area Sales Manager

Location: 

Johannesburg, ZA

Work Site:  Onsite
Duration:  Permanent / Unlimited
Date:  Sep 30, 2025

Two billion people eat food every day that was produced with Bühler equipment. One billion people drive vehicles whose parts were manufactured with our machines.​ Bühler aims to balance humanity, nature, and the economy in every decision as it develops solutions that unlock sustainable business opportunities in the global food, feed, and mobility industries. We strive to create innovations for a better world, with a special focus on healthy, safe, and sustainable solutions. Therefore, we team up with customers, start-ups, multinationals, and academia to accelerate impact together.

Summary

Bühler Group in Johannesburg, South Africa is looking for a passionate and skilled professional to join our team as Area Sales Manager. This position will be responsible to drive revenue growth and market share by implementing strategic sales plans and building strong relationships with key customers and partners.

Job Responsibilities

  • Derive, define, and implement the personal action plan to contribute to sustainably & profitably grow the PP, SMB, but also the CS business of the defined territory and assigned Business Units
  • Understand customer needs - Analysis of the demand for Bühler offerings/ solutions (Market development, trends, competition, etc.)
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with internal partners within the Region & Sub-Region (Customer Service, quote, technology, fulfilment, etc.) as well as towards key people of assigned BUs.
  • Use and follow the Bühler SQ-process (sales cycle)
  • Use the Bühler CRM as well as the Bühler complaint system as key tools for the daily sales work.

Qualifications

  • Strong background in milling, nutrition (other BUs a plus) and relevant working experience
  • Bachelor Degre/ Diploma: Mechanical Engineering
  • Strong commercial understanding
  • Leadership experience and potential
  • Tools: CRM, Complaint mgmt, Microsoft Office
  • Business English on strong level; every further local language an advantage

At Bühler we are not only offering working opportunities and international exchange of like-minded professionals. We are more than just a global company. Our value proposition to transform the way companies feed and move the world, is driving positive change in the industries in which we operate globally. Become a part of a dynamic environment that combines your drive for innovation with a world ​of possibilities.​ Joining us means embracing a shared purpose of creating innovations for a better world while becoming part of a company that is dedicated to your success.

As a global organization, we embrace the diversity of our global workforce. At Bühler, you will collaborate with professionals from around the world, each bringing in a unique perspective to the table. It is a business priority for us to harness the diversity of our global workforce and include them in their uniqueness to create a culture of belonging guided by our TOP values – Trust, Ownership and Passion. Embark on a journey that combines the excitement of global collaboration with the reassurance of a welcoming workplace.

Let’s create impact together! 

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