Regional Business Manager - African Region

Job description/Mission:
This position will support our Customer Centers (mainly in Africa) to drive and develop the Rock Drilling Tools (RDT) business growth and profitability.

Main responsibilities are:
- Act as the main interface between Customer Centers (CCs) and the Product Companies to ensure that marketing and sales personnel in the CCs have the relevant product, application and business training required.
- Actively support Customer Centers to define and implement market strategies that are relevant for the different countries in the region and on a monthly basis follow their performance.
- Monitor the local activities aligned with the strategy and follow up of the market share, customer share and financial index development reported by CC.
- Together with product management, actively drive new product launch plans and participate in creating sales/volumes forecasts and production planning.

Experience requirements
- Experience in RDT process and products is expected.
- International drilling experience is definite plus.
- Customer center experience is expected.
- Solid experience in sales and marketing would be a strong asset.
- Experience in developing presentation and marketing materials.

Knowledge/Educational requirements
- Engineering degree is desired but other degrees or work experience will be considered, if applicable.
- Previous sales and marketing experience specifically customer center will be considered strongly.
- Excellent MS excel, powerpoint and word skills is expected.
- Financial report and other RDT score card is expected.

Personality requirements
- Team player with strong oral and written communication skills able to support the efforts of the entire department.
- Excellent customer service and coordination skills.
- Good organizational skills and the ability to work independently.
- Willingness and ability to travel frequently and extensively.
- Must enjoy working in international, multicultural environment.
- Must be fluent in the English language (knowledge of other languages such as Spanish and others would be considered as an additional asset).

Country and city description
Position will be ideally in the covered region but we will consider other locations, depending upon where and if applicable to our business opportunities.

Additional information
Although this position is published on the International Job Market, Local Plus conditions may be offered.

For further information please contact Pierre Coulon, Vice President Marketing Atlas Copco RDT, Phone +46 (0)73 822 30 93.

Important information:
Please register your application on internet, no later than February 14th, 2017. We will review all internal applications in the first place.

Use this address: http://atlascopco.mynetworkglobal.com/se/what:job/jobID:132931/

If you have problems to post your application, please contact Anneli Forsberg: anneli.forsberg@se.atlascopco.com

Company presentation:
Atlas Copco is a world-leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions. The Group serves customers with innovative compressors, vacuum solutions and air treatment systems, construction and mining equipment, power tools and assembly systems. Atlas Copco develops products and services focused on productivity, energy efficiency, safety and ergonomics. The company was founded in 1873, is based in Stockholm, Sweden, and has a global reach spanning more than 180 countries. In 2015, Atlas Copco had revenues of BSEK 102 (BEUR 11) and more than 43 000 employees. Learn more at www.atlascopcogroup.com.

Atlas Copco Secoroc is a division within Atlas Copco’s Mining and Rock Excavation Technique business area. It develops, manufactures and markets rock drilling tools worldwide. Its products are used for rock excavation within the mining and construction business for both surface and underground applications. The division is headquartered in Fagersta, Sweden and has production in six continents.