Sales Engineer

Recruiter:

Assegai

Job Ref:

DUR000160/GH

Date posted:

Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Location:

Durban, South Africa

Salary:

R35,000 Monthly

SUMMARY:
Well-respected international corrosion protection contractor and coatings manufacturer, has a permanent vacancy for a Sales Engineer/Representative to be based at their Durban office.

POSITION INFO:

Purpose:
A strong sales individual in the Corrosion Industry is needed to ensure that revenue growth and customer acquisition targets are met, by generating new business, maintaining and enhancing relationships with existing customers.

Main Responsibilities:
The ideal candidate will be a high-performing Sales Engineer/Representative dealing with varied industries and different channels to market and to:

Be the customer’s trusted technical advisor,
Meet customer acquisition and revenue growth targets,
Meet individual and branch sales targets,
Source new business/clients,
Maintain client relationships,
Ensure proper sales administration.

Required Qualifications:

N.Dip or Bachelor’s degree in the sales and marketing field
Mechanical qualification will be an advantage

Required Experience:

Minimum 3 years sales experience in sales and marketing (selling of services)
Experience in the corrosion industry
Experience in the following will be an advantage:
- Mechanical maintenance of pumps, valves, cyclones
- Maintenance or installation of pipes, tanks and pressure vessels
- Corrosion inspection/ NACE/ Corrosion surveys
- Industrial Painting and coating application
- Fibreglass or carbon fibre applications
- Rubber lining application
- Acid bricks or ceramic wear resistant tile installation
- Thermal insulation and or scaffolding erection
- Concrete bunds acid proofing or chemical resistant coating
- Concrete floors coating
- Polymer concrete
- Experience in a plant maintenance environment will be an advantage
- Preparing quotes and proposals
- Planning and pricing of projects (estimation)
- Contracts and tenders will be an advantage

Skills:

Excellent planning skills
Excellent communication and report writing skills
Strong business acumen
Excellent assertiveness skills
Analytical skills with problem-solving attitude
Be able to work under pressure
Excellent negotiation and commercial skills
Proficient in Excel, Word, MS Projects and PowerPoint (as a minimum)
Valid and unendorsed driver’s licence

Technical Skills:

Advanced Computer Literacy (MS Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint & MS Project)
Ability to read engineering drawings
Ability to do physical measurements and do required calculations

Behavioural Attributes:

Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
Customer Focus/ Building relationships
Sales ability and persuasiveness
Contributing to team success
Initiative
Attention to detail
Honest, responsible and accountable

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