Workplace Experience Student Sales

Tiger Brands; Boksburg; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Tiger Brands seeks a field salesperson in Gauteng to grow the business on a defined route. You will service stores, write orders, and maximize sales through merchandising, stock rotation and pricing compliance.

You will build strong store relationships, tailor in-store programs, and ensure promotional space is used effectively. The role emphasizes planning, data-driven insights, and collaboration with the merchandiser to keep shelves stocked and presentable.

Qualifications

• Matric and marketing qualification completed or in progress.
• 0–1 year experience in FMCG preferred.
• Experience in FMCG industry is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain knowledge of Tiger Brands products and procedures.
• Build strong relationships with store management to provide value beyond expectations.
• Tailor in-store programs and presentations to customer needs and demographics.
• Coordinate stock and ensure products are ordered to support take-away demand.
• Ensure promotional space and pricing agreements are followed in stores.
• Collaborate with merchandisers to keep shelves stocked and presentable.

Skills

Influencing Others

Owning It

Driving Long Term Results

Developing Yourself and Others

Education

Matric

Marketing Degree/Diploma

Job description

It’s fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they’re doing!

You are the face of Tiger Brands to the customer at a local level. You are accountable for growing the Tiger Brands business in store by servicing a defined route schedule within a specific geographical area. You act as a sales expert to the stores and you maximize sales through effective planning and order-writing, as well as supporting and completing activities such as merchandising, shelving, stock rotation, returns and pricing. You are dedicated towards using consumer and trade information to address the customer’s needs

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Develop and maintain a complete knowledge of Tiger Brands products within your portfolio, sales systems and procedures.

• Develop strong business relationships with store management to provide service and value beyond the customer’s expectations.

• Perform in-store planning by tailoring programs and fact-based sales presentations to the customer’s needs, store demographics, and the current consumer base.

• Work with customers to ensure sufficient product is ordered to support consumer take away.

• Implement POP drivers as per customer and brand plans and report on the POP scorecard.

• Take stock on every call cycle.

• Ensure that stores are complying promotional space and pricing agreements.

• Ensure SKU’s by category and space are as per the trade agreement.

• Communicate plans and effectively manage merchandising resources to build sales volume at store level. Work in conjunction with the merchandiser to ensure inventory is fully stocked, rotated and presentable at all times.

• Properly credit and dispose of all returns from all stores.

• Gather intelligence and report on customer preferences, competitive activity & pricing.

• Act as the link between our Customer Manager’s and customer store management.

• Effective and timeous presentation of deal sheets to buyers.

• Effectively manage all customer documentation and administration such as application forms, claims, payments etc

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE TABLE

Competencies

Influencing Others – you influence others by demonstrating your desire to win and demonstrate your commitment to help your customers win at the point of purchase.

Owning It – you serve on our business’s front line and drive our growth. You are passionate about sales at the point of purchase. You are committed to sales success and see yourself as responsible for your own success or failure.

Driving Long Term Results – you are fixated on hitting sales targets but you also look beyond today’s problems.

Developing Yourself and Others – you are open to learning new things and you find ways to grow and develop your selling skills and abilities.

Experience

0-1 Year experience

Experience in FMCG industry

Qualifications

Matric

Marketing 3 Year Degree/Diploma

In accordance with the employment equity plan of Tiger Brands and its employment equity goals and targets, preference may be given, but is not limited, to candidates from under-represented designated groups.