Sales Representative
Objective Personnel · Kempton Park, Gauteng
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Sales Representative Duties & Responsibilities
Qualification
- Matric / Senior Certificate
- Relevant qualification
Requirements
- Experience with truck parts OR a sound working understanding of the automotive/auto-electrical industry is a must.
- Minimum 3 to 5 years Sales experience with technical background.
- Proven field sales, account management or business development experience, preferably selling technical products or services.
- Confident speaking to workshop foremen and fleet managers about vehicle components, ECUs, electronic modules and repair-versus-replace options.
- Valid driver's licence; comfortable travelling, planning independent call cycles, following targets and recording activity in a CRM (Odoo an advantage).
- Marketing duties - lead generation only
- Support prospecting with simple Odoo email campaigns and social posts that generate enquiries; log and follow up each lead. Brand design, website management and campaign strategy are outside this position. Field sales remains the priority.
Duties
- New business and prospecting.
- Identify and approach new customers through structured call cycles, cold calls and site visits; qualify opportunities and book follow-ups.
- Customer visits and account care.
- Build long-term relationships with workshops, fleets and businesses in logistics, construction, agriculture and mining.
- Technical discussions and handover.
- Understand each customer's parts and repair needs; pass accurate details to Internal Sales for quoting and the workshop for assessment.
- CRM and pipeline ownership. Keep leads, customer visits, opportunities and next actions up to date in ODOO so every account can be followed through.
- Market insight and collaboration. Share customer needs, competitor feedback and pricing pressures with management; work closely with Internal Sales and workshop teams.
Package & Remuneration
R 15 000 - 25 000 / Commission / Basic salary dependent on ex - Monthly