External Sales Representative

Recruiter

The Recruitment Pig

Job Ref

JHB000198/TG

Date posted

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Location

Durban, South Africa

Salary

20000 Monthly

SUMMARY

Exciting Sales Opportunity -Industrial Automation

Job Title

External Sales Representative

Location

Durban Branch

Basic Salary

Competitive Monthly Basic Salary (Negotiable depending on experience)

Commission

Uncapped Performance-Based Incentives and Lucrative Commission Structure

THE OPPORTUNITY

Are you a driven sales professional hungry for a lucrative new challenge? This field-based role offers massive autonomy to conquer fresh territory. You will own the full sales cycle and maximize your earning potential. Stop managing static accounts and start driving true solution-based growth. We reward raw commercial hunger with highly competitive, uncapped incentives. Take control of your career pipeline with an elite engineering portfolio. This is the high-performance breakthrough opportunity you have been looking for.

POSITION INFO

THE COMPANY Our client is a fast-growing force in the industrial automation sector. They represent an industry leader with bright prospects across South Africa. The company imports and distributes premium electromechanical and linear motion systems. They are heavily positioned to service high-growth engineering and automotive markets. This business delivers high-precision solutions that drastically improve client manufacturing performance. Joining this dynamic team provides a great place to accelerate your career. Capitalize on their strong market trajectory and expanding national branch network. THE MISSION Your mission is to hunt, secure, and dominate regional industrial accounts. You will actively open new business avenues with high-value OEMs. Present engineered value pitches directly to technical specifiers and decision-makers. Build a rapid pipeline using Salesforce CRM to track your victories. Collaborate closely with internal technical squads to deliver flawless client proposals. Exceed monthly branch sales targets and aggressively capture local market share. Convert complex engineering challenges into long-term, highly profitable supply contracts. WHO ARE YOU? You are a resilient, self-managing sales hunter with fierce commercial drive. You possess a strong technical aptitude for mechanical or automated technologies. Closing complex, solution-based business-to-business deals is your proven track record. Developing rapid trust and absolute consistency with new relationships is effortless. You navigate field territory independently and thrive on daily customer face-time. A valid driver's license and total willingness to travel are non-negotiable. You refuse to settle for average performance and chase elite targets.