Job Grade:
Purpose of position:
Achieves and exceeds agreed sales targets in existing product lines and keeps or improves sales and merchandising standards laid down by principal
Key Accountabilities:
- Negotiates profitable deals on existing and new product lines with buyers at shops
- Negotiates discounts, shelf space, promotions and gondolas
- Ensures products are correctly displayed at point of sale
- Maintains shelf space as per laid down standards
- Ensures all PLU labels are displayed correctly and that the information displayed is correct
- Build promotional displays, gondola ends, special bins, etc. as per instruction from Sales manager
- Build relationships with shop managers
- Continuously prepares picking lists and keeps track of what has been picked
- Ensure that merchandisers are motivated and does training when needed
- Sorts, verifies and submits claims to expedite process. Recommends reversals as required
- Ensures that stock rotation principles are adhered to
Qualifications, Experience and skills:
- Grade 12 and three years’ experience in FMCG
- Fluency in Afrikaans and English
- Proficiency in an indigenous language will be a definite advantage
- Be able to handle pressure and conflict situations
- Have good communication skills
- Be friendly, punctual, reliable and presentable
- Have good interpersonal skills and be able to work independently
- Valid passport and police clearance certificate
- Namibian citizenship
Individuals meeting the above requirements should please forward a
comprehensive CV together with a covering letter, clearly indicating the position being applied for to:
recruitment@cic.com.na -
When forwarding your application via email, please ensure that your information is consolidated and that your email attachments are limited to three (3).
Please note that only
short listed candidates will be contacted and that no documentation will be returned. Applicants who are not contacted within two weeks from the closing date should consider their application unsuccessful.
As per Affirmative Action (Employment) Act, Act 29 of 1998 Namibian Citizens from previously disadvantaged groups will enjoy preferential treatment.
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 31 May 2018
