Sales Trainee/Intern

Faurecia South Africa; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Faurecia South Africa is seeking a Sales Graduate in Uitenhage to support the Sales team with portfolio development and customer offers. You will work within the Sales Organisation of the assigned CBU, handling pricing, negotiations and contract guidance to ensure timely and competitive responses.

The role emphasizes understanding cost structures, tooling impacts, and the management of commercial changes, while aligning with division targets and local economic conditions.

Qualifications

• Integrated within the Sales Organisation of a given Customer Business Unit (CBU), the Sales Engineer graduate is responsible for the Sales development of the assigned portfolio within a division/region.
• Prepare the commercial offers with costing, pricing, and the negotiation path to convince the customer.
• Understand and apply guidelines proposed by the hierarchy regarding contractual management.

Responsibilities

• Prepare commercial offers to respond promptly to customer requests.
• Advance and negotiate commercial answers to Engineering Change Requests (ECRs).
• Follow local economics, productivity proposals, and Sales Administration guidelines and processes.

Job description

Job Description

Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Job Title: Sales Graduate

Location: Uitenhage

Department: Sales

Closing date of applications: 16 September 2026

Main purpose of the role:

Integrated within the Sales Organisation of a given Customer Business Unit (“CBU”), the Sales Engineer graduate is responsible for the Sales development of the assigned portfolio of products, for a delimited perimeter (Program, Serial Life, Acquisitions) within a Division / Region.

Essential responsibilities and duties:

As a Sales graduate, your main responsibilities are as follow:

• Prepare the commercial offers to answer on due time to the Customer requests:
  • Get a good understanding of the costing files
  • Propose and get validated the targeted pricing and the negotiation path / tactics to convince the customer
  • Formalize the offer with the appropriate wording
  • Understand and apply the guidelines proposed by the hierarchy regarding contractual management
• Serial Life:
  • Prepare and negotiate the commercial answers to the customer ECRs
  • “Engineering Changes Requests”
  • Detailed understanding of piece price, tooling and D&D impact
  • Follow the Variable Cost Margin of the products
  • Prepare and follow commercial productivity proposals
  • Understanding and commercial management of local economics (inflation, exchange rate)
  • Understanding and rigorous implementation of the Sales Administration guidelines & processes (purchase orders, invoices, terms of