Technical Sales Representative

Time Personnel; Germiston; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Time Personnel in Germiston is seeking a hands-on Technical Sales Representative to bridge our fastening range with engineers, fabricators and procurement teams — ensuring production runs smoothly.

You will go beyond order-taking, understanding each customer’s application, recommending the right product, material and setting solution, and backing advice with real technical knowledge. Field visits and KPI-driven targets are part of the role.

Qualifications

• Matric or equivalent qualification.
• 3-5 years’ experience in similar role.
• Valid South African driver’s license and own reliable vehicle.
• Proactive and driven to find new business.
• Comfortable prospecting, cold calling and approaching new customers.
• Confident visiting factories, workshops and industrial customers.
• Technically minded and comfortable with tools and equipment.
• Strong at building and maintaining customer relationships.
• Self-motivated and able to manage own time and customer base.
• Target-driven and commercially minded.
• Strong communicator who follows through on commitments.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new business opportunities within the industrial, manufacturing and engineering sectors.
• Conduct proactive prospecting, cold calling and customer outreach to generate new sales opportunities.
• Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with new and existing customers.
• Conduct regular customer visits to factories, workshops and industrial sites to understand customer requirements and identify opportunities.
• Assess customer applications and recommend appropriate products, riveting tools, equipment and technical solutions.
• Develop a thorough understanding of the company’s product range and provide customers with accurate product information and advice.
• Demonstrate products and equipment to customers and provide guidance on correct usage and applications.
• Assist customers with basic technical queries and troubleshoot product or equipment-related issues where required.
• Prepare and follow up on quotations, enquiries and sales opportunities through to completion.
• Maintain accurate customer records, sales activities and pipeline information.
• Monitor and manage a portfolio of existing customers while continuously developing new business.
• Keep up to date with industry developments, competitor activity, customer needs and new product offerings.
• Achieve agreed sales targets, budgets and key performance indicators.
• Attend customer meetings, trade shows, exhibitions and industry-related events where required.
• Provide regular feedback to management regarding market opportunities, customer requirements, competitor activity and potential new business.

Skills

Proactive

Building relationships

Cold calling

Technical mindset

Time management

Field visits

Education

Matric or equivalent

Tools

Riveting tools

Job description

Technical Sales Representative job vacancy in Germiston.

Our client, based in Germiston, is seeking a hands-on Technical Sales Representative to join their established team. You will be the link between their fastening range and the engineers, fabricators, and procurement teams who rely on it to keep production running.

You willl go beyond order-taking. You’ll take the time to understand each customer’s application, recommend the right product, material, and setting solution, and back your advice with real technical knowledge.

Requirements:

• Matric, or equivalent qualification
• 3-5 years’ experience in similar role
• A valid South African driver’s licence and own reliable vehicle
• Proactive and genuinely driven to find new business
• Comfortable prospecting, cold calling and approaching new customers
• Confident visiting factories, workshops and industrial customers
• Technically minded and comfortable working with tools and equipment
• Strong at building and maintaining customer relationships
• Self-motivated and able to manage their own time and customer base
• Target-driven and commercially minded
• A strong communicator who follows through on commitments

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Identify and develop new business opportunities within the industrial, manufacturing and engineering sectors
• Conduct proactive prospecting, cold calling and customer outreach to generate new sales opportunities.
• Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with new and existing customers.
• Conduct regular customer visits to factories, workshops and industrial sites to understand customer requirements and identify opportunities.
• Assess customer applications and recommend appropriate products, riveting tools, equipment and technical solutions.
• Develop a thorough understanding of the company’s product range and provide customers with accurate product information and advice.
• Demonstrate products and equipment to customers and provide guidance on correct usage and applications.
• Assist customers with basic technical queries and troubleshoot product or equipment-related issues where required.
• Prepare and follow up on quotations, enquiries and sales opportunities through to completion.
• Maintain accurate customer records, sales activities and pipeline information.
• Monitor and manage a portfolio of existing customers while continuously developing new business.
• Keep up to date with industry developments, competitor activity, customer needs and new product offerings.
• Achieve agreed sales targets, budgets and key performance indicators.
• Attend customer meetings, trade shows, exhibitions and industry-related events where required.
• Provide regular feedback to management regarding market opportunities, customer requirements, competitor activity and potential new business.