Sales Manager (FMCG)

Minimum Requirements

• Grade 12
• Sales/Technical/Business/Food or related qualification (Ideally Food Science or Food Technology and/or Chef)

Knowledge

• 5 Years experience in an FMCG environment
• Foodie
• Sales ability
• People Management Skills
• Negotiation skills
• Food Product knowledge
• Basic food ingredient knowledge
• Practical application of product (ingredient) range
• Computer skills, especially Microsoft Office applications
• Coating systems application knowledge an advantage
• New product launches
• Negotiations and influential ability
• People management
• Selling
• Execution of business plans
• Sales Analysis
• Multi level communication
• Business development
• Planning and organizing
• Innovative

Responsibilities

• Manages Regional sales teams, NPD Chef/s and take accountability for National Key Accounts with primary objective to build relationships and grow accounts/channels (existing and new) to reach their full potential.
• Ensures consistent, profitable growth in sales revenue and gross margins through comprehensive planning, identification of opportunities, strategies and action plans to improve short- and long-term sales and earnings