Sales Engineer at Alfa Laval

Job description

RESPONSIBILITIES:

East African countries that fall under the Alfa Laval South Africa’s scope of responsibility

• Implement and achieve the sales and marketing strategy
• Implementation of strategies into specific sales activities
• Carry out price segmentation of the target market
• Utilise all the tools provided by Alfa Laval for reporting
• Promote AL products and services in order to increase customer share as well as market share
• Responsible for growing the Sales volumes in the agreed segment/region, whilst also promoting the companies complete range
• of products
• Participate in company projects of diverse character
• To assist with providing necessary reports in an accurate and timely manner
• Being professional in interacting with customers
• Drive, implement and live by our DNA values in your role as a Sales Engineer
• Customer visits in the region on a regular basis

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor Degree Engineering
• A proven track record in an engineering sales environment,including process knowledge preferably in the food sector.
• Technical Sales Experience.
• Numerical skills, mastering Excel and Database Management.
• Good communication & negotiation skills. Express verbal and written ideas effectively to all levels of people.
• Be able to travel, visit customers in the region on a continuous Basis.
• Customer service oriented.
• High Integrity.
• Business acumen.

SOME OF YOUR COMPETENCIES:

• Creative and inspiring
• Commercially oriented
• Outgoing sales orientation
• Proactive, Self-starter, decisive and hands-on
• Team oriented
• Capable of investigating potential for sales across the region.
• Ability to work under pressure