Regional Sale Manager - Western Cape

At the heart of Paxton, we are innovators, we look for ways of harnessing new technology to provide better solutions for our customers. We're a global brand with nearly 40 years of experience, our team of over 400 employees is spread around the world.

We pride ourselves on creating a vibrant environment, with a focus on excellent company culture. Our teams make Paxton a great place to work with brilliant benefits that come with any role at Paxton, with an emphasis on career progression, training and development, and recognition of achievement for every employee.

So, what are the benefits?

• Join a Carbon Neutral company – Paxton is Carbon Neutral in the UK, France, Germany & South Africa!
• 25-days holiday entitlement, with options to buy and sell holiday.
• Recognised as one of the Best Companies to Work for in the UK, by Best Companies™.
• Role package includes Medical Aid, RA Allowance and vehicle allowance.
• We are offering a base salary at R 601,920 per year (This includes vehicle allowance, medical contributions and Retirement Annuity) with on-target-earnings (OTE) opportunities up to R1,000,000.

About the role

Join our Sales team based in Western Cape, where you'll play a key role in promoting Paxton products, driving new business and growing existing accounts. You'll engage with installers, end-users and consultants, building strong relationships to drive product demand.

• Collaborate with installers, end users and consultants via our distributors to expand our customer base and generate a demand for Paxton products.
• Engage in regular customer visits to grow customer relationships and support demand generation.
• Maintain our CRM database by keeping customer profiles and information up-to-date.
• Producing and recording meeting reports for all business meetings via our CRM database.
• Deliver commercial and installation training to distributors and installers where required.
• Pro-actively manage your Outlook calendar with a two-week call plan.
• Capture potential project opportunities with customers and record information appropriately.
• Build relationships across the business to identify and develop sales opportunities and utilise Paxton HQ resources.
• Collaborate with distributor sales teams and account managers to align on strategy and develop productive relationships.
• Maintain regular communication with your manager and proactively prepare for annual appraisals and quarterly reviews.
• Covering the Gauteng province region.

What are we looking for?

• Ambition, a target driven mindset, and a strong motivation to succeed.
• Previous sales experience in a field-based role, ideally within Security or similar industry, with a proven track record of building strong customer relationships.
• To be based in the Western Cape and able to commit to travel in and around the region.

This is a great opportunity for a driven, ambitious individual who is passionate about sales and eager to double their commission.

The right attitude is more important to us than your skills or experience. If you’re excited about a role but your existing experience doesn’t match up with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.

We want to collaborate with you and hear your ideas, most of all, we want people to enjoy the journey with us. Take a look at what our team in the UK thinks of working here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WH7Pi3--zc