Technical Sales Representative

Staff Unlimited Recruitment; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the food technology sector is seeking a Technical Sales Representative based in Johannesburg. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Food Science and a strong ability to communicate and build relationships. Responsibilities include product promotions, client training, and advisory services to enhance client satisfaction and business growth.

Qualifications

• Degree in Food Science or equivalent required.
• Driver’s License necessary.
• Strong communication and relationship building skills.

Responsibilities

• Promote and sell products to clients.
• Conduct product application trials and customer training.
• Offer technical advisory services to clients.

Skills

Communication

Relationship building

Attention to detail

Self-motivation

Mechanical aptitude

Quality orientation

Resilience

Education

Degree in Food Science or equivalent

Job description

Our client is seeking a Technical Sales Representative to join their team, based in Gauteng.

The main purpose of this role is to promote and sell the company's products and services to existing and potential

clients.

Minimum Requirements : -

• Degree in Food Science or equivalent
• Driver’s License
• Ability to take initiative
• Communication and Relationship building ability
• Professionalism and reliability / strong work ethic
• Willingness to travel
• Quality orientation / attention to detail
• Resilience, energy, self- motivation
• Mechanical aptitude

Duties : -

• Product Application trials - trials on new products and development of products and new markets
• Customer training - customer service value added technical advisory services
• Testing and evaluation of products as required by clients (on site)
• New product development for Butchers and large factories that may be required in order to generate new

markets

• General customer service value adds and advisory technical services and back up to clients in liaison with

Senior Food Technologist

• Technical advisory services to butchers (this includes consulting on product quality, production capacities

and efficiencies, implementation of quality control / assurance systems) in order to increase production

output and shelf of products

• Researching potential new markets for potential new business, analysing and reporting on sales leads

linked to client

Email your CV + supporting documentation to [e-mail] . If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks, consider your application unsuccessful.