Sales Representative - Eyewear I Pretoria & Limpopo

Salesworx; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A premium eye-wear company is seeking a Sales Representative for their South African subsidiary based in Johannesburg. The ideal candidate will have a strong sales background and be responsible for ensuring products are available in stores and achieve sales targets. Key tasks include developing relationships with store managers, monitoring product distribution, and analyzing competitors. Benefits include a competitive salary with commission and medical aid contributions.

Benefits

Competitive Salary and Commission

50% medical aid contribution

Gap cover

Qualifications

• Experience as Sales Representative with a successful track record in sales.
• Dynamic, strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Preferably experience in the eye-wear or related industry.

Responsibilities

• Visit assigned stores to ensure territory coverage.
• Achieve KPI’s in terms of visit frequency per store.
• Support the launch of new collections and sales objectives.
• Optimize product distribution and stock levels.
• Build relationships with Store Managers and Associates.

Skills

Sales experience

Negotiation skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Commercial acumen

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or Marketing

Job description

Our client is a worldwide leader in the premium eye-wear sector for sunglasses, optical frames and sports eye-wear. They create unique, high-quality eye-wear designs that help people express their personality and style to the full.

We are recruiting for their South African subsidiary based in Johannesburg a qualified professional with a luxury, FMCG, pharmaceutical or any relevant sales background for the position of Sales Representative Gauteng (Pretoria and Limpopo). We are looking for a sales professional with high commercial drive that ensures that products are present in the right store, at the right time and in the right quantities.

Key Responsibilities

• Visiting assigned cluster of stores ensuring a capillary coverage of the territory
• Guaranteeing an effective visit plan in order to achieve KPI’s in terms of frequency of visits per store cluster
• Supporting the launch of each collection release and ensuring the achievement of sales objectives
• Ensuring the adequate level of assortment and stock in the points of sales of the assigned territory
• Optimizing and monitoring product distribution in compliance with selective distribution guidelines
• Verifying assortment depth & width and analyze best and worst sellers (i.e. the best selling price points, colours or styles)
• Protecting and capturing prime spaces in stores and, in general, managing all space opportunities and produce layout plans for stores
• Allocating POS and promotional material (in-store and window) and verify its quality and correct positioning & functioning over time
• Building constructive relationships with Store Managers and Associates and act as the Brands’ point of reference for client’s feedback and needs
• Analyzing and reporting structured information on competitors’ activities

Requirements

• Experience as Sales Representative with a successful track record in sales
• Negotiation and commercial acumen
• Dynamic, strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Preferably experience in the eye-wear industry or any other related industry
• Bilingual in both English (mandatory) and Afrikaans (if possible)
• Bachelor degree within Business or Marketing will be beneficial

Benefits

Competitive Salary and Commission + 50% medical aid contribution and Gap cover