Technical Sales Engineer

Henkel; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 700,000 - 950,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours & hybrid work

Work from anywhere up to 30 days/year

Global growth opportunities

Wellbeing programs

Annual 1 month bonus

Job summary

Henkel is seeking a sales-focused professional to drive growth in the mining sector. You will communicate product features effectively, build sustainable client relationships, and manage the end-to-end sales process from prospecting to closing.

Ideal candidates will have 3+ years of industrial or mining sales experience, a strong technical sales background, and a BTech in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering.

Qualifications

• Exceptional sales skills with ability to close deals.
• Strong communication and negotiation capabilities.
• Good commercial sense and client management skills.
• Experience collaborating with internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Achieving or exceeding sales targets.
• Demonstrate understanding of Henkel products to communicate features and benefits to clients.
• Cultivate sustainable client relationships and tailor solutions to client needs.
• Prepare sales presentations and address client concerns to close sales.
• Manage entire sales process from prospecting to closing.
• Maintain accurate CRM records and collaborate with finance on receivables.
• Mining sector experience in gold and/or coal is advantageous.

Skills

Sales skills

Negotiation

Commercial acumen

Communication

Problem solving

Collaboration

Education

BTech Mechanical or Chemical Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Job description

About this Position

Demonstrate a clear understanding of the company's products to effectively communicate their features and benefits to potential clients

What you´ll do

• Achieving or exceeding sales targets
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of the company's products to effectivelycommunicate their features and benefits to potential clients
• Cultivate sustainable relationships with clients to understand their needs and providesolutions specific to their needs
• Compile sales presentations to showcase products or services addressing client concernsand objections to close salesmanagement of the entire sales process, from prospecting to closing a sale
• Keeping accurate day to day records in the CRM systemNeeds to demonstrate the ability to analyze situations critically
• Working closely with finance to ensure receivables are up to dateGold and/or coal mining experience technically and commercially will be an advantage

What makes you a good fit

• Exceptional sales skills, including negotiation skills to close deals
• MS Office skills
• Commercial acumen
• Good Communication
• Problem solving ability to resolve any customer queries timeouslyAbility to collaborate with internal stake holders
• BTech Mechanical or Chemical Engineering3+ years of industrial or mining sales experience
• Strong technical sales background

Some perks of joining Henkel

• Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model, and work from anywhere policy for up to 30 days per year
• Diverse national and international growth opportunities
• Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
• Annual 1 month bonus

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We look for a diverse team of individuals who possess different backgrounds, experiences, personalities and mindsets.