Technical Field Sales Representative Africa

Join the world leader in advanced energy storage solutions and be part of the success story of VARTA! Your Power, Endless Possibilities!

Your contribution

As a Technical Field Support Representative, you will support the Aftermarket business across Africa by providing hands-on technical expertise and customer support.

Your role will include delivering technical trainings in various formats - from on-site customer visits and small group sessions to larger conference-style presentations. You will cover battery technologies, diagnostics, fitting instructions, and vehicle electronics systems, while also creating training materials and technical documentation. In addition, you will perform product demonstrations and trials, manage technical and warranty queries, and support customers in handling claims from their end users.

Responsibilities: What you will do

• You will guide customers through technical discussions up to sales closure, working with stakeholders ranging from mechanics to senior managers.
• You will proactively initiate sales-driven technical conversations to identify the best product solutions and conduct targeted sales trainings.
• Your responsibilities also include handling technical claims and supporting trade shows to strengthen market presence.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: What We Look For

• Professional qualification in a technical, engineering or commercial field
• Several years of experience in a sales and/or technical role within the automotive industry, combined with exposure to and cultural understanding of African markets, ideally within the automotive sector
• Solid technical background including strong technical knowledge of cars and preferably batteries
• Automotive, Commercial vehicle or Bus and Coach technical training experience
• Experience with training technologies such as webinars, social media tools
• Self-starter, able to organize own appointments and develop technical discussions into sales opportunities
• Commercial acumen
• Full Driving License and willingness to travel flexibly across a wide area
• Fluency in English and French is a must

Soft skills

• Team player and cultural sensitivity
• Analytical and conceptual thinking - using logic and reason as well as creative and strategic
• Influencing and negotiation skills
• Genuine interest and passion for the automotive industry
• Ability to demonstrate some project management skills

What we offer you

As a technology leader with strong brands (i.e. VARTA and OPTIMA), Clarios notably lives on the creativity, capability and satisfaction of its employees. Therefore, we offer people with drive and power many good reasons to join us.

About Clarios

Clarios is the global leader in advanced, low-voltage battery technologies for mobility. Our batteries and smart solutions power nearly every type of vehicle and are found in 1 of 3 cars on the road today. With around 18,000 employees in over 100 countries, we bring deep expertise to our Aftermarket and OEM partners, and reliability, safety and comfort to everyday lives. We answer to the planet with a rigorous sustainability focus - advancing best-in-class sustainability practices and advocating for them across our industry. We work to ensure 100% of our products sold are recyclable, and we recycle 8,000 batteries an hour in our network. You can find more information here (PDF).