TECHNICAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE - Randburg Verfied

Salary Negotiable Randburg, Gauteng Randburg, Gauteng more than 14 days ago 05-04-2018 7:30:55 AM
31-05-2018 7:30:55 AM
An industrial pumps company is seeking technical pumps sales representative to contribute towards the development of sales and customer service by providing technical support and to produce quality quotations.

Job Description
• Gaining competent knowledge and understanding of product features, advantages and benefits to be able to professionally represent them to customers.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with customers and stakeholders.
• Providing active customer care comprising of technical sales advice to customers, customer profiling, processing of customer orders and following up on customer queries.
• Liaising with key accounts and mines on a national and global level regarding technical enquiries.
• Developing and maintaining customer databases and implementing calling procedures.
• Preparing, submitting and monitoring sales forecasts and budget reports, customer reports, monthly progress reports and sales statistics.
• Advising and giving the customers recommendations on necessary and optimised system improvements, with focus on correct actions to be carried out as well as carrying out technical customer reports.
• Ensuring the technical inbox is managed within the agreed time frame.
• Maximising profitable sales, finding a product that meets the customers’ needs whilst presenting the offer in a professional manner.
• Attending monthly sales meetings to discuss customer reports.
• Ensuring that all quarterly and annual sales targets are met.
• Effectively negotiating price increases when required to do so.
• Calculating pricing for quotations.

Qualifications
• A Technical Tertiary Qualification in Engineering or equivalent will be an advantage.
• 3 – 5 years working experience as a technical sales representative is essential.
• Must sales experience within the waste water industry.
• Previous experience working within the pumps or engineering or related industries is essential.
• Previous experience working in a Technical environment is essential.
• Strong commercial flair, in particular ability to identify and develop new markets within the company’s business focus areas.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Must be a team player with the ability to work independently.