Technical Sales Representative - Johannesburg, South Africa - Howden
Description
The Big Picture:
ESAB South Africa, a division of Howden Africa (Pty) Ltd is looking for a Technical Sales Representative to promote and sell the organisation's products and services within an assigned geographic area, product range, or a list of customer accounts to meet sales target.
- Pursue sales leads, visit existing and new customers.
- Assess customer needs and suggest appropriate products and services.
- Respond to customer queries.
- Negotiate prices and delivery times within limits of authority
- Conclude sales orders to meet revenue targets.
- Identify, research, and contact prospective customers and build positive relationships that will generate future sales and repeat business.
- Refer sales leads, customer feedback and information on competitor activity to appropriate contacts within the organisation so that they can respond to changing market conditions and customer demands.
- Establish annual, quarterly, monthly, or weekly sales plans and, prioritise and schedule own activities so these targets are met.
- Assist the Accounts department on timely debt collections.
- Degree or Diploma in Sales/ Marketing.
- Engineering qualification would be advantageous.
- 5 years relevant experience in sales or marketing within the gas and welding environment.
- Product technical knowledge.
- Be proactive, dynamic, selfmotivated, aggressive and sales orientated
- Customer focus
- Team player and results driven.
- Computer Literate
- Influencing and selling skills
- Intermediate knowledge in Microsoft Word, Excel and Projects
You will have the opportunity to work for a global engineering organisation in a challenging and dynamic role with great career development opportunities.
About us:
Worldwide business - Liaise with our colleagues in 27 countries.
We offer global and local opportunities
- 6000 employees and world leading engineers, who create cutting edge developments You will be a part of over 160 years of innovation and development that continues today with our digital solutions. At Howden, we have a strong corporate identity and purpose You will be a member of our team, shaping the future of the world and tackling some of the most pressing issues facing the planet.
Our products and organisation are Revolving Around You - Our culture promotes individual development to enhance our most important asset - our people.
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