About this role
Senior Sales Engineer
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa — thyssenkrupp Uhde South Africa Pty Ltd
Job details
Type of contract: Full-time, Permanent
Experience level: Professionals
Remote work: Not available
Job field: Sales, Marketing & Product Management
Status: Ongoing recruitment, entry date flexible
Posting date: 2026/09/28
Job number: 0 RS APA00074
Your responsibilities
We are seeking a Senior Sales Engineer who has extensive experience in petrochemicals and EPC execution to drive growth and sustainability within the organisation.
A key focus for this position is driving Client engagement to diversify the Client base.
The role includes developing and executing sales strategies for Clients and regions from initial engagement to proposal submission and handover to the project team.
The successful candidate will be required to fulfil the job as summarised below, but not limited to:
- Develop in-depth knowledge of thyssenkrupp Uhde’s technology portfolio and project execution models
- Increase Uhde’s brand presence and visibility in the market by attending conferences and producing articles on technology and service offerings for publication
- Continuously research and analyse markets and opportunities as well as monitor bid sites and platforms
- Develop and implement Client and regional specific strategies. This includes developing value propositions and strategies to tailor the company’s services and offering to the actual needs of the customer
- Manage complex opportunities from pursue to close stage
- Ensure sales process and audit compliance by qualifying leads through the appropriate internal reviews and approvals
- Review tender documents and provide the following: o Facilitate the “Bid no Bid” meeting to obtain bid decision o Compile bid initiation documents o Determine submission compliance requirements
- Assess requirements for global thyssenkrupp support and / or external contractor support
- Facilitate coordination with Engineering, Procurement and Construction to ensure external and internal costs are correct and optimised
- Consolidate inputs and compile estimate
- Develop compliant tender submission documentation including integration and editing of technical and commercial inputs from internal and external parties
Your profile
The candidate must be in possession of an engineering degree / diploma.
The candidate must have a minimum of 8 years’ relevant experience.
Important to us
Health and Wellness
Health & Safety
Highest health & safety standards and a wide range of health promotion and healthcare activities.
Pension and Retirement
Pension
We have various financial models to give you individual support.
We have various financial models to give you individual support.
Collaboration and Teamwork
Collaboration
Collegiality is of huge importance – we treat everyone with respect and appreciation.
Collegiality is of huge importance – we treat everyone with respect and appreciation.
Professional Development
Development
Training and education programs to help you develop professionally and personally.
Training and education programs to help you develop professionally and personally.
Compensation and Salary
Compensation & benefits
Fair working conditions and competitive pay are an important basis for us.
Fair working conditions and competitive pay are an important basis for us.
Diversity and Inclusion
Diversity
We promote an open and tolerant work culture.
We promote an open and tolerant work culture.
Work-Life Balance
Work-Life Balance
Work-Life Balance: we guarantee regular working hours to support work-life balance.
Work-Life Balance: we guarantee regular working hours to support work-life balance.
Creative and Innovation
Creative leeway
We offer a work environment in which you can try out new solutions in a no blame culture.
We offer a work environment in which you can try out new solutions in a no blame culture.
Vacation and Time Off
Vacation and paid time off
Vacation and paid time off: Paid vacation, sick leave and personal days.
Vacation and paid time off: Paid vacation, sick leave and personal days.
Sustainability and Environment
Sustainability
We act with responsibility and environmental awareness. We support sociopolitical initiatives and focus on resource efficiency.
We act with responsibility and environmental awareness. We support sociopolitical initiatives and focus on resource efficiency.
Onboarding and Training
Onboarding
Onboarding: individual and personal support to help you get started in your new job.
Onboarding: individual and personal support to help you get started in your new job.
We value diversity
We value diversity. Therefore we welcome all applications, irrespective of gender, nationality, ethnic and social background, religion and beliefs, disability, age, or sexual orientation and identity.
Company
Established in South Africa in 1959, thyssenkrupp Uhde South Africa is the local subsidiary of thyssenkrupp Uhde. Underpinned by a global footprint with local presence, we are a market-leading technology, engineering, construction and service partner for industrial plants and systems.
Combining over 100 years of global experience with over 60 years of local African know-how, thyssenkrupp Uhde Africa is a specialist provider of a range of advanced chemical technologies and integrated, environmentally friendly EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) solutions and services.
As an environmentally-responsible company, our vision is to create a livable planet through engineering green solutions.