Sales Technical Engineer ( FULL TIME )

Colas East Africa Limited, a subsidiary of the Colas Group has established a Branch in Uganda. The Colas Group is a world leader in the construction and maintenance of road, air, rail and maritime transport infrastructure, urban development projects and recreational facilities with operations in more than 45 countries and a network of over 800 profit centres.
In order to manage its operations in Uganda, Colas East Africa Limited is seeking to hire qualified, highly skilled, self-motivating individuals with high moral integrity to fill the following positions.
Colas offers an attractive and competitive salary. We are also an equal opportunity employer and ladies are particularly encouraged to apply.
Position: Sales Technical Engineer
Number of Vacancies: 1(One)
•Imports to: General Manager
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Advise and assist the General Manager in marketing and promoting Colas bitumen and industrial products to the various prospective customers
• Assist the General Manager in the implementation of the marketing strategy to be adopted by the Colas Branch in the Country
• Responsible for the follow up on Supply Orders placed by our clients to ensure the timely delivery of our bitumen and industrial products to Colas Clients in the Country
• Ensure compliance with work related HSE company policy guidelines, standards and as may be required by the client.
• Advise our clients on Colas products advantages in relationship to alternative products being offered by competitors of Colas bitumen and industrial products

Key Qualifications and Work Experience:
• At least an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in in Civil Engineering or Chemistry and/or any related discipline.
• Background training in the use and application of bitumen road products from a reputable institution.
• At least 6 years’ experience with bitumen road surfacing works
• Computer literate
• Should have a valid driving license

Interested persons who meet the requirements should submit their applications together with an updated CV which must include at least 3 reference contacts (including at Ieast one professional reference and the most recent or current employer ) with their telephone contacts, day time telephone contact number and salary history. The deadline for submission of applications is 5:00PM on Monday 25? June 2012. Please indicate the position applied for.
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Applications should be addressed to the address indicated here below and other hand delivered or electronically submitted by email.
Colas East Africa Limited, Attn: General Manager, Uganda
Plot 39A Lumumba Avenue, Mukwasi House.
2nd Floor, Lumumba Wing
Tel: +256 312 202 040,
Email: recruitment@colasuganda.co.ug
PLEASE NOTE THAT ELECTRONICALLY SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE IN PDF FORMAT AND SHOULD NOT EXCEED 2MB.