Senior Technical Advisor Transport Fuels and Lubricants

Sasol is a global integrated chemicals and energy company with a 75-year heritage. Through our talented people, we use our expertise and selected technologies to safely and sustainably source, manufacture and market chemical and energy products globally. When you join Team Sasol, you are joining a company that puts people at the center of everything we do.

Sasol invests in its employees along every stage of the career path and offers development opportunities to help you cultivate your career in a culture that embraces diversity and inclusion.

Job Req ID

10306

Closing Date

4 November 2025

OME

MSA: Energy Marketing & Sales

Location

Sandton 

Purpose of Job

The Senior Technical Advisor for Transport Fuels and Lubricants plays a pivotal role in delivering expert technical leadership across the Sasol Energy value chain, ensuring the quality, performance, and application of transport fuels, lubricants, and related products. The advisor is responsible for maintaining a product portfolio and basket of products, fuels and lubricants, that are fit for purpose and support the business and technical strategies of the Commercials sales team. This includes guiding the development of fit-for-purpose technical solutions, supporting product formulation and troubleshooting, and contributing to technical product roadmaps aligned with business strategy and customer needs. The advisor also provides technical marketing support during tender processes by articulating the product's value proposition, quality management, sustainability, including renewable alternatives, and value-added services. Additionally, the role involves leading technical investigations, ensuring robust product governance, identifying new business opportunities, collaborating with engineering teams to enhance operational performance, managing stakeholder interfaces, delivering training, and aligning technical outputs with business objectives.

Key Accountabilities

• Technical Leadership: Deliver expert guidance on product quality, equipment, and technical claims across the Sasol Energy value chain, ensuring robust product governance and alignment with business objectives.
• Customer technical support: Provide technical market support, incident investigation, problem solving, and product optimisation for Sasol's energy products and customers, maximising operational performance and "money per molecule."
• Cross-functional Integration: Foster synergies across the product portfolio and operations, collaborating closely with engineering, marketing, and sales to optimise outcomes and ensure technical solutions are implemented effectively at forecourts, commercial installations, depots, gantries, logistics, and in marketing materials.
• Industry and Stakeholder Engagement: Represent Sasol at specification, industry, and regulatory bodies, build strategic relationships with key partners, and act as the main interface between end-users, business units, and operations/research teams.
• Product Roadmap and Development: Contribute to the development and execution of technical product roadmaps that support business strategy, drive product differentiation, and enable cost optimisation. Identify and stage new projects to explore market opportunities for new and existing products.
• Governance and Quality Assurance: Design and optimise product and quality governance processes to ensure delivery of fit-for-purpose products in the market, including effective technical marketing support, quality management, and sustainability initiatives.
• Training and Team Leadership: Lead and develop team members through training and ongoing support, manage direct reports, facilitate regular meetings, and ensure delivery on KPAs and KPIs.
• Budget Accountability: Oversee and manage the technical services budget and ensure resources are effectively allocated to achieve business goals.

Formal Education

4 year degree; B Eng or Hons in Science or equivalent

Min Experience

9+ relevant years (at least 5 years in a technical support role) 

Professional Membership

Not required, but professional memberships and certifications are advantageous

Required Personal and Professional Skills
BC_Optimizes Work Processes TC_Business Data Modelling BC_Communicates Effectively TC_Quality Control and Verification BC_Manages Complexity TC_Market Research and Analysis BC_Plans and Aligns TC_Data Collection and Analysis BC_Action Oriented TC_Compliance Management

Sasol is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.  Inspired by our Purpose of "Innovating for a better world", Sasol acknowledges that diversity is intrinsic to the fabric of our organisation and is the key to our growth and success.  Sasol is committed to the full inclusion of all suitably qualified individuals.  Preference will be given to applicants from designated groups and people with disabilities according to Sasol's Employment Equity Plan.  This includes reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Our automated process is designed to efficiently assess a large volume of applications. Should you not hear from us within 60 days of the advert closing then kindly consider your application unsuccessful. Thank you once-more for your interest in Sasol as your employer of choice, and we wish you all the best with your career aspirations and future applications with us.

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