Sales Specialist

Hexing Electrical South Africa (Pty) LTD; Midrand; Remote; ZAR 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company specializing in smart metering solutions is looking for a motivated Sales Representative to drive sales in the Southern Region. The successful candidate will leverage their technical sales background to forge relationships with clients and expand market opportunities for cutting-edge metering products.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in technical sales in metering, energy, or electrical distribution.
• Strong knowledge of smart metering, prepayment systems, and switchgear required.
• Demonstrated ability to work unsupervised with sales targets.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sales strategies for smart metering products.
• Build relationships with utilities, contractors, and distributors.
• Provide after-sales support for customer satisfaction.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Relationship-building

Self-driven

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Degree in Sales/Marketing or related field

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Sales Representative for Electrical Meters (Southern Region)

Location: Eastern Cape, Western Cape or Kwazulu-Natal (Remote working)

Salary: Negotiable

Department: Sales

Working Hours: 08h30 – 17h30

Report to: Sales Director

Job Objective:

We are seeking a motivated Sales Representative to promote and sell our range of smart meters, prepayment metering solutions, AMI systems and switchgear products. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical sales background in the energy or utility sector, with the ability to build relationships with clients, identify new business opportunities, and drive revenue growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute sales strategies to meet revenue targets for smart metering, prepayment, and switchgear products.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with utility companies, contractors, and distributors.
• Conduct product presentations, demonstrations, and technical discussions with potential clients.
• Identify new business opportunities and market trends to expand customer base.
• Collaborate with technical and marketing teams to tailor solutions to client needs.
• Prepare sales proposals, negotiate contracts, and close deals.
• Take the lead on public utility tenders with the support of Head Office technical and commercial teams
• Provide after-sales support to ensure customer satisfaction and repeat business.

Qualification

Degree in Electrical Engineering/ Sales/ Marketing or related field.

Knowledge and Experience

• Proven experience in technical sales, preferably in metering, energy, or electrical distribution.
• Strong knowledge of smart metering, prepayment systems, and switchgear is a requirement.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Self-driven with the ability to work independently and meet sales targets.
• Willingness to travel as needed.
• Proven experience in meeting or exceeding sales targets
• Key relationships with private and public utilities, municipalities and end-users will be key to attaining this role.
• The candidate is to demonstrate their ability to work unsupervised as this is a remote role with Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) being coverage and customer visits and revenue generation