Mining & Metals Solution Executive Job in Johannesburg, South Africa

Solution Executive - Mining & Metals - South Africa 

Brief Overview:

A company is seeking a Solution Executive - Mining & Metals reporting to the Vice President Solutions at the corporate head office in the USA. The Solution Executive – Mining & Minerals is a leadership role responsible for developing a software solution strategy and execution plan for the global mining industry and for benefit to our client.

It requires a deep understanding and expertise of the industry and the technical systems that support the lifecycle of mining. 

The Solutions Executive works with other peer managers to help them leverage the solution in their markets, and is also actively engaged with critical users and with key business development opportunities. 

This means the role demands ability to engage with industry executives and practitioners to assess their technology needs and challenges, derive solutions and engage our client’s software engineers to improve the existing software portfolio for the benefit of the industry as a whole.
 

Responsibilities:

• The Solutions Executive develops the strategy for the solution, defines the market requirements that the solution needs to be enhanced to address, and provides the leadership to grow the solution business in its principal markets.
• Identifying opportunities for business growth through partnerships and/or target acquisitions. This requires investigating the options and the derivation of a business case(s) where appropriate.
• Engaging with our client Territory Executives and Sales Directors - advising them on how to take the mining and metals solution to market. Well-devised value propositions and implementation strategies are typical outcomes.
• Engaging with research bodies and mining publications, active participation in industry bodies with the view of improving mining productivity and safety through the use of our industry leading software.
• Presenting our client’s mining technology at industry forums and colloquiums and setting up roundtable discussions with industry thought leaders

Essential Skills/Knowledge/Qualifications:

• Reputation in the Mining industry with significant industry experience
• Tertiary qualifications in engineering, technology, business or related discipline.
• An MBA is desirable.
• Highly effective leadership skills
• Strategic thinker
• Ability to lead and develop business opportunities on a regional and global level.
• Stakeholder engagement and highly effective communication /influencing skills
• Passion for innovating and leading the industry and its related markets
• Willingness to travel

As a member of the team, you are:

• A dynamic, energetic high achiever, self motivated and results orientated professional
• An exceptional communicator
• Confident working in a global industry and at senior levels in a multinational organisation
• A true solutions professional
• Prefer an exciting, driven work environment that rewards high achievers
• Confident in dealing with a range of professionals from technical, to managerial and executive.

Location

Johannesburg, South Africa 

Interested candidates should send their CV with a brief motivational letter to therecexpert@gmail.com by the 30th May 2012 and only candidates who fit our client’s requirements will receive a reply.