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We are committed to growing our iconic and innovative brands by reimagining everyday essentials in new, sustainable, and responsible ways.\nOur culture encourages a \"roll up your sleeves and get the job done\" mindset, ensuring self-starters, problem solvers, and innovative thinkers can truly thrive. At BIC World, you are empowered to take ownership of your career and use your unique perspective to make a meaningful, global impact on our mission.\nJOB SUMMARY\nMain purpose: The Area Sales Representative, manages the sales and distribution of the company's products and services to customers and consumers within a defined geographic area of the Region. Ensuring that consistent, profitable growth in sales revenue is achieved. Management and control of sales resources to achieve maximum sales and profitability. Develops and implements sales strategies and action plans to meet corporate, sales, and marketing objectives. Manages, motivates and develops Sales Agents to produce the desired sales results and objectives.\nMAIN RESPONSIBILITIES / TASKS\nManagement Business\nSales to customers within a defined geographic Area in the Western Cape.\nAchievement of monthly sales volume and value targets across all three categories (Stationery, Lighters, Shavers and Shaving preps).\nEnsure effective implementation of negotiated Key Account promotions and marketing strategies.\nTo effectively manage third party Sales and Merchandising Agents, ensuring that sales targets' key Trade Promotions and In Store forward share objectives are achieved.\nTo ensure cost effective sales call coverage is implemented, providing the required level of service to increase sales to customers and area profitability.\nTo effectively manage the Sales Agents, ensuring that the agreed sales targets, promotional activity and marketing objectives are implemented at store level. \nEffective implementation of all negotiated promotions during key promotional periods, Mini-Major Back To School, Shaver, Lighters and Other Products.\nCompiling and submission of required sales and market intelligence reports (Trade surveys, Sales contact Reports, In store audits, Daily/Weekly reports, Competitor activity Reports, Promotional Analysis Reports, New Products and Forward Share.\nMaintain and build solid trade relations with key customers, identify new customers and sales opportunities within the defined Area. \nIdentify opportunities to increase numeric and weighted distribution of both existing and new products to Area customer base. Understanding of customer needs and product trends, tracking competitor activity and new product innovation.\nDevelops job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal/professional networks. \nMain Dimensions\nArea: Defined Sales Area within the Western Cape Region.\nTotal number of customers - 215.\nPREVIOUS/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/ ADDITIONAL SKILLS & DETAILS\nDeveloped professional selling relationships with Wholesalers/Franchisers and Retailers.\nGood organization, communication and leadership skills.\nNegotiation and Conflict resolution skills.\nAbility to identify new business opportunities and customers.\nPresentation Skills.\nTarget driven and meet objectives.\nEnergy and passion for achievement of own commitments and delivering company objectives.\nBe able to influence and persuade others to take a specific course of action.\nDevelop and use collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of company objectives and goals. Obtain and offer collaboration without relying on authority. \nRespect others and manage diversity in regard to different cultures, personal styles, markets. \nProduces tangible results that are expected for the job.\nTime management - consistently able to effectively finish assignments; well organized.\nMentoring and coaching skills.\nTeam player and be able to lead from the front.\nUnderstanding of Division 3000 customer methodology, in store procedure and discipline.\nQUALIFICATIONS\nCANDIDATE PROFILE: QUALIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL SKILLS\nAt least 2 years sales experience position within the FMCG/Office Products environment.\nGood working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite is required\nBIC World is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly commit to hiring people with different backgrounds and experiences to help us build better products, make better decisions, and better serve our customers. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status, or similar characteristics. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.\nBIC World is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. 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