Territory Sales Representative (Hardware Stores) – Entry Level

Out on the road for a personal care brand in Brackenfell, your car is your office and the store floor is your pitch. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

The work is in Brackenfell, Western Cape, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• Send your manager a daily report with volumes against target.
• Open new accounts with taverns, spazas and independent retailers.
• Log kilometres and fuel slips for the monthly claim.
• Handle returns and credit claims for damaged stock.
• Collect cash or EFT proof on van sales and bank daily.
• Take orders from store managers and spaza owners on the sales app.
• Set up promotional displays and check planogram compliance with photos.

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

• Existing relationships with independent retailers
• Your own reliable car for a car-allowance position
• A sales or marketing certificate

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

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