Field Sales Account Executive (Pretoria)
On-site · Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Pretoria, Gauteng, South AfricaOn-siteFull TimeMid LevelNot SpecifiedMedium
Type
Full Time
Level
Mid Level
Education
Not Specified
Company size
Medium
Job Summary
Field-based New Business Development in payments/fintech for South Africa (Pretoria area). You will hunt, qualify, and close merchant opportunities in your territory, prospect pipelines via outbound, referrals, and partnerships, run discovery conversations to uncover operational pain points, design and propose tailored solutions, deliver product demos, maintain an accurate CRM and forecast, ensure seamless activation with onboarding, and feed market/competitive intelligence back to the team.
Required Qualifications
- Proven experience in new business development — some track record of going out and finding customers, not just serving them
- Background in an operational, sales, or customer-facing leadership role in food and beverage, retail, beauty, or adjacent field sales
- Based in the region you're applying for — local market knowledge is non-negotiable
- Valid driver’s licence and own vehicle — this role is on the road most of the week
- Comfortable with technology in your day-to-day — CRM tools, digital platforms, operational software
- Motivated by a fixed + commission compensation package — and the drive to make the variable part count
- Willingness to invest time in a thorough recruitment process with a strong emphasis on practical assessment
- No active restraint of trade if you already work in our sector
Additional Requirements
- No active restraint of trade if you already work in our sector
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