Job Summary
Are you a technical expert with a passion for high-performance materials and strategic business growth? A leading force in the Southern African steel industry is seeking a seasoned professional to bridge the gap between heavy engineering and commercial excellence.
This is a senior-level role designed for a specialist who understands that selling hard-wearing solutions requires more than just a pitch—it requires a deep understanding of structural integrity and material longevity.
Core Responsibilities
As a Specialist in this niche sector, you will drive market expansion by providing high-level technical support and strategic sales engineering.
Market Development: Identify and penetrate new business opportunities within the mining, construction, and heavy manufacturing sectors.
Technical Consulting: Act as the primary technical advisor to clients, offering bespoke solutions for wear-resistant applications.
Project Engineering: Oversee the lifecycle of technical proposals, ensuring material specifications align perfectly with operational demands.
Relationship Management: Build and maintain high-level relationships with key stakeholders, engineers, and procurement heads.
Strategic Analysis: Monitor industry trends and competitor activity to maintain the firm's competitive edge in the plate market.
Requirements & Qualifications
Qualification: A University Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Metallurgy is essential.
Experience: Minimum of 8–10 years in a technical sales or business development role specifically within the steel or heavy industrial sector.
Technical Knowledge: Comprehensive understanding of abrasion-resistant (AR) steel, quenching and tempering processes, and material wear patterns.
Skills: Proven ability to negotiate high-value contracts and present complex technical data to non-technical decision-makers.
NB: Candidates must have an established network within the heavy industrial sector and a track record of meeting ambitious growth targets.
Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.
Contact Hire Resolve for your next career-changing move.
Apply for this role today, contact Thomas Stacey at Hire Resolve or on LinkedIn. You can also visit the Hire Resolve website: hireresolve.us or email us your CV: Manufacturing@hireresolve.za.com
About
Specialists in Civil, Structural, Mechanical Engineering, Information Technology, Mining, Manufacturing and Finance Careers! Hire Resolve is one of the larger and more agile South African recruitment companies that focus on placing professionals and skilled people in permanent employment and contract employment. We prefer and focus on working with top quality professionals and candidates in South Africa and Africa. Hire Resolve has successfully placed Engineering, Mining, IT, Manufacturing and Finance professionals with top firms across the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu Natal, Gauteng and in Africa. Hire Resolve has assisted candidates to find jobs at over 100 JSE listed companies of which many are global companies with offices and operations in South Africa and Africa. It is for this reason that we are well respected in the industries we operate in and in the recruitment industry.
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