Regional Sales Leader — Industrial Energy Solutions

Venogy Talent; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Venogy Talent is seeking a Sales Lead to drive regional growth for performance-based energy projects in Sub-Saharan Africa’s mining and heavy industrial sector. This role sits at the crossroads of commercial leadership, technical insight, and strategic relationship building, managing long sales cycles with senior stakeholders.

The position focuses on developing regional strategy, leading end-to-end sales, and collaborating with engineering and finance teams to deliver credible proposals and

Qualifications

• Proven B2B sales experience in industrial/mining sectors.
• Experience selling complex engineering/tech solutions over long cycles.
• Ability to engage senior stakeholders and lead negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver a regional sales strategy for high-energy-use industrial clients across Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Manage the full sales journey – discovery, scoping, proposal development, negotiation, and contract completion.
• Build relationships with senior decision makers across engineering, finance, procurement and C-suite.
• Provide market intelligence on client needs and sector trends.
• Collaborate with internal technical and commercial teams to shape credible proposals and value cases.
• Sell solutions into mining clients across SSA.

Skills

B2B sales

Stakeholder engagement

Negotiation

Sales strategy

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

Venogy Talent is seeking a Sales Lead to drive regional growth for performance-based energy projects in Sub-Saharan Africa’s mining and heavy industrial sector. This role sits at the crossroads of commercial leadership, technical insight, and strategic relationship building, managing long sales cycles with senior stakeholders.

The position focuses on developing regional strategy, leading end-to-end sales, and collaborating with engineering and finance teams to deliver credible proposals and