Technical Sales

SUMMARY:
Technical Sales

POSITION INFO:

Our client, a leading manufacturer, is seeking a Technical Sales Representative to drive sustainable growth and profitability in the South African region. The successful candidate will focus on selling capital equipment for inspection and coding to various industries, contributing to the company''s continued success.

Main job function

•        Understand manufacturing processes of customers

•        In depth understanding of internal sales processes & sales cycle

•        Extensive product and application knowledge

•        Technical capital sales knowledge

•        In-depth understanding of competitors’ products and services

•        Industry application knowledge

•        Equipment application and environmental knowledge

•        In depth understanding of customer requirements

•        Geographical knowledge

•        Customer locations

•        Application of technical knowledge to solve a range of problems

•        Extensive knowledge of consumables

•        Knowledge of MS office application

•        Knowledge of JD Edwards CRM platform

Qualifications

• Matric
• Diploma in Sales and Marketing
• Relevant technical qualification will be advantageous
• 3 – 5 years’ experience in capital equipment sales.
• 3 – 5 years in a technical position within the inspection and coding industry.

 Criteria

• Ability to be flexible and adaptable
• Entrepreneurial skills
• Be Results driven
• Negotiation skills
• Ability to identify the influencers and decision makers within an organization.
• Ability to work under pressure
• Critical thinking & Analytical skills
• Technical capital equipment selling skills
• Communication skills - verbal and written skills
• Customer Relationship skills
• Computer literate in MS Office
• Time Management skills
• Ability to work in a team
• Project management skills
• Problem solving skills

A Consultant will be in touch if you are shortlisted for the position. Please consider your application unsuccessful should you not have been contacted within 2 weeks. We will keep your CV on our database and contact you should you match the criteria of any other vacancies.