Striker | Inland South West

Red Bull; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Bull South Africa (PTY) LTD. seeks a Field Merchandiser to drive coverage of agreed outlets in Gauteng, ensuring stock availability, correct placement of POS materials, and compliant promotions.

You will build relationships with store personnel, influence decision makers with insights, and execute Perfect Store standards while reporting routinely to head office.

Qualifications

• Proven sales track record and ability to close deals.
• FMCG/retail experience with consumer brands.
• Valid driver’s license and comfortable driving across outlets.

Responsibilities

• Cover designated outlets for Red Bull in the Gauteng area efficiently.
• Maintain Perfect Store standards: availability, visibility, pricing and messaging.
• Manage stock to ensure in-store presence and continuous product availability.
• Handle administrative tasks and reporting per Head Office standards.

Skills

Sales experience

FMCG experience

Driver's license

Relationship building

Negotiation

Communication

Commercial maths

MS Office

Tools

MS Office

Job description

• Organization: Red Bull South Africa (PTY) LTD.
• Job type: Permanent

Company Description

Negotiating the elements of Red Bull Perfect Store within a set of Retail and Impulse accounts in a given geographical area – this includes availability, visibility, communication and additional placements of Red Bull to enable maximum sales of all Red Bull products.

Job Description

TERRITORY COVERAGE

• Effective coverage of all agreed outlets at optimum frequencies in a cost effective manner
• Administration and development of designated area
• Completion of all calls allocated to individual territories
• Professional and respectful to colleagues, customers and suppliers.

PERFECT STORE

• Maintenance and growth of Perfect Stores databases which focus on availability and distribution, pricing, visibility, placements and messaging
• Building quality relationships through effective communication
• Influencing decision makers through presenting compelling insights and commercial proposals

STOCK MANAGEMENT

• Managing orders to ensure Red Bull's stock keeping units (SKUs) are in stock and on display at all times
• Ensuring that stock levels necessary to secure continuous availability of Red Bull products to the consumer in all covered outlets are maintained at all times
• Securing (and where possible, improving) the agreed in-store presence of the Red Bull brand
• Placement of POS – ensuring POS is correctly sited and up to date in all outlets
• Promotional Compliance – ensuring agreed promotions are in place and running from the first day

ADMINISTRATION AND REPORTING

• Completing all necessary administrative tasks accurately and on time
• Implementation of Head Office agreements and ensuring their execution based on merchandising standards

Qualifications

• Proven sales track record
• FMCG experience (branded or retail experience)
• Valid drivers license
• Ability to manage and cultivate good relationships
• Good selling skills: communication, negotiation and objection handling skills
• Clear understanding of Off Premise channels (retail, impulse, non traditional)
• Commercial awareness and basic understanding of commercial maths
• Basic knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point) and preferably mobile Field Force automation

Additional Information

This job description is not exhaustive of the potential duties that the successful applicant will be required to perform, and is provided solely to assist potential job applicants in determining their suitability for the role. It is not an offer of employment and Red Bull is under no obligation to hire an applicant who submits an application.