TRAFFIC Western Cape

Permanent - External Sales Engineer - Cape Town - South Africa

Unique Personnel (Pty) Ltd

Job Description

Permanent - External Sales Engineer - Cape Town - South Africa

Quotes, Quality lead generation and meeting sales targets.

Responsibilities
  • Searching for new clients who could benefit from your products in a designated region
  • Travelling to visit potential clients
  • Establishing new, and maintaining existing, relationships with customers
  • Negotiating tender and contract terms
  • Negotiating and closing sales by agreeing terms and conditions
  • Provides support to customers and resolves problems with installed equipment.
  • After-sales technical support services
  • Recording and maintaining client contact data
  • Providing pre-sales technical assistance and product education
  • Solving client problems
  • Providing training and producing support material for clients
  • Managing and interpreting customer requirements
  • Client quotations and follow ups on
  • Drafting of presentations and other documentation and materials that explain products and services to customers.
  • Prepares product orders and schedule deliveries
  • Complying with any reasonable tasks given by all members of management from time to time
Qualifications and Experience
  • Grade 12/ Matric
  • Technical qualification in Electrical/Instrumentation/Millwright field - N/T/S courses
  • Technical Knowledge of VSD's and soft starters. (Servo and PLC experience will be an advantage)
  • Previous Experience in technical sales field
  • Basic numeracy and literacy skills
  • Strong English communication and interpersonal skills
  • Intermediate computer literacy with proficiency in MS Office
  • Willingness to continue your sales and engineering education (Preferable)
  • Previous experience in Syspro will be an advantage

About This Role

Career insights for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel positions

Salary Benchmark
$64,600/year
Source: O*NET (USD)
Job Outlook
This career will have large numbers of openings.
Common Technologies
Microsoft Excel 365 Google Jamboard Microsoft Outlook 365 Microsoft Dynamics 365