Sales Consultant

Balazs; Alberton; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Liquide in Alrode, Gauteng seeks a Sales Consultant to build high-impact partnerships with industrial clients. You will manage accounts on-site, drive cross-selling initiatives, and align commercial strategy with customer needs. The role emphasizes relationship management and field-based engagement.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years in gas or related sales, strong negotiation skills, and the ability to work autonomously while developing new business and maintaining customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years minimum sales experience in gas or related industry.
• Strong negotiation and account management skills.
• Ability to operate autonomously and prospect new customers.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead partnerships with key industrial clients.
• Identify opportunities and set up meetings with stakeholders.
• Conduct cylinder audits and monitor customer satisfaction.
• Negotiate pricing and contracts to ensure profitability.

Skills

Relationship management

Cold calling

Negotiation

Account management

Sales strategy

Education

Degree/Diploma in Sales/Marketing or Engineering

Job description

Sales Consultant page is loaded## Sales Consultantlocations: South Africa, Alrode, Albertontime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todaytime left to apply: End Date: September 25, 2026 (7 days left to apply)job requisition id: R10098197As a Sales Consultant at Air Liquide, you will build and lead high-impact partnerships with key industrial clients, acting as a trusted advisor to ensure they maximize the full strategic value and return on investment of our world-class gas and service solutions. In this dynamic, high-visibility role, you will combine hands-on relationship management with commercial strategy, engaging directly with customer teams on-site, understanding their evolving operational needs, and driving account growth through targeted cross-selling and up-selling initiatives.* Identifying opportunities and setting up meetings with other divisions and/ or stakeholders in current Customer accounts.* Acting as a strategic advisor to all appropriate stakeholders within a customer account through continued research and detailed analysis to understand and anticipate Customer needs.* Follow up and monitor customer queries and complaints through effective interdepartmental communication to ensure timeous resolution.* Conducting and performing Cylinder Audits, report on Customer Satisfaction Surveys, recording near misses and tracking and assisting with collection of customer payments within defined payment window (Debtor Days).* Establish open communication channels between the Customer and relevant departments within Air Liquide to ensure customer satisfaction, prospecting on a consistent basis through cold calling, customer referrals and networking to obtain appointments with appropriate stakeholders and conduct effective preparation for appointments and engaging in continuous research on: Customer needs, current market position, Industry opportunities and challenges.* Following the Air Liquide sales engagement process in all interactions, including both telephonic and face-to-face meetings, Setting-up and executing meetings with prospective Customers to diagnose needs, create value and present solution offerings. Negotiating competitive pricing structures and contracts that ensures profitability for Air Liquide and effective service delivery to Customers.* Construct financial agreements (Profit and Loss) and diagnostic findings on customer needs (Defining Customer Needs) for internal approval, communicate and negotiating price increases timeously and effectively to Customers, contributing to monthly sales related reports.* Reporting on contributor activity and information, Tracking sales performance against targets, engaging in consistent research to build a thorough knowledge and munderstanding of territory, current industry, market and competitor trends and developments.* Monitor and research development and changes in assigned territories, engage in continuous learnings to exhibit a thorough understanding of Air Liquide products and solutions.## \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_##**Educational requirements*** Degree/Diploma in Sales and Marketing or Engineering* Valid driver's license**Experience*** 3-5 years minimum sales experience in gas or related industry**Knowledge and Know-how specific to the job*** Operate autonomously* Strategic prospecting through cold calling, referrals and networking* Knowledge of a consultative and diagnostic sales process in a B2B sales environment with long sales cycles* Business acumen including knowledge of business sectors, current market and industry status* New business development* Account management and post-sale relationship management* Strong negotiation skills**Our Differences make our Performance**At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health.Through the passion and diversity of its people, Air Liquide leverages energy and environment transition, changes in healthcare and digitization, and delivers greater value to all its stakeholders.Join us for a stimulating experience: you'll find a world of learning and development opportunities where inventiveness is at the heart of what we do, in an open, collaborative and respectful environment.****Discover what your professional journey at Air Liquide could be** **!****We want to ensure a safe experience for everyone interested in joining Air Liquide. 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