City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa · On-site
Senior
Sales Pursuit Lead Purpose of the role: The purpose of the Sales Pursuit Lead is to convert developed opportunities into structured, disciplined pursuits that maximise conversion probability while protecting commercial i…
City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa · On-site
Mid level
About The Company: ProProcess, located in Gauteng, South Africa, is a specialist company that offers modular process solutions to the mining and petrochemical market. We are dedicated to delivering innovative, high-quali…
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Full-time
bachelor degree
Posted 4d ago
Apply by Sep 22
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
The Sales Pursuit Lead is responsible for converting opportunities into structured pursuits while protecting commercial integrity and margins. They coordinate cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with pricing and ensure a disciplined approach to deal closure.
Requirements
Requires a tertiary qualification in Chemical, Metallurgical, or Mechanical Engineering with 5-10 years of external sales experience. Candidates must have a proven track record in selling equipment to the mining and petro-chemical industries.
Full job description
Sales Pursuit Lead
Purpose of the role:
The purpose of the Sales Pursuit Lead is to convert developed opportunities into structured, disciplined pursuits that maximise conversion probability while protecting commercial integrity, margin, and delivery certainty. They should provide a consistent and repeatable pursuit framework that enables effective execution across both strategic, complex opportunities and standard, repeatable solutions, without reliance on individual-driven approaches ensuring that opportunities are appropriately developed prior to pursuit activation, with clear client understanding, defined scope, and aligned commercial intent.
To enable scalable revenue growth by embedding disciplined pursuit strategy, governance, and cross-functional alignment across Business Development, Sales, Sales Engineering, Proposals, and Estimation.
Key Responsibilities:
Opportunity Intake & Deal Readiness
Own the development of opportunities within the Sales team to ensure they are sufficiently understood, positioned, and ready for pursuit
Ensure opportunities are progressed beyond transactional engagement through clear client understanding and ongoing engagement
Determine when Business Development involvement is required based on complexity and strategic context
Pursuit Strategy & Conversion
Define and lead the pursuit strategy for each opportunity
Align stakeholders on win approach, differentiation, and positioning
Own conversion outcomes across all pursuits
Commercial Ownership & Margin Protection
Own the commercial approach for each pursuit
Ensure alignment between value, pricing, and client expectations
Maintain margin integrity and prevent unnecessary discounting
Cross-Functional Coordination
Coordinate Sales, Sales Engineering, Proposals, and Estimation
Ensure alignment between commercial intent, technical solution, and pricing inputs
Governance & Decision Discipline
Co-own bid / no-bid decisions within Sales
Ensure adherence to governance processes and escalation of key risks
Maintain clear, deliberate decision-making across pursuits
Pipeline & client Engagement Discipline
Own accuracy and progression of the pursuit pipeline within CRM
Ensure ageing opportunities are actively progressed through client engagement led by the Sales relationship owner
Proposal & Close Readiness
Ensure opportunities are fully prepared prior to proposal development
Own readiness for negotiation, commercial positioning, and close
Ensure continuity of client engagement through to close
Repeatable & Continuous Improvement
Embed consistent pursuit practices within the Sales team
Improve deal quality, conversion effectiveness, and commercial discipline
Minimum Requirements:
Relevant tertiary qualification in Chemical, Metallurgical or Mechanical Engineering
5-10 years progressive experience in external sales
Experience in sales of equipment to the mining and petro-chemical industries
Experience working with a CRM system
Experience evaluating RFQs and working with tenders and proposals
Demonstrated ability to canvas and engage with new clients, build relationships, and convert leads into revenue
ProProcess is a vertically integrated company supplying modular pilot plant and process plant solutions.
Industry
Oil, Gas, and Mining
Company size
51-200 employees
Founded
2009
Headquarters
Tunney, Gauteng
LinkedIn followers
18,449
ProProcess develops technology, conceptualises, designs and supplies modular process plants to the hydrometallurgical and oil & gas industry.
As a multi-disciplined and vertically integrated organization, ProProcess strives to meet our clients’ objectives by drawing upon expertise in chemical process engineering, research and development, instrumentation, controls and process analysis.
ProProcess has the capability to provide complete process solutions, including electrical and automation. Our automation & electrical, as well as fabrication arms support both ProProcess Engineering internal projects, as well as stand-alone client projects.
Offices: 7 Sam Green Rd, Tunney, Gauteng 1401, ZA · 2 Essex Road,, Tunney, Gauteng 1401, ZA
Modular Process PlantContainerised Process PlantChemical Process EngineeringReagent PlantsPolymer PlantsPressure Vessel ManufacturingContainerised Motor Control CentersEnhanced Oil RecoverySkid Mounted PlantsLime Slakers
ProProcess is a vertically integrated company supplying modular pilot plant and process plant solutions.
Industry
Oil, Gas, and Mining
Company size
51-200 employees
Founded
2009
Headquarters
Tunney, Gauteng
LinkedIn followers
18,449
ProProcess develops technology, conceptualises, designs and supplies modular process plants to the hydrometallurgical and oil & gas industry.
As a multi-disciplined and vertically integrated organization, ProProcess strives to meet our clients’ objectives by drawing upon expertise in chemical process engineering, research and development, instrumentation, controls and process analysis.
ProProcess has the capability to provide complete process solutions, including electrical and automation. Our automation & electrical, as well as fabrication arms support both ProProcess Engineering internal projects, as well as stand-alone client projects.
Offices: 7 Sam Green Rd, Tunney, Gauteng 1401, ZA · 2 Essex Road,, Tunney, Gauteng 1401, ZA
Modular Process PlantContainerised Process PlantChemical Process EngineeringReagent PlantsPolymer PlantsPressure Vessel ManufacturingContainerised Motor Control CentersEnhanced Oil RecoverySkid Mounted PlantsLime Slakers