Responsibilities
- Technical selling, consultation and support of customers and in respect of the company’s PV products and systems in both – commercial and residential markets
- Acquisition and development of new customers in Gauteng and surrounding provinces and countries
- Responsible for contractual negotiations as well as the conclusion of contracts
- Responsible for reaching sales and profit targets
- Preparation of Quotations, Client Follow Up, Product and Stock Consulting and Order Confirmation to Clients
- Management of the IBC Johannesburg Team
- Active support of sales staff in the preparation of sales offers in respect of technical and other aspects
- Organisation and commencement or regular technical product and system trainings with clients where new products are introduced or system configurations and commissioning are shown
- Gaining internal knowledge about new products or updates and changes. Internal processing and presentation in the company’s knowledgebase and training of colleagues
- Analyses and Assessment of market and customer requirements for new products and solutions
- Cooperation and collaboration with the interna Technical Application Engineers
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or Economics is an asset
- Knowledge and experience in the solar field is a necessity
- Minimum 3 years technical experience in the solar industry, preferably as technical sales
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills required
- Outstanding skillset in the interaction with and servicing of customers, as well as the ability to present and negotiate therein
- Excellent Afrikaans and English skills
- Willingness to work in a fast-paced, customer facing environment
- Ability to organize, prioritize and effectively multi-task daily and meet deadlines
- Assertive, confident and clear communicator – via e-mail, phone and face-to-face
- Highly proficient with desktop applications such as Adobe Acrobat Professional, MS Office, and Internet
- Explorer including an ability to learn new IT systems
- Frequent travel within the region
- Must have valid state driver’s license
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Attractive vacation arrangements
- Career path opportunities for top performers in a growing industry
Our client is a leading global solutions and services provider for photovoltaics and energy storage. Since 1982 the family-owned and operated company group offers complete solutions for power production and storage from solar energy. They provided their clients with the entire spectrum, from planning, designing, distribution and services up to the turnkey supply of photovoltaic installations in certain markets.
The company’s subsidiary in Cape Town has been operating in South Africa since 2017. The scope of the local business activities is being an integrated solar systems and services provider by distributing PV system and storage solutions and components to an installer network in Southern Africa with a high service level.
For supporting our growing business, we are looking for a Supply Chain & Sales Administrator reporting to our Office Manager in Cape Town.