Sales Lead - Africa
Job highlights
- Glencore Copper Africa
- Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Glencore Technology
Job ID
HRR0001123
Closing date
31/07/2025
Last Updated
17/07/2025
We are looking for a Sales Lead Africa who will be responsible for leading and managing sales activities within the African region to reach sales targets and enhance market development. This role focuses on crafting strategic sales tactics, overseeing local marketing and event planning, and assuring high levels of customer service and satisfaction. Monitoring local industry trends and competitor actions will also be critical to the role. The Sales Lead will oversee and lead the relationships with key accounts across the region.
The main tasks and responsibilities include:
• Promote our product lines by coordinating with the Solution Mets and Marketing team
• Operate pilot rigs for clients in the region
• Sales goals for each technology
• Facilitating commercial and technical discussions
• KAM and conference attendance KPIs
• Maintain a relationship with local Glencore representatives
• Prepare sales reports
• Address client concerns and resolve issues in a timely and effective manner.
• Identify and pursue opportunities for upselling and cross-selling to existing clients.
• Develop partnerships and networks to expand market reach and enhance brand visibility.
Qualifications and requirements:
• Advanced tertiary qualification in Engineering (or closely related discipline).
• Extensive experience in the Mining industry, specifically with mineral processing technologies.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• High proficiency in the English language, both written and spoken.
Our Ideal Candidate:
• Prepared to frequently travel locally, with infrequent international requirements
• A motivated and growth-focused individual
• Comprehensive understanding of local policies
• Maintain frequent communication with Brisbane to ensure a coordinated and common approach to marketing
• Disciplined reporting and administration task completion
• Effective interpersonal and communication abilities at all tiers of the industry
Who we are
Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities that advance everyday life. Through a network of assets, customers and suppliers that spans the globe, we produce, process, recycle, source, market and distribute the commodities that support decarbonisation while meeting the energy needs of today.
With over 150,000 employees and contractors and a strong footprint in over 35 countries in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, our marketing and industrial activities are supported by a global network of more than 50 offices.
Glencore’s customers are industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation, battery manufacturing and oil sectors. We also provide financing, logistics and other services to producers and consumers of commodities.
Glencore is proud to be a member of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights and the International Council on Mining and Metals. We are an active participant in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.
We will support the global effort to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement through our efforts to decarbonise our own operational footprint. We believe that we should take a holistic approach and have considered our commitment through the lens of our global industrial emissions. Against a restated 2019 baseline, we are targeting to reduce our Scope 1, 2 and 3 industrial emissions by 15% by the end of 2026, 25% by the end of 2030, 50% by the end of 2035 and we have an ambition to achieve net zero industrial emissions by the end of 2050, subject to a supportive policy environment. For more information see our 2024-2026 Climate Action Transition Plan and the About our emissions calculation and reporting section in our 2023 Annual Report, available on our website at glencore.com/publications.
The main tasks and responsibilities include:
• Promote our product lines by coordinating with the Solution Mets and Marketing team
• Operate pilot rigs for clients in the region
• Sales goals for each technology
• Facilitating commercial and technical discussions
• KAM and conference attendance KPIs
• Maintain a relationship with local Glencore representatives
• Prepare sales reports
• Address client concerns and resolve issues in a timely and effective manner.
• Identify and pursue opportunities for upselling and cross-selling to existing clients.
• Develop partnerships and networks to expand market reach and enhance brand visibility.
Qualifications and requirements:
• Advanced tertiary qualification in Engineering (or closely related discipline).
• Extensive experience in the Mining industry, specifically with mineral processing technologies.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• High proficiency in the English language, both written and spoken.
Our Ideal Candidate:
• Prepared to frequently travel locally, with infrequent international requirements
• A motivated and growth-focused individual
• Comprehensive understanding of local policies
• Maintain frequent communication with Brisbane to ensure a coordinated and common approach to marketing
• Disciplined reporting and administration task completion
• Effective interpersonal and communication abilities at all tiers of the industry
Who we are
Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities that advance everyday life. Through a network of assets, customers and suppliers that spans the globe, we produce, process, recycle, source, market and distribute the commodities that support decarbonisation while meeting the energy needs of today.
With over 150,000 employees and contractors and a strong footprint in over 35 countries in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, our marketing and industrial activities are supported by a global network of more than 50 offices.
Glencore’s customers are industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation, battery manufacturing and oil sectors. We also provide financing, logistics and other services to producers and consumers of commodities.
Glencore is proud to be a member of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights and the International Council on Mining and Metals. We are an active participant in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.
We will support the global effort to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement through our efforts to decarbonise our own operational footprint. We believe that we should take a holistic approach and have considered our commitment through the lens of our global industrial emissions. Against a restated 2019 baseline, we are targeting to reduce our Scope 1, 2 and 3 industrial emissions by 15% by the end of 2026, 25% by the end of 2030, 50% by the end of 2035 and we have an ambition to achieve net zero industrial emissions by the end of 2050, subject to a supportive policy environment. For more information see our 2024-2026 Climate Action Transition Plan and the About our emissions calculation and reporting section in our 2023 Annual Report, available on our website at glencore.com/publications.