Life Cycle Service Sales Specialist -JHB, Johannesburg

About the job Life Cycle Service Sales Specialist -JHB Job Purpose:

To hunt and exploit sales opportunities to service the strategic growth targets of the Organization by promoting the complete product portfolio to our customers, ensuring that Sales budgets are achieved, and growth opportunities are maximized. In-depth knowledge and experience in the beverage industry and a strong technical knowledge of bottling plants.

Job Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Form an integral part of the company s Southern Africa Sales Team, making sure that the sales targets are achieved.

Promote the sales of Products including new machines, spare parts, rebuild/ exchange programs, retrofits, IT solutions, consumables (KIC), overhauls and SLAs.

Secure order intake through strategically planned engagements that may require input from respective product champions to offer comprehensive product solutions to designated customers.

Grow the potential market for company s products by following up on leads for new customers and proactively finding new customers.

SOLUTIONS BEYOND TOMORROW Create opportunities and maintain the CRM database system to ensure business continuity and accurate forecasting.

Liaise with clients regarding product enquiries, prepare quotations and obtain samples, provide solutions and determine pricing quotations of items specified.

Initiate received orders and build the client relationship by keeping them informed of the status of their orders and ensure deadlines are met.

Facilitate communication with the internal departments and the customer, control all client concerns relating to products and accounts as well as closing out- of the orders by ensuring customer satisfaction.

Be involved in special projects through assisting in the co-ordination of internal and external communications with the client.

Travel frequently to specific client locations within the Southern Africa region and perform product presentations and attend monthly SSP meetings and relevant project meetings.

Qualification, Experience Bachelors Degree or National Diploma in Sales or Marketing.

National Diploma in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related.

Minimum of 5 years technical experience in the Beverage Packaging industry.

Minimum of 3 years Technical Sales Experience.

Must have the ability to negotiate contractual issues.

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