Job Description

A well-know ice cream and frozen confectionary manufacturing company is seeking to appoint an area sales manager to join their team. The Area Sales Manager will be responsible for managing key customer accounts, building, and maintaining good customer relations, increasing sales revenue and promoting our brand in line with the company values.

Requirements:

• Grade 12
• Diploma advantageous
• This role is in line with servicing a retail industry and therefore requires working hours of Monday to Friday and half day on a Saturday.
• Ability to deal with a range of clientele from wholesaler to upmarket retail.
• Must have the ability to prepare and present sales reports to management.
• Ability to see the sales process through from sourcing the sale to delivery of the sale (with the support of operations).
• Own reliable vehicle.
• Good communication skills, English and Afrikaans.
• Passionate about sales and customer service.
• Ability to manage projects from planning stage to project launch.

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain good customer relations through regular contact with clients.
• Guide and advise customers on sales promotions and ways to maximise sales.
• Analyse sales trends and implement action plans to increase sales revenue.
• Ensure brand compliance of all retail outlets.
• Ensure excellent customer service standards.
• Oversee the entire sales process, ensuring that the sales employees are efficiently managing every step of the sales and delivery process.
• Meet with customers to discuss their evolving needs and to assess the quality of our company's relationship with them.
• Assist with planning and execution of a xe2x80x9cGo to Marketxe2x80x9d strategy for new products and to deliver growth in market on current product ranges.
• Monitor and analyse sales promotion results to determine cost effectiveness of promotion campaigns.
• Develop costing budget for new store projects and manage projects from inception to completion.
• Submit weekly and monthly sales reports to management.

To apply, please send your CV to

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive feedback within 48 hours, please accept your application as unsuccessful.

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