Pillangó Placements is a specialist recruitment agency. Founded by Managing Member Jackie Bedeker in 2000, Jackie Bedeker & Associates flourished as a small recruitment firm until 2016 when it transformed into Pillangó Placements, the boutique recruitment agency and talent acquisition firm it is today. The strength of a business lies in it's employees, the...
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You will open doors, build relationships with estates and commercial stakeholders across Gauteng, and turn energy-management conversations into signed business. Your contacts to get into estates, will secure!
A fast-growing energy-solutions division within an established South African group is looking for a commercially sharp Technical Sales & Client Success Manager to take its energy management offering to a wider market.
A key summary of the role is outlined below. A more comprehensive job specification with full details is available after initial contact and a successful CV review.
The solutions include intelligent energy management, solar and battery optimisation, real-time monitoring, cloud reporting, load control and demand-response capabilities—helping customers reduce costs and gain more control over their energy use.
Success in your first six months means new clients, stronger market reach, and a credible pipeline in the estate and broader C&I space.
Duties / Key Responsibilities
Drive new business development and marketing initiatives for energy-management solutions.
Build and maintain relationships with estate managers, developers, facilities teams and decision-makers.
Present, demonstrate and explain technical solutions in practical commercial terms.
Develop proposals, quotations and follow-ups; work towards sales targets.
Grow existing accounts through upgrades, monitoring, cloud services and additional solutions.
Feed client and market insights back to product and technical teams.
Requirements
3–7 years’ experience in technical sales, B2B solution sales, energy, solar or related sectors.
A proven record of launching or growing new products and converting opportunities into revenue.
Established Gauteng estate, property, facilities or commercial-sector contacts would be a major advantage.
Comfortable discussing Solar, PV, batteries, inverters, energy usage and cost-saving concepts.
Education
Relevant sales, business, technical or energy-related qualification advantageous.
Soft Skills
Confident, proactive and personable.
Strong presenter and relationship builder.
Able to simplify technical concepts without making them sound like a physics exam.
Independent, commercially driven and solutions focused.
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