Head of Building Materials Sales

The Building Company; Ermelo; On-site; ZAR 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

The Building Company in Ermelo is seeking a sales-focused professional to maximise store turnover in a key product category and support the Sales Team with timely quotations and excellent customer service.

The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of sales experience, strong customer service skills, and knowledge of Kerridge. This role is permanent and based in Ermelo, South Africa, offering market-aligned compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• Matric/Grade 12 required, tertiary qualification advantageous.
• 5 years sales experience required.
• Knowledge of general building materials sales environment advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Attending to customers.
• Maintaining stock levels.
• Run status reports.
• Conduct new product surveys.
• Quotations follow-up.
• Deal with customer queries and provide thumbs-up service.
• Determine customer requirements.
• Set monthly targets.
• Conduct sales meetings.
• Set annual budgets and sales targets.
• Non-stock items quotations.
• Place requisitions / buy-outs.
• Provide quotations.
• Generate invoices.
• Stipulate credit limits.
• Liaise with dispatch.
• Pursue performance enhancement.
• Organise staff schedules.
• Enforce discipline.
• Uphold and promote company values and culture.

Skills

Sales experience

Customer service

Education

Matric/Grade 12

Relevant tertiary qualification (advantage)

Tools

Kerridge

Job description

The Building Company

2026/09/15 Ermelo

Job Reference Number: 8041234501

Department: BUCO

Business Unit

Industry: Sales

Job Type: Permanent

Positions Available: 1

Salary: Market Related

The main purpose of the job is to maximize sales turnover in the store in a particular product category as well as providing provide support and to the Sales Team

Job Description

• Attending to customers
• Maintaining Stock levels
• Run Status reports
• Conduct New product surveys
• Quotations Follow up
• Deal Customer Queries and provide Thumbs Up service
• Determine Customer Requirements
• Setting Monthly Targets
• Conducting Sales Meetings
• Setting Annual budget and Sales targets
• Non-stock items quotations
• Place Requisitions /Buy-outs
• Provide Quotations
• Generate Invoices
• Stipulate Credit Limits
• Liaise with Despatch
• Performance Enhancement
• Organise Staff Schedules
• Enforce Discipline
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture
  
  

Job Requirements

Matric/Grade 12

5 years sales experience

6 months Kerridge experience

Relevant tertiary qualification will be an advantage

Knowledge of the general building materials sales environment will be an advantage