The posting
Sales Consultant Blowpack
Key Performance Areas
Customer Service
- Build strong relationships with customers personally and professionally
- Understand the customer's business and provide appropriate packaging solutions
- Attend to customer complaints effectively
- Ensure efforts are made to delight customers
- Proactively manage a 4-weekly calling plan to ensure all customers are visited at the required frequency
Sales and Sales Growth
- Prepare accurate weekly sales forecasts against budget
- Meet monthly and annual sales targets in line with budget
- Source new business and grow sales in alignment with The Companys strategy and targeted business opportunities
Administration
- Prepare monthly sales reports and analyze/comment on variances
- Provide sales forecasts to ensure availability of the right products at the right time
- Manage price increases with customers effectively
- Ensure price tables are completed timeously and accurately
- Conduct customer surveys
- Manage customer engagements and feedback in line with FSSC and ISO requirements
- Stay informed of competitor activity, pricing strategies, and customer perceptions
Key Competencies
- 2- 3 years of sales experience
- Minimum qualification in Marketing or Sales (Degree advantageous)
- Proven sales track record
- Ability to prepare budgets and targets
- Understanding of the plastics/packaging industry (advantageous)
- FMCG sales experience (essential)
- Computer literacy (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Valid drivers license
- Ability to identify and seize opportunities
- Strong analytical skills
- High need for achievement
- Resilience



