General Manager Business Development - Water Treat 

Our client in the water treatment, waste, and energy industry seeks a strategic General Manager Business Development, to join their dynamic team in their business development department.You will manage plans, controls and directs activities of the business development division. Formulate and implement overall business development strategy in line with sales strategy. Which includes development strategies for the following department: Business Development Head Water, Business Development Head Waste, Business Development Head Industrial Energy services, Market Analyst?Taking a leading role in defining the annual sales budget and exceeding the defined targets in line with the company’s strategy, focusing on specific sales verticals as well as the segments within South Africa.Develop and maintain relationships with existing and new customers/ contacts in order to give the company a competitive edge.Optimize bookings for the company, predominantly in South Africa and various countries in Southern Africa.Participate in developing and optimizing overall bid strategies and sales marketing strategies.Actively promotes the image and profile of the company in a professional manner.Ensures constant visibly of the company via regular presentation of the company products and technologies at appropriate current seminars conferences.Continuous improvement of personal knowledge for self team on all products and technologies using assistance of internal personnel or approved external sources.Regular feedback to Management team, BD Heads and CEO on progress within various business segmentsLead, direct and focus teams within Business Development, Marketing and Communications.Ensure all business lines /activities are promoted to all clients thereby enhancing footprint competency of the company.Responsibility for the tendering of large-scale contracts in both Municipal and Industrial sectors.Provide direction, leadership and support to the relevant subordinates in compiling and submitting PPP contracts within the Southern Africa region.Accept the authority to represent promote in the marketplace.Accepts total authority over all activities in the Commercial Division, across all market segments and feasible industries.Formulates the division’s strategy in alignment with the company’s strategic goals and translates these into agreed goals for the employees of the division.Provides leadership and support to the division and ensures awareness and commitment to company vision and strategy.Manage and lead the division with regards to all commercial and contractual mattersAssist with the management of all activities associated with the conversion of leads/ sales into contracts.Obtains information and gathers information on future projects.Develop and maintain working relationships with clients and partners in a professional manner.Travel within reason to all areas of  customers, staying over for extended periods as necessary.Entertain prospective or existing cust