Sales Specialist – Core Automation PCS7 | Siemens

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Job Location : South Africa,

Deadline : January 30, 2026

About the Role

The Sales Specialist drives high-RPM technical growth by managing industrial automation data and delivering 100% compliant PCS7 solutions to the manufacturing sector. Utilizing SAP for project orchestration and ServiceNow for technical support tracking, the specialist minimizes operational risk in engineering sales. Their expertise leverages data-driven diagnostics to optimize automation architecture and ensures the technical integrity of the group’s national industrial projects.

Automation PCS Portfolio elements.

  • Your Role – Challenging and Future-Oriented!
  • The Sales Specialist plays a critical role in accelerating revenue growth and maximizing customer value by providing technical and sales expertise. Sales Specialists are closely aligned with Account Managers and Technical Sales teams, acting as a trusted advisor to guide portfolio selection, fit, and implementation.
  • The role combines technical and commercial perspectives, ensuring the right portfolio value positioning and contributing to advancing deal closure

Main Responsibilities:

Portfolio Expertise & Sales Enablement

  • Act as a specialist, providing portfolio selection and fit, supporting both internal sales teams and external customers
  • Enable sales teams on appropriate solution domains so that they capture the initial customer interest
  • Align closely with Account Managers and Technical Sales to integrate portfolio offerings into sales opportunities
  • Empower sales teams by providing key technical insights and sales narratives
  • Define and communicate a customer value proposition from a business and technical perspective for the assigned portfolio

Post-Sales Support & Customer Success

  • Ensure a seamless handover to delivery teams, ensure smooth service execution and solution delivery e.g., facilitate customer onboarding, adoption, and satisfaction to drive long-term customer retention and growth

Opportunity Management & Deal Support

  • Drive portfolio’s technical sales strategies into and with Technical Sales
  • Lead the portfolio’s technical aspects of deal structuring and closure
  • Engage directly with customers to understand technical and business requirements and ensure alignment with customer needs
  • Drive sales engagements with a value-driven approach
  • Provide competitive positioning insights, articulating Siemens’ value-add and technical advantages over competitors
  • Analyze market trends, customer needs, and competitive landscapes to identify new business opportunities and areas for portfolio growth/ expansion and align closely with Account Manager and Technical Sales
  • Own the technology vision for the assigned market, identifying business potential for the assigned portfolio

Portfolio Growth & Volume Accountability

  • Accountable for driving portfolio sales growth and meeting assigned overlay quota
  • Identify and develop portfolio business opportunities, collaborating with sales and sales acceleration teams to drive volume
  • Leverage customer insights to refine portfolio positioning and sales strategies.

Collaboration with Sales & Technical Teams

  • Collaborate with Account Managers, Technical Sales and Technical & Specialist Support to develop and position solutions that address customer challenges
  • Provide feedback to Sales Domain Management teams based on market requirements and customer insights
  • Advocate for technology and service adoption at executive levels, supporting long-term business transformation initiatives

Qualifications and Skills

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics / Mechatronics Engineering is a must.
  • Min 5-7 years of experience in technical sales and/or product marketing capacity.

Special consideration will be given to candidates with the following attributes:

  • Proven communication skills with good product / solution presentation skills.
  • Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
  • Ability to work in a fast paced, growth-oriented, and time-critical environment.
  • Excellent internetworking experience, consulting and presentation skills and the ability to handle complex and time-critical inquiries.
  • Strong English and Arabic Communication fluency.

Career Growth & Education

A Bachelor’s degree in Electronics, Mechatronics, or Electrical Engineering is mandatory for this high-tech track. Career growth leads toward Engineering Manager or Technical Sales Director roles by mastering industrial IoT and AI-driven automation. Participating in global engineering forums and obtaining specialized certifications in advanced automation provides a pathway to high-paying leadership positions in the international industrial sector.

Salary & Financial Insight

Estimated monthly salaries range from R65,000 to R115,000, reflecting the high technical demand and engineering expertise required. High-income specialists should prioritize professional tax planning and offshore investment diversification to protect their long-term capital growth effectively.

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