Sales Rep (Beverages, Code 08)

Out on the road for a pet food manufacturer in Pretoria East, your car is your office and the store floor is your pitch. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

This post is in Pretoria East (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Log kilometres and fuel slips for the monthly claim.
• Set up promotional displays and check planogram compliance with photos.
• Check shelf prices against the promo list and fix wrong tickets.
• Run in-store tastings and demos on month-end weekends.
• Handle returns and credit claims for damaged stock.
• Visit 8 to 15 outlets a day on a planned call cycle.
• Track competitor pricing and new products in your area.

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

• Existing relationships with independent retailers
• A sales or marketing certificate
• Speaking two or more local languages

• Cellphone and data allowance
• Branded uniform and safety boots
• Product samples and staff pricing

• 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.