Commercial & Business Development officer

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES• Develop and manage offtake contracts for recovered fractions (ferrous, aluminium, copper, plastics, printed circuit boards and precious-metal-bearing material) with local and international refiners and buyers.• Build the inbound feedstock pipeline through corporate WEEE-generator agreements, OEM take-back/EPR partnerships, institutional and government contracts.• Grow and formalise the collector network with clear commercial terms, incentives and service-level expectations.• Sell ITAD services (secure data destruction, asset recovery) and refurbished/certified pre-owned equipment to businesses and consumers.• Set and review pricing for collection services, gate fees, ITAD, refurbished goods and material sales in line with market and cost data.• Track commodity/scrap price indices and time material sales to optimise realised value.• Prepare commercial proposals, tenders and EPR/producer-responsibility scheme submissions.• Develop the facility brand, marketing and awareness campaigns promoting responsible e-waste recycling in Zambia.• Maintain a CRM pipeline and report revenue, margin and business-development progress to the General Manager.• Support grant reporting with commercial sustainability metrics and market-development evidence.QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCEDegree in Business, Marketing, Commerce, Economics or Environmental/Engineering discipline; 5-8 years in sales, business development, trading or commercial management, ideally in scrap/metals, recycling, commodities or environmental services; contract-negotiation track record.