{"id":12895,"date":"2013-07-18T01:53:33","date_gmt":"2013-07-17T23:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/?p=12895"},"modified":"2016-11-22T17:36:19","modified_gmt":"2016-11-22T15:36:19","slug":"sandvik-vacancies-product-line-support-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/sandvik-vacancies-product-line-support-manager.html","title":{"rendered":"Sandvik Vacancies: Product Line Support Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Sandvik Vacancies: Product Line Support Manager<\/h2>\n<p>Sandvik seeks:\u00a0Product Line Support Manager \u2013 Underground Hardrock Loaders and Trucks, Africa<\/p>\n<p><strong>The role<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The PSM is responsible for the competitiveness and profitability of the product over its life time in respective market\/sales areas. These can be defined as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Value Added to the Customer as well as other stakeholders<\/li>\n<li>Market acceptance \u2013 safety, specification, pricing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The role will be reporting to the Product Area Product Line Manager and based in Johannesburg South Africa, servicing the needs of all Sales Areas for Africa&#8217;s Hardrock Load and Haul Mining Business.<\/p>\n<p>The Product Line Support Manager is responsible for the representation of the Product Line in the Sales Area. The role provides the link between the Product Area- Product Line Management (incl. sales support), the Sales Team and their customers.<\/p>\n<p>The role is product \/ offering focused and concentrates on providing guidance, support and advice on the strategies for the product range in a specified Sales Area. Technical expertise pricing guidelines, sales support, engineering support and application specialization.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Product Safety, health &amp; environmental performance of the product<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Follow the Sandvik Mining product liability process<\/li>\n<li>Actively follow up and report the changes related to product safety development with the relevant stakeholders<\/li>\n<li>Manage possible safety recall programs in the market\/sales areas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2. Product management<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Follow up and report both technical and commercial competitiveness of the product<\/li>\n<li>New product development (NPD) project reviews in the market\/sales areas<\/li>\n<li>Coordinate product trials in collaboration with the factory and local organisation<\/li>\n<li>Assist in the introduction of new products into and phase out of old products from the market<\/li>\n<li>Collect information and communicate with the factory all the relevant information required for the product strategic short, medium and long term decisions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>3. Product support in the market\/sales areas<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Coordination of product related sales training<\/li>\n<li>Technical articles, presentations, performance data<\/li>\n<li>Ensure technical support team(s) (Product Masters\/Specialists) are used for long term value added to the organization and customers in the market\/sales areas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>4. Sales and marketing support<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Assist business development when necessary (customer visits, presentations, argumentations, tender preparation etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Assist in value based selling supporting the positive price development<\/li>\n<li>Ensure correct customer solutions are promoted<\/li>\n<li>Continuous harmonization of the unit specifications and scope of supply within the market\/sales areas<\/li>\n<li>Manage the unit allocation to the customers within the market\/sales areas, in co-operation with Sales Support<\/li>\n<li>Compile and communicate the demand forecast with the factories<\/li>\n<li>Support frontline marketing in the marketing activities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>5. Pricing &amp; profitability<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Setting, following up and controlling the price and profitability levels in the respective market\/sales areas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>6. Business intelligence<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Market share<\/li>\n<li>Competitor actions<\/li>\n<li>Won-loss analysis<\/li>\n<li>Customer activities (future projects and applications, technology development)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>7. Processes<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FOD<\/li>\n<li>Feedback<\/li>\n<li>Warranty<\/li>\n<li>React<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Your profile<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The successful candidate must have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Grade 12 \/ Matric \/ Trade Certificate<\/li>\n<li>Tertiary degree \/ diploma in Engineering, or minimum 10 years experience in high level technical field<\/li>\n<li>10 years&#8217; experience in mining environment of which 5 years minimum in management<\/li>\n<li>Minimum of 5 years work experience within Sandvik Mining<\/li>\n<li>Valid drivers license<\/li>\n<li>Be able to operate from remote areas<\/li>\n<li>In depth knowledge of Load and Haul Hardrock products and their applications<\/li>\n<li>In depth knowledge of all Sandvik internal systems and departments<\/li>\n<li>Computer literate (high skills level with Microsoft Office, especially excel)<\/li>\n<li>Good command of Business English, written and oral.