About the role

The role is accountable for the preparation and finalisation of sales reporting, coordination of internal sales processes, support to customer engagement activities, and acting as a reliable interface between Sales, Technical Sales, and internal stakeholders.

Qualifications and experience

• Relevant tertiary qualification in marketing and/or sales or a related field.
• 5+ years’ experience in sales support, and reporting.
• Demonstrated experience preparing sales reports, dashboards, and management presentations.
• Proven experience supporting senior leadership in a structured and compliance environment.

Key technical skills 

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including analysis, PivotTables, formulas, dashboards, and Visual Basic Application.
• Advanced Microsoft PowerPoint for executive and customer-ready presentations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word for document editing and correspondence.
• Proficiency in CRM systems (SAP C4C Sales Cloud) and document management systems.
• Ability to consolidate data from multiple sources and ensure consistency across reports and presentations.

Key responsibilities

1. Sales Reporting and Analysis

• Prepare, consolidate, and finalise regular sales reports and dashboards for management review.
• Maintain and analyse sales data including pipeline, bid activity, forecasts, and win/loss performance.
• Coordinate inputs from Sales, Technical Sales, and Finance to ensure accuracy and consistency of sales reports.
• Compile, analyse, and validate sales and related data.
• Translate data and insights into reports.
• Ensure data accuracy, consistency, timeliness, and version control across all reports.
• Support Sales leadership with ad hoc analysis and reporting requests.
• Maintain reporting calendars and ensure timely delivery of all reporting outputs.

2. Internal Process Coordination

• Proactively coordinate and follow up on internal processes supporting Sales and Technical Sales (e.g., approvals, contracts, reviews, audits).
• Act as a central coordination point to keep sales-related activities on track.
• Identify delays, gaps, or dependencies and escalate appropriately.
• Gather and compile required information for approval of internal governance controls.
• Coordinate and support Bid Managers and Cost Estimators with document control and tracking.
• Perform day-to-day CRM administration and support users with data standards and guidance.
• Enforce CRM data standards and monitor data quality.

3. Sales and Customer Engagement Support

• Support Sales and Technical Sales teams with customer engagement activities, meetings, events, and site visits.
• Attend to and resolve customer queries under guidance from Sales leadership.
• Support the preparation of customer-facing materials and meeting packs.
• Act as interface between Sales, Technical Sales, and internal support departments (i.e. finance, legal & compliance etc)

4. General Administrative Support

• Provide administrative support to the Sales team, including calendar management, meetings, travel arrangements.
• Prepare agendas, record minutes, and track actions to closure.

Behavioural competencies:

• Responsibility and accountability
• Judgement and proactive problem solving
• Detail orientation and analytical ability
• Results and value focus
• Agility and adaptability
• Stakeholder orientation and interpersonal skills

Our recruitment values:

HENSOLDT South Africa focuses on diversity, equity, and inclusion in our organizational strategy. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive corporate culture that benefits our employees and delivers better outcomes for our clients. In line with our commitment to equal employment opportunities and our focus on diversity in the operational environment, we welcome applications from all ethnic groups. In line with HENSOLDT's commitment to equal employment opportunities and our focus on diversity in the operational environment, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups.

Application Deadline: 10 March 2026. 

How to Apply:

Please submit your CV by applying directly on the HENSOLDT Careers page.

If you have not been contacted within 14 days of the closing date, please consider your application