Description
Sales Team Leader | South Africa
Are you a people-focused sales leader looking for a role where you can genuinely shape a team, influence strategy, and drive growth across a diverse industrial customer base?
An established international organisation is appointing a Sales Team Leader to take ownership of a high-potential region covering South Africa based out of Johannesburg. This is a visible leadership role offering the chance to develop a sales team, strengthen customer relationships, and play a key role in the continued growth of the business.
Why this role is worth exploring
This position offers the opportunity to step into a regional leadership role with real autonomy. You will work closely with a motivated sales team and regional partners, helping to set direction, build capability, and deliver sustainable commercial results.
You will:
- Lead, coach, and develop a regional sales team
- Take ownership of regional performance, forecasts, and growth plans
- Build long-term relationships with customers across mining, water/wastewater, food & beverage, power and energy, and related process industries
- Work in a collaborative, international environment with exposure to senior stakeholders
It is a role that rewards strong leadership, commercial thinking, and the ability to bring structure and momentum to a sales organisation.
What kind of background fits well
This opportunity would suit someone who:
- Has experience leading, mentoring, or managing a sales team
- Understands how customers in industrial and process-driven markets operate
- Is comfortable working with longer sales cycles and multiple decision-makers
- Enjoys developing people, improving performance, and building high-performing teams
A background in industrial technology, automation, or engineered solutions would align well with the role.
What this could mean for your career
This is a chance to broaden your leadership exposure, take ownership of a strategic region, and further establish yourself as a sales leader within a structured, international organisation. The role offers clear visibility, responsibility, and scope to progress as the business continues to grow.
If you are currently leading a team but feel ready for more regional impact, more team development, and more commercial influence, this could be the move that defines the next phase of your career.
📩 Confidential conversations welcomed.
Tags: Sales, Team Leadership, New Business Development, Business Development, Heavy Industry, Industrial Technologies, Industrial Machinery Manufacturing, Machinery Manufacturing, Industrial Automation, Oil and Gas, Mining, Food and Beverage Manufacturing, Power Generation
