Sales Representative: Retail At Astral Foods Ltd
The ideal candidate will be responsible for:
Establishing strong relationships with retail customers
Professionally responding to all inbound sales enquiries
Interaction with Liaison Manager for new business opportunities
Sales administration duties
Promoting and growing our brands
Interacting and negotiating our products and prices with our existing and new clients
Ensuring that our full range of products are displayed on shelf and that we
work towards a healthy on -shelf display of our products
Maintaining a specified customer base and ensuring excellent after sales service
Attending trade shows and exhibitions as required and must have the ability
to plan and manage territory through ethical sales methods
An external merchandising agency for your existing customer base
Gathering Market Intelligence to improve our competitive advantage
Engaging our merchandising partners (Vector,Daymon and CPG)
Total On Shelf Availability control
Ordering of Stock to ensure correct product mix at store level
Shelf Management (Layouts , flashers etc)
Quality Control on shelf
Maintaining good customer service working relationship
Ensuring maximum service levels into stores and on shelf
Servicing our internal and external customers effectively
Communicating out of stocks daily with Sales department
Recording of fridge breakdowns in stores
Returns management according to the Company's return policy
Accountable to drive daily targets set out by the business, either to meet or exceed targets
Ensure daily KPI's are met
The successful candidate will met the following requirements:
Grade 12 is essential
A marketing-related tertiary qualification will be an added advantage
Must be familiar with the Poultry Industry
Sales experience in the FMCG sector a great advantage
Must have a reliable vehicle with a valid code 8 driver's license
Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook and MS PowerPoint)
Must be able to do reporting in pivot tables
The incumbent will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
Excellent administration and problem-solving skills;
Basic understanding of the 20 Keys concept is essential;
Must be able to work independently, as well as in a team environment and cope well under pressure;
It is essential that the successful candidate be self-motivated with the ability to meet strict deadlines.
The incumbent will assist with various other duties and responsibilities within the sales department as required from time to time
Must be bilingual (two South African languages) in order to converse with our diverse customer base