Striker | Nelspruit (Mbombela)

Red Bull; Mbombela (Nelspruit); On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Bull is seeking a sales-focused professional to manage a defined territory in Mpumalanga. You will drive availability, visibility, and placement of Red Bull products across outlets, ensuring stock levels and compliant promotions.

You will build strong relationships with retailers and suppliers through proactive communication and data-driven insights. The role emphasizes perfect store execution, territory planning, and timely administrative tasks, with a strong focus on delivering continuous

Qualifications

• Proven sales track record across FMCG channels.
• Experience in managing retail and impulse accounts is advantageous.
• Valid driver's license and willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Territory coverage: visit agreed outlets at optimal frequencies in a cost-effective manner.
• Perfect Store: maintain and grow store databases focusing on availability, pricing, visibility, and messaging.
• Stock management: ensure SKUs are in stock and displayed across outlets.
• POS management: secure in-store presence and correct POS placement; ensure promotions run from day one.
• Administration and reporting: complete tasks accurately and on time and implement head office agreements.

Skills

Sales track record

FMCG experience

Driver's license

Relationship management

Negotiation skills

Off Premise channels

Commercial maths

MS Office basic

Tools

Field Force automation

Job 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.

All the responsibilities we’ll trust you with:

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.

POS MANAGEMENT

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.

Your areas of knowledge and expertise that matter most for this role:

• 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

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 and to apply for the job. It is not an offer of employment and Red Bull is under no obligation to hire an applicant who submits an application.