External Sales Consultant (Paint & Coatings)
Elchemie Recruitment • Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA
21 hours ago
Job description
Job Title: External Sales Consultant (Paint and Coatings)
Location: East Rand Gauteng
Industry: Paint/Coatings Manufacturing
Type: Permanent Environment: Field, Client site and Office and trade counter environment within a manufacturing site.
About the Role
The External Sales Consultant is responsible for developing new business, maintaining existing client relationships, and generating sales by meeting customers in the field.
What you’ll be doing
- New Business Development
- Client visits
- Relationship Management
- Sales presentations and quotations
- Achieving sales targetsNegotiations
- Order management
- Market research
- Lead generation and follow up
- Technical/product support
- Relative required administration duties
What you’ll need
- Matric / Grade 12; relevant sales or business administration qualification advantageous
- 2–5 years’ external sales, in paint/coatings a must have
- Experience processing orders on an ERP system; SAP Business One advantageous
- Fluent, professional English on the phone and in writing; additional South African languages advantageous.
- Product knowledge of paints and coatings
- Accuracy under pressure
- Microsoft Excel and Outlook proficiency
- Customer-first temperament
- Direct, clear communication
- Integrity and confidentiality
What is in it for you?
- Market related remuneration with reputable paint and coatings manufacturing company
A Few Things to Know
- Field and client visit and Office and trade counter environment within a manufacturing site.
- Standard hours Monday to Friday, 07:30–16:30.
- Occasional overtime at month-end or during peak demand, included in the cost-to-company package
- Predominantly client facing occasional assistance in the dispatch area.
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