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• Sales and application support all product lines of Bruker Optics
• Evaluation of potential customers in South Africa and Sub Sahara sales territory
• Responsible for the full sales process starting with generating leads, evaluating the applications of interest for the customers
• Evaluating the right system configurations, preparing corresponding quotations with all Bruker good business practices to finalize the sale with the customers through a purchase order.
• Support of demo during sales process, reporting the executed feasibility studies
• Customer trainings/coordination of trainings at installation or on demand
• Coordinating shortest possible installation times after delivery together with the other parties involved (customers and service team)
• Coordination from PO received to scheduling system installation to secure fastest revenue recognition
• Seeking new market opportunities and new applications
• Supporting customer events like exhibitions, seminars, workshops etc.
• The employee shall directly report to the Team Leader Optics South Africa

• Ability to work in an analytical environment: being focused, ability to structure complex request scenarios
• Accomplishment of high stress levels
• Willingness to travel (at least 50% of the monthly working time)
• Capability of good people skills to easily connect with people from different markets (QC and academics)
• Competence to efficiently and professionally guide customers through the sales process
• High level technical expertise, as well as several years of experience in sales and/ or management in optical spectroscopy (FT-IR, Raman and/or NIR) or closely related markets.
• Education: bachelor, master or PhD in chemistry, bio-chemistry, physics or pharmacy
• Communication with the HQ in English that requires good written and oral English language skills
• A valid driving license is mandatory