MSOL Sales Consultant (Measurement Solutions)
Location: Cape Town Salary: R600,000 – R900,000 per annum + Performance Bonus + Company Vehicle + Fuel Card
About the Opportunity
An Instrumentation is seeking a technically minded Technical Sales Representative to join its Cape Town team. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated sales professional to develop business within the measurement and instrumentation market by providing consultative technical solutions to customers across a range of process industries.
The successful candidate will be responsible for building long-term customer relationships, identifying new business opportunities, promoting measurement solutions, and supporting customers throughout the sales process while working closely with engineering and service teams.
Minimum Requirements
Grade 12.
N3 qualification (minimum), preferably with Process Instrumentation.
N6 qualification will be advantageous.
Instrumentation Trade Test will be highly advantageous.
Minimum of two years' experience within the instrumentation, automation, or process control industry.
Previous technical sales experience will be advantageous.
Knowledge of process plants and industrial operations is advantageous.
Valid driver's licence.
Proficient in Microsoft Office and CRM systems.
Key Responsibilities
Develop new business opportunities and expand existing customer accounts.
Conduct face-to-face consultative sales visits and technical presentations.
Promote measurement and process instrumentation solutions across various industries.
Maintain and update CRM with customer activities, sales opportunities, forecasts, and account plans.
Execute sales strategies to achieve revenue and profitability targets.
Gather process and application data required for equipment sizing and solution development.
Work closely with engineering and technical support teams to provide customised customer solutions.
Prepare quotations and follow up on all sales opportunities.
Record win/loss analysis and market intelligence within the CRM system.
Deliver excellent after-sales support and maintain long-term customer relationships.
Conduct site visits, plant surveys, and site walk-downs to identify opportunities.
Promote service, repair, maintenance, and lifecycle solutions.
Maintain accurate records of customer shutdowns, maintenance schedules, and turnaround projects.
Develop relationships with key decision-makers and identify future project opportunities.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a proactive technical sales professional with experience in process instrumentation, industrial automation, measurement technology, or process control solutions. You enjoy engaging with customers, identifying technical solutions, and building lasting business relationships within industrial environments.
Remuneration & Benefits
R600,000 – R900,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
Performance-based bonus
Company vehicle
Fuel card
Pension and medical benefits (where applicable)
Ongoing technical and product training
Career development opportunities within a leading industrial technology business