Sales Specialist - EPC's and OEM's at ABB

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Sells products/systems/services to customers, focusing on volume, mix, and profitability targets for the assigned divisions.
• Establishes and maintains effective customer relationships to understand their needs, promotes their understanding of ABB’s complete product/systems/ services offering, and aligns with them to provide a solution.
• Ensures a positive customer experience throughout the sales process.
• Prepares sales plans using ABB authorized tools.
• Performs regular status reviews and proposes recovery plan(s), in case of any potential order shortfalls.
• Creates added value for the customer and ABB and ensures the successful outcome of transactions, contracts, and proposals, by using effective sales techniques.
• Communicates to the customers about the details related to delivery time, payments, and general terms and conditions, in line with ABB’s offering and strategy.
• Ensures efficient marketing activities and communicates value proposition to customers.
• Identifies and drives the development of new market opportunities in the designated market.
• Manages administrative procedures in sales processes and supports cash collection and project management activities, when needed.
• Prepares offers in coordination with the bid and proposal department and/or the Marketing Manager.
• Ensures appropriate technical and financial aspects of offers are in place, including prices and trading conditions.
• Sells products/systems/services to customers, focusing on volume, mix, and profitability targets for the assigned divisions.
• Establishes and maintains effective customer relationships to understand their needs, promotes their understanding of ABB’s complete product/systems/ services offering, and aligns with them to provide a solution.
• Ensures a positive customer experience throughout the sales process.
• Prepares sales plans using ABB authorized tools.
• Performs regular status reviews and proposes recovery plan(s), in case of any potential order shortfalls.
• Creates added value for the customer and ABB and ensures the successful outcome of transactions,
• contracts, and proposals, by using effective sales techniques.
• Communicates to the customers about the details related to delivery time, payments, and general terms and conditions, in line with ABB’s offering and strategy.
• Ensures efficient marketing activities and communicates value proposition to customers.
• Identifies and drives the development of new market opportunities in the designated market.
• Manages administrative procedures in sales processes and supports cash collection and project management activities, when needed.
• Prepares offers in coordination with the bid and proposal department and/or the Marketing Manager.
• Ensures appropriate technical and financial aspects of offers are in place, including prices and trading conditions.

Qualifications for the role

• National Diploma / University degree (engineering background preferable)
• Minimum 5 years track record in sales or engineering related field to demonstrate capability to achieve business results.
• Experience of business development with sales records for new customers/markets.
• Mining segment (CMM) and SSA market knowledge preferred.
• Market and products specific knowledge of LV and MV drive products is compulsory.
• Experience with sales of electrical or mechanical products.
• Proficient in computer skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to develop and manage effective working relationships at all levels
• Preference will be given to employment equity candidates.