Sales Engineer

Ensuring Chart’s Success…

Howden Africa Compressors & Turbines Division is looking for a Sales Engineer (based in Cape Town) to support and expand the customer base within the full aftermarket Compressor and Turbine portfolio from mainly sales perspective, achieving sales budgets and business driven margins. This role will be responsible for the development and promotion of the sale of Howden products and services to all new and existing territory customers and managing the Roots Blower agents.

What Your Day-to-Day Activities Will Be…

• Achieve bookings targets
• Pro-actively promote and sell Howden products and services by visiting customers on a regular and planned basis
• Maintain good records for territory, of its present and prospective customers. Also records relating to Howden competition and their activities
• Develop strong, long-term, business relationships with customers
• Prepare and present professional presentations to customers relating to Products and Services.
• Act as a single point of contact with customers to co-ordinate complex customer problems internal and external
• Provide advice/ assistance to credit and collection, marketing and completes sales
• Utilize Howden software/reporting systems. Responsible for all administration related to the sales function in order to meet agreed standards
• Negotiate and communicate with customer on equipment requirements, prices and commercial conditions verbally or in writing if required
• Communicate internally with various departments to ensure that they comply with client requirements.
• Determine how best to deploy all Howden resources in order to maximize bookings & profitability

Your Education Should Be…

• Degree or National diploma in Engineering / Sales

Your Professional Experience Should Be…

• A minimum of 5 years related experience
• Technical knowledge of Rotating Equipment, Reciprocating Compressors, Gas Compressor Engines & Turbines
• Knowledge of the application of above products at customer’s facilities
• Market knowledge and commercial understanding
• Computer Literate
• Intermediate knowledge in Microsoft Word, Excel and Projects
• 2 years technical sales experience in similar discipline.
• Customer facing experience essential.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.

Chart is an equal opportunity employer...

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