Branch Manager
Kitwe, Zambia
Onsite
Purpose of Role: As our Branch Manager you’ll play a key role in shaping Weir ESCO’s future in Zambia. You’ll be accountable for regional growth, using your technical foundation, commercial insight and leadership capability to build strong customer relationships and develop a high‑performing team positioned for long‑term success.
What we offer: At Weir, we are proud to provide reward on a basis which is fair and attractive, including a competitive benefits package. Through our ‘We are Weir’ framework, we focus on the importance of our people and the contribution they make to our organisation.
- Health & Wellbeing: As a global organisation there isn’t one single solution that will enable us to take a proactive approach to our health and wellbeing. We have built a Health and Wellness framework focusing on Culture & Leadership, Safety & Environmental, Mental Wellbeing, Physical Wellbeing, Digital Wellbeing and Financial Wellbeing for different parts of the business to bring to life in a way that is most meaningful for them.
- Grow your Own Way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must go down. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.
- Be You and Belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where everyone's contribution is recognised and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves.
Key Responsibilities:
- Establishing & Growing the Business: You’ll play a critical role in establishing and scaling Weir’s presence in Zambia. From branch start up through to maturity, you’ll put the right foundations in place, embedding robust structures, processes and ways of working that enable safe, compliant and sustainable growth across the region. This is a hands on leadership role, suited to someone who enjoys building from the ground up and translating strategy into action.
- Driving Sales & Market Growth in Mining: With mining central to Zambia’s economy, this role has a strong commercial focus. You’ll set and deliver the territory sales strategy, lead business development activity, and guide the team to achieve ambitious but achievable growth targets. Working closely with customers and stakeholders, you’ll secure new opportunities, lead tender activity, and expand Weir’s footprint across mine sites , balancing long term planning with on the ground execution.
- Leading & Developing High Performing Teams: Performance starts with people. You’ll lead, coach and develop a growing sales and technical team, ensuring the right capability is in place to support both current demand and future growth. By positioning resources effectively and investing in development, you’ll build an engaged, high performing team aligned to Weir’s values, purpose and ways of working.
- Customer, Commercial & Sustainable Performance: You’ll hold overall accountability for customer relationships, commercial outcomes and financial performance across the territory. This includes contract negotiation, budgeting, forecasting and setting clear, meaningful KPIs. Just as importantly, you’ll champion sustainable performance, strengthening tender effectiveness, improving ways of working, and ensuring growth is delivered responsibly, safely and in line with Weir’s long term strategy
- Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviours in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.
Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications:
- Demonstrable experience in a senior sales leadership role within the mining industry, with clear accountability for territory growth and commercial performance.
- Proven track record of progressive achievement in mining, demonstrating sustained revenue growth, successful market expansion, and delivery against ambitious targets.
- Strong commercial and people leadership capability, combining technical credibility, key account management expertise and the ability to lead, develop and motivate high‑performing sales and technical teams.
- Degree‑qualified in Engineering, with a business qualification preferred; an MBA or equivalent postgraduate study would be highly regarded.
We are Weir! Founded in 1871, Weir engineers solutions that improve safety, efficiency and sustainability – helping to provide the essential resources needed by a growing world. We are a global family. We are proud of our unique blend of talent, technology and culture. We are here to inspire you to do the best work of your life!
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Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.
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