About this role
Valmet, a global leader in process technologies, automation, and services for various industries, including pulp, paper, and energy, is currently looking for a Regional Sales Engineer for the Sub Equatorial Africa region.
Valmet Flow Control, a division of Valmet, specializes in providing cutting-edge flow control solutions to enhance the efficiency and performance of industrial processes.
As a Regional Sales Engineer for Valmet Flow Control, you will play a pivotal role in expanding our presence in the dynamic Sub Equatorial Africa region in the O&G & MMM industries. Based in Johannesburg you will serve as the key liaison between Valmet our EPC, OEM and end-users, ensuring their needs are met with our comprehensive range of services and products.
What we offer:
- Permanent contract with a competitive package
- Medical aid and provident fund benefits
- Company vehicle for business-related travel
- Opportunity to join a well-structured multinational team.
- Travel opportunities within Sub Equatorial Africa
- Career development prospects within a global organization
Your responsibilities will include:
- Building the project funnel for the assigned countries and maintaining strong relationships with EPC, OEM and end-users
- Representing, presenting and technically supporting Valmet Flow Control's entire range of products and services
- Collaborating internally in country and inter-continentally with sales, operations, marketing, and service teams to meet customer objectives.
- Leading customer account planning to ensure customer satisfaction and business growth -reporting activities all in sales force CRM.
Requirements:
- Degree, Diploma, OR trade test in Instrumentation or mechanical engineering minimum.
- Solid practical, technical background in instrumentation or mechanical engineering from industry
- Sound technical & market knowledge of valves, actuators, and pumps
- Experience of Mining & Metals and/or Oil & Gas industry and cross border travel into Africa
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar sales engineering role
- Fluent in English; French & Portuguese proficiency will be considered a plus.
- Willingness to travel approximately 50% of the time.
- Proficiency with Microsoft tools such as excel/PowerPoint and Salesforce CRM
- Supporting line mine manager, service teams and marketing with reports and market intelligence when required.
If you are passionate about technical sales, thrive in a dynamic environment, and are eager to make a difference in the industrial sector, then we invite you to join our team at Valmet Flow Control.
Application deadline: February, 6 2026
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Join Valmet, where the best talents from diverse backgrounds collaborate. With 19,000 professionals globally, we are the leading developer and supplier of technologies, automation, and services for the pulp, paper, and energy industries. Our commitment to advancing our customers’ performance requires creativity, technological innovations, service expertise – and most importantly, teamwork.
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Other facts
About Valmet
Valmet is a global technology leader serving process industries. We work together with our customers throughout the entire lifecycle, delivering cutting-edge technologies and services as well as mission-critical automation and flow control solutions. Backed by more than 225 years of industrial experience and a global team of over 19,000 professionals close to customers, we are uniquely positioned to transform industries toward a regenerative tomorrow.
In 2024, Valmet’s net sales totaled approximately EUR 5.4 billion. Our head office is in Espoo, Finland, and we have experts in approximately 40 countries around the world. Valmet’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.
Valmet has two focused segments: Biomaterial Solutions and Services and Process Performance Solutions. Valmet’s operating model consists of five business areas: Automation Solutions; Flow Control; Pulp, Energy and Circularity; Packaging and Paper; and Tissue. The business areas are supported by a separate Latin America unit and a China Chair. The Global Supply unit supports cost-competitiveness by optimizing and leveraging Valmet’s global scale in procurement and production.
What you'll do
- The Regional Sales Engineer will build the project funnel for assigned countries and maintain strong relationships with EPC, OEM, and end-users. They will represent and technically support Valmet Flow Control's products and collaborate with internal teams to meet customer objectives.
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