Defense Industry: Business Development Engineer

Recruiter:

JenRec Recruitment

Job Ref:

cvsm

Date posted:

Friday, June 27, 2025

Location:

Pretoria, South Africa

Salary:

Negotiable

SUMMARY:
You will be at the forefront of the company. The goal of the role is to drive sustainable financial growth, Increasing client engagement. Developing products and solutions, Ensure sustainable long-term growth. Create and apply effective client engagement strategies, Pursue and close new business opportunities.

POSITION INFO:

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree

Ideal: BEng Mechanical Engineer

Matric Average 85%

Duties and Responsibilities:

Research and analyse market trends to identify and anticipate potential opportunities for growth internationally.

Contact potential clients to establish a network and arrange meetings.

Build and maintain high level relationships with existing and potential clients to understand their needs.

Attend conferences, meetings, and industry-related events.

Plan and oversee new marketing initiatives.

Work with engineering teams to tailor products or services that meet client specifications within various international countries.

Create and present proposals that demonstrate the value of the company’s offerings.

Develop a growth strategy focused both on both the company and client satisfaction and financial feasibility

Prepare contracts once clients have committed to a product or service whilst ensuring compliance to law-established rules and guidelines to remain compliant with relevant legislation.

Coordinate with marketing, compliance and technical teams to ensure alignment in strategy and execution with all projects.

Initiation, project planning, implementation and monitoring to closure of new projects from conception to delivery.

Providing trustworthy feedback and after-project closure support to clients once the product or service has been delivered.

Be willing to exceed expectations by going the extra mile.

Must be willing to travel internationally.

Having strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Detail-oriented

Show adequate IT efficiency

Own reliable transport

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