Site Sales Supervisor – Soft Beverage Manufacturing

Greys Recruitment; South Africa; Sur place; ZAR 180 000 - 240 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Greys Recruitment seeks a Site Supervisor for our client, a soft beverage manufacturer, to oversee sales operations at the Pretoria facility. The successful candidate must reside in immediate surrounding areas and travel regularly to support routes.

You will lead a sales team, monitor targets, manage routes, enhance market execution, and ensure accurate stock and cash control. The role requires Grade 12, FMCG experience, and strong people skills; Excel and reporting proficiency is preferred.

Qualifications

• Matric is required.
• 3–5 years’ FMCG sales or distribution experience with 1–2 years in supervision.
• Strong leadership and ability to manage sales teams.
• Knowledge of route planning, customer coverage, merchandising and relationships.
• Experience in stock reconciliation, cash handling and loss prevention.
• Computer literacy, especially Excel, with ability to prepare reports and monitor KPIs.
• Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel regularly.

Responsabilités

• Monitor daily, weekly and monthly sales targets and drive volumes.
• Supervise van sales reps, drivers and assistants.
• Manage routes for full customer coverage and identify new business opportunities.
• Monitor product availability, promotions, pricing and merchandising in the market.
• Maintain customer relationships and resolve complaints.
• Ensure stock reconciliation, cash handling, banking, returns and loss prevention.
• Prepare sales reports, monitor KPIs, conduct daily sales meetings and report challenges to management.
• Enforce company policies, vehicle safety standards, attendance requirements and performance expectations.

Connaissances

Leadership

Route planning

Customer relationships

Merchandising

Sales targets

Team management

Stock reconciliation

Cash handling

Formation

Matric / Grade 12

Outils

Excel

Description du poste

Our client, a specialist in soft beverage manufacturing, is seeking a results-driven Site Supervisor to oversee sales operations at their Pretoria facilities. The successful candidate must reside in immediate surrounding areas.

Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12 / Matric.
• 3–5 years’ experience in sales, route sales or distribution, preferably within the FMCG industry, including at least 1–2 years in a supervisory role.
• Strong leadership skills, with a proven ability to manage sales teams and achieve sales targets.
• Good understanding of route planning, customer coverage, merchandising and building customer relationships.
• Experience in stock reconciliation, cash handling, banking, returns management and loss prevention.
• Computer literacy, particularly in Microsoft Excel, with the ability to prepare sales reports, monitor KPIs and use sales or stock management systems.
• A valid driver’s licence and willingness to travel regularly, conduct customer visits and accompany sales teams on their routes.

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Sales performance: Monitor daily, weekly and monthly sales targets and implement strategies to improve sales volumes and profitability.
• Team management: Supervise, motivate, coach and evaluate van sales representatives, drivers and sales assistants.
• Route management: Ensure route compliance, full customer coverage, effective scheduling and identification of new business opportunities.
• Market execution: Monitor product availability, promotions, pricing, merchandising and competitor activities in the market.
• Customer relationships: Maintain customer satisfaction, resolve complaints and build relationships with existing and potential customers.
• Stock and cash control: Ensure accurate stock reconciliation, cash handling, banking, returns and prevention of shortages or losses.
• Reporting and administration: Prepare sales reports, monitor KPIs, conduct daily sales meetings and report operational challenges to management.
• Compliance and discipline: Enforce company policies, vehicle safety standards, attendance requirements and performance expectations.