Head Of Department - BUCO Ermelo

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