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Deon Opperman

Senior Sales Engineer
Roodepoort,GP

Summary

Motivated Sales Engineer with proven track record(14 years) of building and growing sales territories in competitive environments with Multiple Sales Engineer of the year awards as well as runner up awards, packaged systems awards, controls and instrumentation awards amongst others.

Dedicated to building rapport and maintaining loyal customer relationships through understanding needs and creating individual solutions. Offering deep technical acumen with strong communication skills to help customers understand product offerings.

Dedicated in meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices.

Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.


Building of sales and marketing strategy. Growth-minded product marketing strategist collaborating with cross-functional teams to support corporate vision.

Possesses deep technical acumen along with excellent communication and negotiation skills to close deals and drive sales achievements. Known to support customers as technical advocate throughout entire sales process.

Exceptional consultative sales skills to help customers solve technical problems. Works in tandem with sales team to exceed customer expectations for functionality, cost-effectiveness and successful system rollout.

Offering strong work ethic and track record of building loyal customer relationships. Enthusiastic and eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Motivated to learn, grow and excel within Spirax Sarco

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education

Work History

Property Agent Selling Property - Commission Only

Leapfrog properties
roodepoort, selling lands, plot, houses, cold calling
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
  • Worked with customers to understand needs and provide excellent service.
  • Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
  • Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.
  • Participated in team-building activities to enhance working relationships.
  • Increased customer satisfaction by resolving issues.
  • Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts.
  • Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time.
  • Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic.
  • Used Microsoft Word and other software tools to create documents and other communications.
  • Actively listened to customers, handled concerns quickly and escalated major issues to supervisor.

Senior Sales Engineer

Spirax Sarco
Johannesburg
07.2008 - Current
  • Built relationships through exceptional client service delivery and maintained productive networks to support business development.
  • Proposed technical solutions and developed prototypes that addressed customer requirements and generated sales.
  • Investigated competitor technical specifications, product data and industry standards and continually developed knowledge of product offerings.
  • Collaborated with sales and engineering to meet and exceed revenue targets.
  • Developed and managed complex sales programs and project structures, schedules, budgets and resource plans.
  • Identified sales opportunities by assessing environment and devising and implementing winning strategy.
  • Gained customer acceptance by demonstrating cost reductions and operations improvements.
  • Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
  • Communicated complex sales and engineering concepts to prospective users clearly and with constant customer focus.
  • Mastered company product line and configured live product and software demonstrations.
  • Thrived in fast-paced environment, constantly re-prioritized and maintained relentless focus on sales process.
  • Led white-boarding sessions and worked independently to map requirements to valid use cases that highlighted product capabilities.
  • Contributes to sales engineering effectiveness by identifying short-term and long-range issues and recommending courses of action.
  • Prepared cost estimates and bid documents by studying customer RFPs and consulting with project managers.
  • Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
  • Actively listened to customers' requests, confirming full understanding before addressing concerns.
  • Drove operational improvements which resulted in savings and improved profit margins.
  • Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
  • Expanded cross-functional organizational capacity by collaborating across departments on priorities, functions and common goals.
  • Applied customer feedback to develop process improvements and support long-term business needs.
  • Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.

Education

Sales &Marketing Managment -

Unisa
Roodepoort
2018.01 - 2019.01

Skills

    Pre-sales support

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Timeline

Sales &Marketing Managment -

Unisa
2018.01 - 2019.01

Senior Sales Engineer

Spirax Sarco
07.2008 - Current

Property Agent Selling Property - Commission Only

Leapfrog properties
Deon OppermanSenior Sales Engineer