Independent Sales Agent - Orthopeadic Trauma Implants | Cape Town

Salesworx; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesworx in Cape Town seeks an Independent Sales Agent to promote orthopaedic trauma implants and related products to hospitals, surgeons, and procurement departments. You will leverage an existing network in orthopaedics and healthcare to drive business growth.

The ideal candidate has proven sales experience in medical devices or healthcare, strong negotiation and relationship-building skills, and willingness to travel within the region.

Qualifications

• Proven sales experience (medical devices, pharmaceuticals, or healthcare sales preferred).
• Strong network within orthopaedics, trauma units, or hospitals (highly advantageous).
• Willingness to travel extensively within the assigned region.
• Valid driver’s license and own reliable vehicle.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage your own schedule.

Responsibilities

• Promote and sell orthopaedic trauma implants and related products to surgeons, hospitals, and clinics.
• Build and maintain relationships with orthopaedic surgeons, theatre staff, and procurement teams.
• Identify new business opportunities and grow market share within the assigned territory.
• Attend theatre cases and provide product support where required.
• Conduct product presentations, demonstrations, and training sessions.
• Achieve monthly and quarterly sales targets.
• Maintain accurate sales records, forecasts, and client reports.
• Provide market feedback and competitor insights to management.
• Ensure compliance with healthcare regulations and company policies.
• Support tender processes and hospital vendor registrations.

Skills

Sales experience

Networking

Negotiation

Closing skills

Communication

Independent work

Driver's license

Education

Diploma/Degree in Sales, Business, Biomedical, or related field

Job description

Independent Sales Agent - Orthopaedic Trauma Implants | Cape Town

Cape Town, South Africa | Posted on 10/28/2026

Our client areputable and specialised medical distribution company supplying high-qualityorthopaedic trauma implants and surgical solutions to private and publichospitals, orthopaedic surgeons, and healthcare institutions across SouthAfrica. They are expanding their footprint and seeking driven independent sales professionals with a strong network in the orthopaedic and trauma space.

Job Summary

We are looking for a results-driven Independent Sales Representative to promote and sell orthopaedic trauma implants to hospitals, surgeons, and procurement departments. The idealcandidate will have experience in medical device sales or a strong understandingof the orthopaedic/trauma environment, with the ability to build and maintainlong-term client relationships in a clinical setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Promote andsell orthopaedic trauma implants and related products to surgeons, hospitals,and clinics
• Build andmaintain relationships with orthopaedic surgeons, theatre staff, andprocurement teams
• Identifynew business opportunities and grow market share within the assigned territory
• Attendtheatre cases and provide product support where required
• Conductproduct presentations, demonstrations, and training sessions
• Achievemonthly and quarterly sales targets
• Maintainaccurate sales records, forecasts, and client reports
• Providemarket feedback and competitor insights to management
• Ensurecompliance with healthcare regulations and company policies
• Supporttender processes and hospital vendor registrations

Requirements

• Provensales experience (medical devices, pharmaceuticals, or healthcare salespreferred)
• Strongnetwork within orthopaedics, trauma units, or hospitals (highly advantageous)
• Validdriver’s licence and own reliable vehicle
• Willingnessto travel extensively within the assigned region
• Strongnegotiation and closing skills
• Excellentcommunication and interpersonal skills
• Ability towork independently and manage your own schedule

Preferred Experience (Advantageous)

• Experience selling orthopaedic trauma implants or surgical products
• Clinical/theatreexperience or exposure to surgical environments
• Diploma/Degreein Sales, Business, Biomedical, or related field
• Existingrelationships with orthopaedic surgeons and hospital groups
• Knowledgeof hospital procurement processes and medical device regulations
• Entrepreneurialmind-set and self-motivation
• Strongrelationship-building and networking ability
• High levelof professionalism in clinical environments
• Results-drivenwith a strong focus on achieving targets
• Problem-solvingand solution-oriented approach
• Ability tohandle pressure in a fast-paced medical sales environment
• Competitivecommission on all confirmed sales
• Tieredcommission incentives based on performance
• Opportunityfor exclusive territory allocation (based on performance)
• Additionalincentives for key account growth and new client acquisition