Sales Representative

Ability Executive Recruitment | Full time

Mossel Bay, South Africa | Posted on 14/10/2026

The Sales Representative buildspresence in the local town and grows new business for the Company. The role is the local face of the Company. Its core job is to identify,approach and convert small and medium businesses to use Company services, generating new customers, repeat usage and sustainable parcel volume. It is a field-based,new-business role: the person spends most of the working week out in the territory, and works closely with the operational partner branch to onboard andserve the customers they win.

• New business development: prospecting, client visits,presentations, quotations and closing, to monthly new-business and volumetargets.
• Territory and presence building: developing the local territory and a visible presence in the local business community.
• Customer relationships and retention: growing repeatusage and volume, and keeping customers confident in the Company.
• Working with operations: partnering with the local branch and learning how the Company operates, so sales promises match delivery.
• Administration and reporting: keeping the pipeline and records current and reporting against target.

• 1 to 3 years’ sales, business development or customer-facing experience is preferred. Attitude, personality, resilience andsales potential are essential.
• Strong local knowledge of the town and surrounding areafor the centre applied for, and a network in the local business community.
• A clear, confident communicator, comfortable dealing with business owners face to face.
• Self-motivated, energetic and target-driven, able towork independently in the field.
• Computer literate (MS Office) and able to learnoperational systems.
• A valid driver’s licence and own reliable vehicle.
• Courier, logistics or SME sales experience.
• Experience with courier operating systems such as Shiplogic or Parcel Perfect.