Sales Specialist – BU Characterisation Capetown at Anton Paar Southern Africa

Tech Savvy Sales Specialist required in Capetown for an industry leader and innovative organization. Anton Paar develops and produces state-of-the-art laboratory and process instrumentation for research and industry. It is the world leader in the measurement of density, concentration and CO2 and in the field of Rheology.

Responsibilities:

Job Responsibilities will be:

• Direct sales of Anton Paar equipment and services to customer.
• Effective management of existing customer accounts and the generation of new revenue through
• prospecting, lead or funnel follow-up and effective territory management in a broad base of
• industries and applications using company structured KPI’s.
• Visit customer sites on a regular basis to give customer support, sales presentations, perform
• instrumentation demonstrations and as well as training customers on the correct use of equipment.
• Administrative responsibilities include preparation of quotes, CRM management and territory
• reporting on a regular basis.
• Application support.
• Support Product Manager or Business Unit Manager with market development.
• Management of key accounts.
• Frequent travel will be required.

Requirements:

The candidate should provide:

• Degree in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry or another technical discipline is required.
• At least 2-3 years’ experience in technical sales of analytical instruments.
• Ability to work independently and responsibly within a small team.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
• Must possess strong analytical problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.