<\/li>\n<li>Must be able to handle a diversity of functions \/ multi- tasking<\/li>\n<li>Must have a personal trait to influence people<\/li>\n<li>Good communication skills<\/li>\n<li>Negotiation skills<\/li>\n<li>People skills<\/li>\n<li>Willing and able to travel excessively through Market area Africa<\/li>\n<li>Medically fit to travel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As this job entails a high level of travel between the African Market Area, applicants must be willing to travel , have a valid passport, compliant to individual country laws for entry, be medically fit to travel (as per yellow card) and be prepared to operate in harsh remote areas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jet Park<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who may apply<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All applicants outside South Africa must ensure that they are able to secure a work permit and permanent residence prior to applying for any advertised positions.<br \/>\n<strong>How to apply<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To apply, please click on the &#8216;Apply Now&#8217; button to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sandvik.com\/en\/careers\/job-search\/jobs\/product-line-support-manager-load-haul-324029\/?langselect=true#choose-language\">Apply for this job<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you have any further queries, please contact us on 0800 331 331.<\/p>\n<p>Applications close: 19 July 2013<\/p>\n<p>Job Reference No.324029<\/p>\n<p>Recruiter: Tracey Cox<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Sandvik<\/em><\/strong> <em>is committed to diversity in the composition of its employees and the creation of job opportunities across all sectors<\/em> <em><\/em><em>of the South African population<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong> Deadline: <\/strong> 19 Jul 2013<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job ID:<\/strong> 324029<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sandvik Vacancies: Product Line Support Manager Sandvik seeks:\u00a0Product Line Support Manager \u2013 Underground Hardrock Loaders and Trucks, Africa The role The PSM is responsible for the competitiveness and profitability of&#8230;..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[182],"tags":[363],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sandvik Vacancies: Product Line Support Manager - Jobs in South Africa 2023<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sandvik Vacancies: Product Line Support Manager Sandvik seeks:\u00a0Product Line Support Manager \u2013 Underground Hardrock Loaders and Trucks, Africa The role The\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/sandvik-vacancies-product-line-support-manager.html\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jobs sa\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/sandvik-vacancies-product-line-support-manager.html\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/sandvik-vacancies-product-line-support-manager.html\",\"name\":\"Sandvik Vacancies: Product Line Support Manager - Jobs in South Africa 2023\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2013-07-17T23:53:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-11-22T15:36:19+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1e0fa42d4a0d0a2ccbfb26845ef4a02c\"},\"description\":\"Sandvik Vacancies: Product Line Support Manager Sandvik seeks:\u00a0Product Line Support Manager \u2013 Underground Hardrock Loaders and Trucks, Africa The role The\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/sandvik-vacancies-product-line-support-manager.html\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/\",\"name\":\"Jobs in South Africa, Careers, Vacancies | Joblistsouthafrica.com\",\"description\":\"Careers, Vacancies and Jobs in South Africa\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1e0fa42d4a0d0a2ccbfb26845ef4a02c\",\"name\":\"Jobs sa\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/769c199fc290317658a6988fabe9d4eb?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/769c199fc290317658a6988fabe9d4eb?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Jobs sa\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Sandvik Vacancies: Product Line Support Manager - Jobs in South Africa 2023","description":"Sandvik Vacancies: Product Line Support Manager Sandvik seeks:\u00a0Product Line Support Manager \u2013 Underground Hardrock Loaders and Trucks, Africa The role The","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/sandvik-vacancies-product-line-support-manager.html","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jobs sa","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/sandvik-vacancies-product-line-support-manager.html","url":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/sandvik-vacancies-product-line-support-manager.html","name":"Sandvik Vacancies: Product Line Support Manager - Jobs in South Africa 2023","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2013-07-17T23:53:33+00:00","dateModified":"2016-11-22T15:36:19+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1e0fa42d4a0d0a2ccbfb26845ef4a02c"},"description":"Sandvik Vacancies: Product Line Support Manager Sandvik seeks:\u00a0Product Line Support Manager \u2013 Underground Hardrock Loaders and Trucks, Africa The role The","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/sandvik-vacancies-product-line-support-manager.html"]}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/","name":"Jobs in South Africa, Careers, Vacancies | Joblistsouthafrica.com","description":"Careers, Vacancies and Jobs in South Africa","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1e0fa42d4a0d0a2ccbfb26845ef4a02c","name":"Jobs sa","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/769c199fc290317658a6988fabe9d4eb?s=96&d=blank&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/769c199fc290317658a6988fabe9d4eb?s=96&d=blank&r=g","caption":"Jobs sa"}}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2C6n7-3lZ","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12895"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12895\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}