Job Description

Job Title: Business Development Engineer – East Africa

Industry: Oil and Gas, Food, Medical, Plastics, Waste Water

Gross Salary: USD 2500 – USD 3000

Location: The candidate will be required to work from a home office in Nairobi. Extensive travel to areas such as Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda and Europe.

Our client is a German company established over 50 years ago and is one of the world’s largest suppliers of vacuum pumps, liquid ring pumps and over pressure blowers.

They seek to hire a Business Development Engineer who will be tasked with setting up and growing sales of vacuum pumps and blowers. Grow service and repair sales

Key Responsibilities

• Identifying new prospects and cold calling on potential customers of vacuum pumps and systems.


• Setting and chasing ambitious sales targets.


• Calling on existing customers and maintaining relationships and growing the business with these customers.


• Completing your own quotations with assistance of the back office in Johannesburg.


• Submitting technical tenders on project opportunities.


• Generate service and repair sales for the company workshop.


• Position the company as a leading vacuum pump company in East Africa.


• Develop relationships with the key role players– i.e. Consultants, Contractors, Distributors and End users


• Ensure regular customer visitation, making sure budgets are achieved, Projects /Quotes followed up, ensuring overall service delivery to the various customers


• Drive positive customer service through appropriate attitude and action.


• Complete the required reports on time (weekly and monthly)


• Develop and implement strategies with the Africa sales team.


• On-site problem solving and product maintenance and repairs.


• Expand the product and service offering within the various segments,


• Assist with training of customers and colleagues.


• Regular presentations to customers


• Attendance and assisting at trade shows / exhibitions


• Achieve sales growth in line with the company approved budgets and targets

Qualifications and Requirements

• BSc Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Chemical Engineering or other tertiary education that is acceptable for the job.


• Minimum 7 years Extensive sales experience in selling a multinational brand into the industrial market sales experience in a technical field selling to engineers and technical customers


• Knowledge of Vacuum pumps and blowers and their applications is a plus.


• Experience selling to industries such as food, packaging, beverage, Oil & gas, medical, plastics, automotive is beneficial


• Candidates aged between 35years and 45 years are encouraged to apply


• Good presentations skills


• Must be able to work independently without constant supervision


• Results oriented and sales focused


• Work independently but interact well with the team in South Africa.

How to Apply

If you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualifications and experience; please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Business Development Engineer – East Africa) to jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke on or before 18th May 2022.

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