Schneider Electric Sales Apprentice Program: Hybrid Work Model
Location: Hybrid, South Africa
Closing Date: Rolling
Job Description
The Schneider Electric Sales Apprentice Programme is designed to provide unemployed graduates and early career professionals (18-35 years) with practical workplace experience in sales, customer engagement and business development within the Home Solutions business.
The programme combines structured learning with on-the-job experience, equipping participants with the skills required to build a successful career in sales and customer-facing commercial roles.
Sales Apprentices will learn how to:
- Prospect and identify new sales opportunities
- Build customer relationships
- Promote Schneider Electric Home Solutions products
- Generate leads and sales pipeline
- Conduct product demonstrations
- Support channel and retail partners
- Manage customer enquiries
- Utilize CRM tools and sales processes
- Develop commercial and negotiation skills
Key Responsibilities
Prospecting & Business Development
- Identify and engage potential customers.
- Generate qualified sales leads.
- Conduct cold calling and customer outreach activities.
- Build and maintain a sales pipeline.
Customer Engagement
- Visit customers and channel partners.
- Understand customer needs and recommend solutions.
- Deliver product presentations and demonstrations.
- Maintain strong customer relationships.
Sales Support
- Assist with quotations and sales proposals.
- Support promotional campaigns and activations.
- Track opportunities using CRM tools.
- Follow up on customer enquiries.
Learning & Development
- Participate in structured sales training.
- Complete all learning assignments.
- Demonstrate application of learning in the field.
- Maintain professional standards and company values.
Success Profile
The ideal Sales Apprentice is someone who Is ambitious, energetic and eager to build a career in sales. They enjoy meeting new people, are comfortable initiating conversations, can handle rejection positively and are motivated by achieving results. They demonstrate strong learning agility, customer focus and a passion for technology and energy management solutions.
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Essential
Applicants must:
- have completed a related commerical or technical National Diploma or Undergraduate Degree at a registered institute in South Africa
- Be a South African citizen
- Between 18 and 35 years of age
- Unemployed and not currently participating in another learnership or internship programme
- Valid driver’s licence advantageous
- Willingness to travel
- Basic Microsoft Office skills
- Good verbal and written communication skills
About Schneider Electric South Africa
Schneider Electric South Africa is part of the global Schneider Electric group, a technology company focused on energy management, industrial automation, electrification, and digitalisation. The company helps businesses, industries, buildings, data centres, utilities, and homes use energy more efficiently, safely, and sustainably. Its solutions combine connected electrical products, automation systems, software, digital services, and technical expertise.
In South Africa, Schneider Electric provides integrated solutions for several sectors, including power and utilities, mining, manufacturing, commercial buildings, data centres, infrastructure, and renewable energy. Its services include energy monitoring, industrial automation, electrical distribution, cybersecurity, asset management, smart metering, and digital transformation. Through platforms such as EcoStruxure, the company helps customers connect equipment, monitor performance, identify inefficiencies, and make better operational decisions.
Schneider Electric also contributes to South Africa’s sustainability and skills-development efforts. Its local sustainability strategy focuses on decarbonisation, digital transformation, responsible resource use, ethical business, and inclusive growth. The company has also supported technical education and Industry 4.0 skills development through initiatives such as its partnership with Eastcape Midlands TVET College, which established an electrical laboratory to help prepare students for careers in electrification, automation, and digital technologies.
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