Sales Engineer (Power Generation)

Location: Mpumalanga, South Africa; regional travel and on-site installation support required.

Company

John Crane, a business of hirify.global, provides mission-critical flow control products and reliability solutions for energy and process industries.

What you will do

• Develop and execute short-, medium-, and long-term sales strategies for the power generation sector.
• Build OEM alliances, manage key accounts, and maintain customer and regional commercial relationships.
• Prepare sales plans, forecasts, budgets, tenders, technical proposals, and customer reports.
• Coordinate orders, customer support, payment issue resolution, and installation activities with customers, OEMs, and internal teams.
• Provide technical support, including root cause analysis, failure mode assessment, recommendations, and reporting.
• Promote mechanical seals, couplings, filtration systems, and reliability services while identifying upgrade opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a similar field.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in engineering and technical sales, preferably in power generation, energy, or industrial equipment.
• Strong understanding of power generation systems, including generators, turbines, alternators, switchgear, and control systems.
• Experience with OEM equipment, rotating machinery, maintenance solutions, tendering, technical proposals, and industrial project execution.
• Understanding of complex commercial agreements and contracts; NEC3 negotiation experience is advantageous.
• Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel regionally.

Nice to have

• Postgraduate qualification in Business Management or Sales and Marketing.
• Knowledge of energy efficiency, renewable integration, grid synchronization, and IEC, ISO, API, or NEMA standards.
• Strong knowledge of the John Crane product portfolio.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within a multinational and multicultural environment spanning more than 50 countries.
• Inclusive culture supported by employee resource groups for veterans, LGBTQ+ colleagues, Black employees, women, and neurodiverse employees.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Recognition through the annual Smiths Excellence Awards and Smiths Day celebration.