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FMCG Sales Representative (Route Sales)

How2Apply Talent Network

Sandton, Gauteng

Full-time

Posted 2 hours ago

Full-time Marketing & Sales Code 8

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Job Description

You'll cover a route of stores around Sandton, selling in stock and fixing shelves as you go. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

You'll report in Sandton. Relocation is not covered for this one.

What your day looks like

Take orders from store managers and spaza owners on the sales app.
Pack shelves, rotate stock and remove damaged or expired lines.
Open new accounts with taverns, spazas and independent retailers.
Collect cash or EFT proof on van sales and bank daily.
Run in-store tastings and demos on month-end weekends.

What you need

You can work to daily and monthly volume targets
1 to 3 years of FMCG, merchandising or route sales experience
You know the townships, suburbs and main roads of your area
Physically able to lift cases and pack shelves
Good with people from store managers to tuck-shop owners

Nice if you have

Speaking two or more local languages
Your own reliable car for a car-allowance position

What's in it for you

Cellphone and data allowance
Company vehicle or car allowance plus petrol card
Product samples and staff pricing

Applying, step by step

Check you meet the must-haves first; recruiters filter on those before anything else.
Have the following on hand (clear photos on your phone are fine at first): a CV listing the areas and stores you have covered, certified copy of your driver's licence plus certified copy of your ID.
Use the form on this page. It takes about two minutes and you don't need to upload anything yet.
If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 7 working days, usually by phone.

How2Apply recruits for this position on behalf of hiring employers around Sandton; applications go into our talent pool and shortlisted candidates are introduced directly.

How2Apply never charges you to apply, for training, for uniforms or for a "placement fee". If anyone asks you for money, it is a scam.

How to stand out

Bring numbers: cases sold per month, new outlets opened or growth percentages on your route.
Name the areas you know and the store types you have serviced (supermarket chains, independents, spazas) in your CV summary.