DC South Africa Application Engineer

Job Description

Datalogic is looking for a skilled and motivated Application Engineer to join our South Africa team and help grow the business for retail clients. As an AE, you will play a crucial role in supporting the sales team in a pre-sale’s activities, demonstrating technical aspects and benefits of our products to partners and potential customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Contact with partners and end users to understand their needs and support them in business development by trainings, product demonstrations.
• Provide technical support during the sales process, including customer meetings and presentations.
• Collaborate with the global sales team on project follow-ups, verification of product quality, correct solution selection
• Support the technology sales efforts of the global sales team.
• Collaborate with Sales, Product, and Engineering teams to drive the success of Datalogic products by providing customer feedback and staying current with industry trends and new technologies.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.
• Languages: Fluency in English; other foreign languages are a plus
• Experience: 3+ years of experience in a customer-facing role as a Technical Consultant, Pre-Sales Engineer, Project Manager or similar. Familiarity with CRM systems, preferably Microsoft Dynamics;

Other Information & Specific Skills

• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, able to work independently with minimal instruction.
• Presentation skills to demonstrate hardware, software and value propositions.
• Creative thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to travel as required for client meetings and events
• Understanding of Retail and Manufacturing market
• Experience with Windows and Android operating systems
• Experience with Self-shopping applications
• Experience in project management
• Basic software development skills
• Other foreign languages are in plus

What We Offer:

The opportunity to join a leading international Group, recognized for its financial strength, innovation, and sustained growth.

Role: Application Engineer

Contract Type: Permanent

Compensation & Benefits:

• Annual Base Salary (RAL): 600.000,00 ZAR - 750.000,00 ZAR
• Variable compensation
• Welfare and benefits package
• Car allowance

The final compensation package (including base salary and potential variable incentives) will be defined based on the candidate's experience, technical expertise, and overall fit for the role.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

This vacancy is open to candidates of all genders. Personal data will be processed exclusively for recruitment purposes, in compliance with applicable privacy and data protection regulations.

If you're ready for new challenges and eager to join a growing company, we welcome your application for this exciting opportunity.