Application & Training Specialist - Safety Products R50K Ctc - R60K Ctc

Essential Recruitment Solutions; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruiting agency in South Africa is looking for an Applications Specialist responsible for supporting sales, conducting training sessions, and enhancing product knowledge among users. Candidates should have at least 3 years of relevant experience and a postgraduate diploma. This role involves critical customer engagement to influence product decisions and promoting training across the safety portfolio.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in Technical and Training fields.
• Ability to organize local and international training sessions.

Responsibilities

• Organize training sessions across safety portfolio.
• Provide training to users on safety products.
• Collect and disseminate competitive information.

Skills

Training organization

Technical knowledge

Client engagement

Education

Postgraduate diploma or equivalent

Job description

Applications Specialist

The Applications Specialist will provide support for sales and implementations. This role will also serve as a support function to account managers during demonstrations and installations, as well as training customers on safety products and applications.

Note : Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Organize local and international training sessions across all safety portfolio.
• Organize needed products and spare parts required to conduct training.
• Manage safety product pool needed for trainings.
• Collect competitive information, understand user sensitivity, and inform sales and marketing.
• Provide critical differentiators to users that will influence their decisions.
• Provide information to the sales force about user habits, needs, or recommendations.
• Promote technical and application knowledge to end users.
• Plan yearly training sessions across all portfolio and create a training catalogue.
• Ensure all needed certifications are in place to offer training across the board of safety portfolio.

Training Responsibilities

• Train users in special applications.
• Provide 'Train the Trainer' sessions.
• Train Sales Engineers to ensure sales force efficiency.
• Provide expert assistance in demonstrating equipment to customers.
• Assist the Sales team with demoing equipment to users, including non‑decision makers.

Desired Experience & Qualification

• Postgraduate or equivalent diploma / certificate.
• 3 years working experience in the field of Technical and Training.