Sales Representatives Vacancies – Astra Industries Limited (AIL)

Astra Industries Limited (AIL) is a ZSE listed entity, born out of the demerger of Astra Limited Group in February 2001 into three separate listed entities, Cairns Holdings, Tractive Power Holdings and Astra Industries Limited.

AIL has 2 subsidiaries, Astra Holdings Limited & Astra Chemical (Private) Limited.

Astra Holdings Ltd comprises Astra Paints Division.  Astra Paints is the largest paint and protective coatings manufacturer in Zimbabwe with 45% market share in Zimbabwe and exports some of its output in the region. Until April 2011, Astra Holdings Limited also had Astra Steel Division which was discontinued.

Astra Chemical is involved in chemical trading and blending activities. Products include industrial chemicals, potable alcohol, and food chemicals. These are sold mainly to industrial manufacturers as well as to alcohol distilling industries. Most of the chemicals traded are imported in bulk and sold in bulk.

Astra Chemical (Private Limited) is the parent of 2 other SBUs:

• a 60% subsidiary called Celmid (Pvt) Ltd t/a Chemical Enterprises, and
• a 51% Joint Venture with Hippo Valley Estates called NCP Distillers Zimbabwe which manufactures and distributes potable alcohol.

Southern Region- Bulawayo

Qualifications-

• IMM diploma/ Degree in Business Studies/Marketing,
• Knowledge of paints and chemical products,
• 2 years experience
• Class 4 licence

Apply online.

Use your full name and correct details when applying not your username or nickname.

Deadline 28 February 2016

Working at Astra Industries

Astra Industries is the market leader in premium paints and chemical products in Zimbabwe. At Astra we care about our people and invest in them so they can reach their full potential and deliver superior value for our stakeholders. Astra Industries gives employees the security of working in a large organisation and the opportunity to follow many different career paths.

Our culture, vision and values

Astra Industries employees are committed to creating superior value for our stakeholders through:

• Providing high quality products and services.
• Collaborating with strategic partners.
• Within chosen markets.
• Recognising our social responsibility.

To achieve the above all employees are aligned to common goals, behaviours and ethics. The way we do business is guided by six key principles that were developed by our people. These principles are professionalism, continuous improvement, sense of urgency, customer centric, integrity, and fairness.

Training & Development

Astra Group provides required training and development of its employees to improve their work and performance, and prepare them for levels of responsibility commensurate with their abilities.

As part of its training and development Policy, the Group has Graduate trainee / Cadetship programs in place in the fields of Technical, Finance, Information Technology, Human Resources, Sales and Marketing