Sales Specialist- BU Measurement (KZN) at Anton Paar Southern Africa

Responsibilities:

• 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 Sales Specialist will be responsible for the sustainable growth of Sales of the Anton Paar VC, Visco and RIPOL products in the KZN, Eswatini and Lesotho regions.

• 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
• Preferred experience within the wine industry
• Preferred experience with Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy
• Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination due to travel requirements to Anton Paar HQ in Graz