Managing Director

• Develop the Sales company towards a customer-centric organization aligned with Alfa Laval's Strategy
• Continue the development of profitable growth by managing, executing, and monitoring business development, sales, and service activities.
• Develop and deliver a market strategy and drive business performance to achieve challenging targets.
• Secure that efficient sales and service processes are fully implemented.
• Work together with Regional Divisions to set the market development priorities.
• Lead the human resource development of the country and/or entity and ensure we have the right people in place to secure a high-performance organization.
• Lead the local Management Team giving direction and ensuring that they are leading their division/departments according to the local strategy.
• Ensure compliance with the Alfa Laval Corporate Governances and Local Regulations.
• Secure the Sales Company Transformation Strategy of Global Sales and Service and MEA is driven and visibly implemented.
• Be a permanent member of the MEA Management Team contributing to the whole MEA S3 Strategy and securing Southern Africa is well represented

What You Have

• You are a Leader by Nature, a good communicator, with Drive, and Energy, with proven records in Company Transformations. You are Openly Minded willing to learn the complexity of Alfa Laval. Customer Oriented with a high-quality standards mindset and a high level of belief in Business Principles, Ethics, and compliance.
• Our future MD is a young entrepreneur with proven experience in leadership positions in Capital Sales and Service businesses in Alfa Laval
• Very good knowledge of the laws and regulations in South Africa is key, you will lead the overall team, but the Business is safeguarded by the Division Heads in Dubai, while the compliance and processes of the company are more a local thing this person will be on top of it.
• Excellent English Skills if you speak Portuguese is even a plus.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position is directly responsible for leading manager/s of the division and indirectly responsible for all team members within the region