External Sales (Electrical Engineer)

 External Sales (Electrical Engineer)

📍 Roodepoort, Gauteng

Job Overview

Our client is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer with strong external sales experience to join their team in Roodepoort. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving business development, maintaining client relationships, and providing technical solutions to customers within the electrical infrastructure and industrial sectors.
This role requires a technically skilled professional with the ability to combine engineering expertise with commercial sales capability.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new business opportunities within the electrical and industrial sectors.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients across mining, rail, power, and manufacturing industries.
• Provide technical sales support and electrical engineering solutions to meet client requirements.
• Prepare technical proposals, quotations, and tender documentation.
• Conduct client visits, site meetings, and technical presentations.
• Work closely with internal engineering and technical teams to ensure appropriate product and solution delivery.
• Monitor market trends, competitor activities, and emerging technologies.
• Achieve sales targets while maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction.

Industry Background (Essential)

Candidates should come from companies operating in one or more of the following sectors:
Electrical / Power Equipment

• Switchgear manufacturers
• Protection relay companies
• Electrical component suppliers

Industrial Electrical Sales

• Companies supplying electrical equipment into mining, rail, power generation, utilities, or manufacturing sectors.

Candidates should ideally have experience in:

• Electrical engineering or application engineering roles
• Technical sales or business development within industrial electrical markets

Minimum Qualifications

• BEng / BEngTech / BTech in Electrical Engineering
  OR
• National Diploma in Electrical Engineering with strong relevant industry experience.

Key Skills & Competencies

• Strong technical knowledge of electrical equipment and infrastructure
• Proven external sales / business development experience
• Ability to translate technical solutions into commercial opportunities
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills
• Strong problem-solving and negotiation abilities
• Self-driven and results-oriented