Mining Drilling Equipment Rental Specialist

Permanent; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

N/A in Johannesburg is seeking a seasoned professional to lead and expand B2B sales for drilling instrumentation and rental solutions. You will leverage strong technical understanding to foster client relationships across mining and exploration sectors.

The role emphasizes achieving targets, managing rental assets, and coordinating fleet and asset lifecycle across multiple African regions. A strong network of contractors and procurement professionals is essential.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of dedicated B2B sales, account management or commercial experience within mining supply, drilling services or specialised industrial equipment rental.
• Proven experience carrying and achieving individual sales, revenue or utilisation targets.
• Experience working independently without relying on a sales team or direct reports to achieve targets.
• A demonstrated understanding of the equipment rental lifecycle, including asset availability, fleet allocation, equipment turnaround, replacements and damaged or lost equipment.
• Experience managing physical rental assets across multiple African countries and borders.
• Proven exposure to mining and exploration markets within regions such as SADC, West Africa and/or East Africa.
• An established network of relevant industry contacts, including drilling contractors, exploration managers, geologists and mining procurement professionals.

Responsibilities

• Driving fleet utilisation and rental revenue.
• Working with monthly rental rates, standby rates and service level agreements.
• Understanding temporary import and export requirements for high‑value technical equipment.
• Managing customer expectations during equipment failures and replacement situations.
• Identifying opportunities to upsell complementary drilling instrumentation and rental solutions.
• Maintaining disciplined CRM, pipeline and fleet utilisation reporting.

Skills

North Seeking Gyros

Drill Rig Alignment Systems

Electronic Multi-Shot (EMS) Tools

Core Orientation Tools

Diamond Core Drilling

Reverse Circulation (RC) Drilling

Directional Drilling

Sales targets

B2B sales experience

Education

Geology

Mining/Mechanical Engineering

Technical Trade

Job description

N/A in Johannesburg is seeking a seasoned professional to lead and expand B2B sales for drilling instrumentation and rental solutions. You will leverage strong technical understanding to foster client relationships across mining and exploration sectors.

The role emphasizes achieving targets, managing rental assets, and coordinating fleet and asset lifecycle across multiple African regions. A strong network of contractors and procurement professionals is essential.