Sales & Technical Support Specialist (Early-career Opportunity)

2 weeks ago

Randburg, South Africa Polystyrene Product Company (Pty) Ltd Full time

Are you a highly organised, tech‑savvy professional ready to build a rewarding career in construction materials? Polystyrene Product Company, one of South Africa’s premier distributors of expanded and extruded polystyrene, is looking for a dynamic early‑career individual (approx. 24-35 years old) to join our national sales team.

**What You’ll Do**
- **Guide clients through technical specifications** such as densities, load requirements and installation details, helping them choose the right product and upsell/cross sell complementary solutions.
- **Coordinate end‑to‑end projects**: manage timelines between client orders, manufacturing capacity, cutting schedules, logistics, and payment, ensuring we meet tight construction deadlines.
- **Build long‑term relationships** by delivering excellent service and exceeding expectations - your success is measured by repeat business and satisfied clients.
- **Use your strong numeracy skills**to calculate quantities, densities, markups and logistics costs.

**What Makes You Perfect For This Role**
- You have **2-4 years’ experience** in a high‑volume administrative, customer service, QS or technical sales role. You’ve managed multiple enquiries simultaneously and thrived on organisation and detail.
- You type quickly and accurately, can navigate Outlook, Excel and other software with ease, and enjoy creating templates or spreadsheets that make life easier.
- You’re comfortable discussing **technical details** - whether from exposure to building materials, engineering concepts, or quantity surveying - and relish learning new product specs.
- Deadlines don’t scare you. You can juggle manufacturers’ lead times, client timelines and logistics constraints to deliver on time.
- You’re proactive, solutions‑oriented and confident on the phone. Even when clients are under pressure, you stay calm, professional, and ready with a plan B.
- Eager to learn, enthusiastic and detail-oriented.
- You love to work closely with a team, take instruction, are process-driven and have a positive, mature attitude.
- South African citizen with a matric certificate who is a fluent English and Afrikaans speaker, additional languages are a bonus.
- You reside in or around the Randburg area.

**Why Join Us**
- **Build a career with impact**: we’re the go‑to polystyrene partner for South Africa’s construction industry. You’ll play a pivotal role in delivering materials that make projects possible.
- **Growth & earnings potential**: start with a solid base salary and benefit from an uncapped commission structure based on recurring client sales. Committed to a long
- term role building relationships with your customer base rather than quick wins.
- **Hands‑on training**: we invest in your understanding of polystyrene products, construction specs and sales best practices.
- **Team culture**: join a supportive, fast‑paced environment where precision, accountability and customer satisfaction are valued and rewarded.
- **Office-based**: Mon
- Fri 8am to 5pm.

Pay: From R7 500,00 per month

Work Location: In person

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