Sales Engineer - Process Industrial

Location: South Africa; remote with extensive field travel across the designated territory

Company

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, part of hirify.global, manufactures peristaltic pumps and associated fluid technologies for life sciences and process industries.

What you will do

• Build and manage a sustainable pipeline by growing key customers and identifying new business opportunities across industrial process markets.
• Develop customer relationships through consultative sales, technical advice, troubleshooting, and proactive recommendations.
• Manage sales leads and inquiries, prepare tailored quotations, and ensure timely follow-up and forecasting.
• Conduct customer visits, product demonstrations, technical discussions, and exhibition activities across the territory.
• Research market, competitor, and industry trends and share insights with global colleagues.
• Coordinate workload across EMEA support functions and promote the full Watson-Marlow product range.

Requirements

• Mechanical, electrical, or related technical qualification at National Diploma/NQF6 level or higher.
• At least five years of technical sales experience in the industrial process sector, selling engineered or process equipment solutions.
• Proven record of developing new business and managing customer accounts in mining or related process industries.
• Strong entrepreneurial capability, commercial judgment, problem-solving skills, autonomy, and ability to work independently.
• Valid Code 8 driver’s licence and willingness to travel extensively across the designated territory.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Office and CRM systems.

Nice to have

• Experience with positive displacement pumps and broader process-industry applications.
• Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline.

Culture & Benefits

• Cooperative, supportive, and inclusive working environment.
• Flexible working arrangements and a generous holiday allowance.
• Three days of paid volunteering leave.
• Gender-neutral parental leave and 15 days of additional paid caregiver leave.
• Additional support for pregnancy loss, domestic abuse, and other personal circumstances.
• Ongoing professional development and growth opportunities.