Industrial Engineering Turn-key Salesperson

Location & Position

Permanent Position | in Johannesburg nearly near Roodepoort.

Preferably must be able to start immediately.

Must be willing to relocate near the Company – essential (as the company does not pay for your petrol coming to work or going back to your home).

Industry: Engineering, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Automation.

Working conditions:

Office-based with travel to customer sites, factories, and industrial environments.

Interaction with production floors, manufacturing equipment, workshops, and engineering teams.

• Must have a Matric / Grade 12.
• Must have a Valid driver’s license and own reliable vehicle.
• Must have a technical qualification preferred:
  Electrical / Mechanical Engineering N6, Diploma, or related field.
• Must have 3–8 years’ Sales experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial, Automation, Fabrication, or Machinery Sales.
• Ability to identify, pursue, and close new business opportunities within manufacturing, FMCG, Mining, Automotive, Packaging, and Industrial sectors, + OEM and EPC Companies.
• Exposure to Metal Fabrication is highly advantageous.

• Achieving monthly/quarterly/yearly sales targets.
• Growth of new business and expansion of existing customers.
• Quality and accuracy of proposals and quotations.
• Customer satisfaction and repeat business.
• Number of appointments, site visits, and presentations per month.
• Pipeline value and conversion rate.
• CRM and reporting compliance.

• Conduct prospecting activities including cold-calling, site visits, presentations, product demonstrations, networking, and industry event attendance.
• Develop sales strategies for target markets and key accounts.
• Prepare and deliver technical-commercial proposals, quotations, and tender documentation.
• Conduct needs analysis to determine client production challenges and propose appropriate machinery solutions.
• Build and maintain strong, long-term customer relationships.
• Serve as primary contact for clients, providing ongoing support and technical guidance throughout the sales process.
• Conduct regular follow-ups with clients to ensure satisfaction and identify upsell or cross-sell opportunities.
• Understand customer requirements for machining, fabrication, and custom metal components or similar.
• Collect technical drawings/specifications from clients and communicate clearly with the internal technical team.
• Learn to interpret basic technical drawings (advantageous but can be trained).
• Convert technical features into value propositions for customers.
• Experience in preparing quotes, tenders, and technical proposals.
• The Sales Person is responsible for generating new business, developing client relationships, and driving sales.
• This role requires strong technical aptitude, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work within industrial and manufacturing environments.
• The successful candidate will identify opportunities, prepare proposals, manage the sales cycle, and support clients through to project handover.
• Maintain accurate CRM records of leads, opportunities, quotations, and sales activities.
• Prepare weekly and monthly sales reports, forecasts, and pipeline updates.
• Ensure all documentation (contracts, orders, specs) is accurate and complete.
• Support project scoping, specification clarification, and costing with engineering teams.
• Participate in project kick-off meetings where required.
• Ensure client expectations are aligned with manufacturing and engineering delivery timelines.
• Strong mechanical or electrical technical understanding.
• Understanding of manufacturing environments and industrial processes.
• Strong negotiation, closing, and objection-handling skills.
• Ability to manage long sales cycles for capital equipment.
• Strong presentation skills (technical and commercial).
• Competent in CRM, MS Office, and digital sales tools.
• Self-motivated and target-driven.
• Excellent communication (verbal, written, and interpersonal).
• Professional, ethical, and customer-focused.
• Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team.

• Technically inclined sales professional with solid industrial or engineering exposure.
• Strong hunter profile with the ability to close deals in high-value capital equipment markets.
• Professional, well-presented, and confident engaging at all organisational levels (from factory managers to CEOs).

Monthly Salary ± R 31 000 – R 35 000 Gross + Commission on top (The Client will decide what Salary:
Salary package is dependent on skills, Industry knowledge, Qualifications and years of relevant experience only) + Discretionary Annual Performance Bonus.

• Could include a Car allowance / company vehicle.
• Fuel card, tools of trade (laptop, phone).
• Commission / performance bonus.
• Pension, medical aid, and other company benefits.

Please note there is a Pension Scheme which will be taken off your Net Salary, which is not negotiable. NB:
The company does not pay half of the pension at all.