Senior Sales Manager (General/ Modern Trade)

Procter & Gamble; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,350,000; Full time

Job summary

Procter & Gamble in Johannesburg is seeking a Senior Sales Manager to drive sales at the headquarters level. You will develop and maintain strong relationships with customers and ensure our products meet their needs, contributing to sales targets and overall growth.

You will focus on specific tasks within a brand or category and collaborate within the team, while acting as an individual contributor to achieve set objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, marketing or related field.
• 4–10 years of FMCG relevant experience.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build customer relationships.
• Understanding of sales strategies and techniques.
• Willingness to learn and grow within the organization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong initiative and problem solving.
• Proficient MS Office, especially Excel.
• Good interpersonal and multinational cooperation skills.
• Strong analytical thinking and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Supports and assists in executing sales strategies in team/organization.
• Participates in development and implementation of new ideas, techniques, procedures, services or products under guidance.
• Focuses on specific tasks or segments within a brand, channel, line, category or team with narrow objectives.
• Collaborates and networks effectively within the team to maximize impact and learning.

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration, marketing or related field

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

JOHANNESBURG GENERAL OFFICE

Full time

R000158780

Job Location

JOHANNESBURG GENERAL OFFICE

Job Description

The Senior Sales Manager role focuses on driving sales at the headquarters level. The role is crucial in establishing and maintaining strong relationships with customers, understanding their needs, and ensuring our products meet those needs. This role is vital in achieving our sales targets and contributing to our company's overall growth. This role involves focusing on specific tasks or segments within a brand, channel, or category. The individual will collaborate effectively within the immediate team and will be responsible for accomplishing tasks as an individual contributor.

Key Responsibilities

• Supports and assists in executing sales strategies in team / organization.

• Participates in the development and implementation of new ideas, techniques, procedures, services, or products under guidance.

• Focuses on specific tasks or segments within a brand, channel, line, category or team / organization with clearly defined and narrow objectives.

• Collaborates and networks effectively within immediate team or work domain as required to maximize job impact and personal learning.

Job Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in business administration, marketing, or related field.

• 4-10 years of FMCG relevant experience.

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships with customers.

• An understanding of sales strategies and techniques.

• A desire to learn and grow within the organization.

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.

• Strong initiative and problem solving

• Excellent MS Office Package skills (MS Excel specifically)

• Good interpersonal and multinational cooperation skills

• Excellent analytical thinking and leadership skills

How much do you know about us?

We offer meaningful challenges day one and effective and constant training. Thus, we bring to bear the strengths of our employees and develop them to become phenomenal leaders. In addition, diversity is very important for us: we seek the most diverse talent so that we always know how to innovate to exceed the expectations of our 5 billion consumers in the world. Therefore, working with us is the best opportunity to do what you love, with constant challenges and to be recognized for its results. More than that, it's the ideal opportunity to help us touch and improve billions of lives in our world.

For over 180 years, we have built some of the world’s most successful brands, including Ariel®, Tide®, Pantene®, Pampers®, and Gillette®. We believe in serving the consumer and ensuring our organization, talent and brand building reflects the diversity and needs of the approximate 5 billion people around the world we serve through our brands. We value leadership as well as deep understanding and offer fulfilling career opportunities that make us an unbeatable force in our industry.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.

You’ll not be discriminated on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Job Schedule

Full time

Job Number

R000158780

Job Segmentation

Experienced Professionals

P&G was founded over 180 years ago as a simple soap and candle company. Today, we’re the world’s largest consumer goods company and home to iconic, trusted brands that make life a little bit easier in small but meaningful ways. We’ve spanned three centuries thanks to three simple ideas: leadership, innovation and citizenship.

The insight, innovation and passion of talented teams has helped us grow into a global company that is governed responsibly and ethically, that is open and transparent, and that supports good causes and protects the environment. This is a place where you can be proud to work and do something that matters.