Smollan Activation is currently offering Sales Representative opportunities in Bushbuckridge and Upington. These roles are suited to motivated individuals with a strong sales mindset who are passionate about retail execution, customer service, and brand growth within the liquor and restaurant trade environment.
Position Overview
The Sales Representative role focuses on ensuring effective merchandising of client products at store level. The position requires maintaining consistent call cycles across liquor stores, shebeens, spaza shops, and restaurants, while driving sales growth and ensuring strong product visibility.
This is a contract-based role with an annual earning potential ranging between R150 000 and R350 000, depending on performance and achievement of sales targets.
Key Responsibilities
Sales representatives are responsible for maintaining scheduled call cycles and ensuring adequate coverage of assigned outlets within agreed time frequencies. Building and maintaining strong relationships with store owners and managers is a critical part of the role, with an emphasis on delivering professional and reliable customer service.
Product availability is a key focus area. Representatives are expected to ensure correct SKU distribution, identify gaps in product ranges, and highlight opportunities for increased listings and improved shelf presence. Monitoring competitor activity and category trends is also part of the role.
Innovation and visibility are essential. Representatives must ensure that products are clearly displayed, promotional material is correctly implemented, and new product launches reach shelves promptly.
Pricing compliance is another core responsibility. This includes conducting regular audits, ensuring pricing consistency, and identifying any discrepancies for immediate escalation.
Point-of-sale execution involves installing and maintaining client POS materials according to brand guidelines to support product awareness and sales.
Order management includes following up on unfulfilled orders, assisting outlets with order-related queries, and ensuring smooth communication between stores and supply channels.
From a sales perspective, representatives must understand sales targets, break them down into actionable plans, and execute strategies to meet or exceed those targets. An entrepreneurial approach is required to grow distribution and drive revenue across assigned territories.
Minimum Requirements
Applicants must hold a valid Matric certificate. A valid driver’s license is compulsory, as the role involves regular travel between outlets. A sales-related qualification is advantageous but not mandatory.
Experience Requirements
Candidates must demonstrate strong sales experience and a results-driven mindset. Retail experience is compulsory, while merchandising experience and liquor industry exposure are considered advantageous. Applicants must also be comfortable using technology, as reporting and system usage form part of daily responsibilities.
Key Skills and Attributes
Successful candidates should be tech-savvy, self-managed, and highly organised. A strong passion for customer service, sales performance, and relationship building is essential. The role requires an entrepreneurial mindset, attention to detail, and the ability to compile accurate reports, provide quality feedback, and gather market insights.
Career Value
These Sales Representative roles offer an opportunity to work with a well-established activation company while gaining exposure to retail, merchandising, and sales strategy within a competitive market. The performance-based earning potential and hands-on experience make this position suitable for individuals looking to grow a long-term career in sales and brand activation.
Applicants who meet the requirements and are committed to achieving results are encouraged to apply through the official application process provided on this platform.
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