Technical Sales Reps (Mining Equipment) – East Rand at Professional Career Services

Job Description

Your responsibilities will be:

• Market the range of products to existing and prospective customers.
• Products in the Drill & Blast arena, both Surface and Underground
• Create customer base for a new area of business
• Build relationships with Senior Management and Drill & Blast Management.
• Assist in the development of new products
• Provide technical support to our customers
• Provide training to our customers
• Design and implement drilling fluid programs and overall operations
• Undertake general administrative duties
• QHSE responsibilities
• Executing established client contact plans to communicate product launches and engaging potential clients in relevant sales campaigns to build new relationships.
• Acting as first point of contact for client queries and complaints and resolves these, referring complex issues to others and ensuring that the client receives an appropriate response.
• Setting clear objectives for each sales/service call or meeting; using standard materials to make a presentation to the client; and asking relevant questions to evaluate the client’s level of interest and to identify and respond to areas requiring further information or explanation.
• Building solutions for a new reality based on client’s current state and understanding the client’s total business.

Qualifications

• National Senior Certificate Grade 12 (Matric)
• Diploma in Sales and Marketing with technical background

Skills

• 5 Years’ experience industry related experience in a similar field of work
• Prior experience using ERP software
• Understanding areas of operation, industries and drill and blast markets both surface and underground mining.
• Understanding client needs
• Understanding company products and services
• Understanding drilling fluids engineering
• Ability to undertake mathematical calculations
• Comprehension of chemistry
• Must be fluent in English
• Must be advance in the Microsoft Office Suite of Product
• Zulu, Sotho, Afrikaans will be an added advantage but not a requirement
• Ability to sell
• Attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills