Area Sales Manager

Job Title:

Area Sales Manager

Location:

Pretoria

• Find sales leads and increase new business
• Gather market information regarding pricing and trends in the market
• Attend to customer queries and complaints
• Build and maintain relationships with customers
• Product care on shelf - Stock rotation, forward share, expiry date, storage conditions, etc.
• Manage customer credits and returns, drive strategy to reduce credits.
• Assist telesales in getting customer orders in time.
• Manage merchandizers at store level.
• Through relationships, increase turnaround time for product delivery to customer.
• Constant report back through formal and informal reports.

• Matric
• Fluent in English and local South African languages
• Valid driver s licence
• Must have 3-5 years  experience with general sales functions within the FMCG sector
• Must be able to work independently.
• Willing to work on weekends and public holidays
• Willingness to learn and drive processes and improve efficiencies.
• Good human relations and excellent communication skills.
• Computer literate.
• Very neat and tidy work ethic.
• Candidate must have a pro-active and attention to detail approach to his/her work.
• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.