Sales Administration Assistant

Sea Harvest Group Ltd; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the seafood industry seeks a dedicated individual to provide data and administrative support to optimize profitability. The successful candidate will coordinate retail orders, manage pricing, and ensure effective communication with all stakeholders. Strong analytical skills and proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel, are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• BCom/B-Tech degree in Finance, Management, or IT preferable.
• High proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Collect and process retail data for profitability optimization.
• Compile and investigate discrepancies in claim-back data.
• Liaise with stakeholders for meeting preparedness.

Skills

Conflict management

Computer literacy

Numeracy

Decision-making

People skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Planning

Education

BCom/B-Tech Degree in Finance; Management; IT

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job Purpose

To provide an efficient data and administrative support to the Customer Manager and Retail team to optimise profitability. Receives and coordinates all local retail orders nationally. Ensure accurate pricing.

Key Performance Areas

Duties include but will not be limited to:

Data collecting and processing

• Consolidate stock on hand
• Generate monthly review reports
• Collect data from various retailers (Shoprite BTB, Spar insights, PnP Portal, etc.)
• Timeous completion of departmental reports
• Vector orders – Sea Harvest
  
  

Pricing

• Deal sheets and price checking – PnP National, submitting pricing PNP Portal Summary deals
• Deal Sheets – Inland all customers Sea Harvest, summarize deals in all regions
• Price checking – EDI orders/ PnP Portal
• Submitting pricing to Vector
  
  

Administration

• Compile, check, and investigate discrepancies in claim-back data and collate supporting information
• Record all ad hoc expenditure related to sales and promotional activities
• Consolidate price survey data and advertising consolidation
• Assist in the preparation of sales and retail review meetings
• Liaise with the NCM and stakeholders to ensure meeting readiness
  
  

Secretarial Support

• Draft and distribute price increase letters and other retailer communication
• Accurately capture pricing updates and submit to relevant platforms (e.g Vector)
• Maintain communication with all relevant stakeholders to ensure alignment and execution.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Qualifications & Experience:

• BCom/B-Tech Degree in Finance; Management; IT preferable but not essential
  
  

Skills & Competencies

• Strong conflict management skills
• Computer literacy – MS Office, with a high proficiency in MS Excel as well as PowerPoint
• Strong numeracy skills
• Sound administration skills
• Good decision-making skills
• Excellent people skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Good planning and organisational skills
  
  

Abilities

• Analytical
• Attention to detail
• Conceptual thinking
• Decisive
• Customer-centric
• Work independently or as a part of a team