Area Director

5 months ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Emerson Full time

**Job Summary**:
The Area Director would provide Leadership to the South and East Africa Organization for Emerson; Incumbent will be responsible to meet or exceed both the agreed short
- and long-term Orders, Sales and Profit targets for the territory. Incumbent will also be responsible for building and developing a strong local organization that can provide balanced growth across our business groups.

The person will need to develop and implement a successful business strategy for South & East Africa Area which is consistent with the overall strategy and objectives of Emerson, Africa.

**In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be**:

- Own the development and implementation of the strategic plan for the South & East Africa Area.
- Set and handle objectives for product lines and sales teams to achieve volume, discount, and growth targets.
- Provide strategic and administrative leadership across sales, marketing, and service activities, including project pricing decisions.
- Provide leadership to all sales and service employees in South Africa for personal and business development, including leading organization review and organization development processes. Direct and handle headcount development within agreed budgets
- Provide mentorship to local business partners, develop joint strategic plans, and ensure strategic alignment for improved growth.
- Understand customer needs and industry trends, facilitating rapid changes to address these needs.
- Represent Emerson at a senior level with customers and peer organizations.
- Build awareness of Emerson’s capabilities among major customer organizations.
- Fulfill roles as Health and Safety responsible person, Covid-19 Pandemic Compliance Officer, and Data protection Compliance Officer for Emerson South Africa.
- Additional statutory director duties.

**Who you are**:

- Experience in a Senior Leadership role
- Validated skills in business and financial management
- Experience in supervising or managing a team

**For this Role, You Will Need**:

- BSc or MSc Degree Engineering Degree
- 10 - 20 years of proven experience
- Regional travel will be required, both Internal and Externals

**Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart**:

- Experience within a similar industry
- Excellent written and spoken English is essential.

**Our offer to you**:
We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing and know that to do your best you have flexible, competitive benefit plans to meet you and your family’s physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide, a variety of medical insurance plans, Employee Assistance Program, tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture prioritizes work-life balance and offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.

At Emerson, we are committed to encouraging a culture where every employee is valued and respected for their outstanding experiences and perspectives. We believe a diverse and inclusive work environment contributes to the rich exchange of ideas and diversity of thoughts, that encourage innovation and brings the best solutions to our customers.

The philosophy is fundamental to living our company’s values and our responsibility to leave the world in a better place. Learn more about our Culture & Values and about Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at Emerson.

Our training programs and initiatives focus on end-to end development, from onboarding through senior leadership. We provide a wide range of development opportunities, including face-to-face and virtual training, mentorship, and coaching, project management, and on-the-job training.

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