Beverage Innovator And Sales Rep

Job Title:Beverage Innovator and Sales Rep
Location:Port Elizabeth
Salary:Up to R15 000 + Benefits and Commission
Duties and Responsibilities:
Meeting sales targets.
Make weekly in-person sales calls to an assigned route and develop customer relationships.
Beverage innovation as well as preparation/demonstrations is a key
Identify new and existing opportunities in each account and complete required surveys.
Prepare and execute professional data-driven sales presentations/tastings to customers using brand-specific sales data.
Capture all calls and activities on a handheld device using a sales-forward application.
Demonstrate the ability to meet and exceed assigned monthly business targets
Ensure maximum brand visibility within assigned accounts through shelf set placements in retail and various other merchandising opportunities.
Sell in and execute authorized promotions.
Monitor and track inventory of products within each account to ensure sufficient amounts of product on hand and reduce any out-of-stock items.
Look for new opportunities daily to improve distribution, sales, and service
Strive to dominate the competition with all forms of available point-of-sale
Maintain accurate records and process all orders, reports, and forms as required
Identify and solicit all lost, inactive, or potential new accounts in the assigned route territory
Ask questions to understand customer requirements and close sales.
Enter and update customer information in the database.
Accurately take and process orders.
We are keeping current on all products and informing customers of new products

Requirements:
Matric qualification
Must be a result-oriented professional with excellent verbal/written communication skills
Strong customer service orientation.
Ability to work independently or with a team and motivate others
Proven experience as a sales representative or in a customer service role.
Must pay attention to detail, have strong analytical skills, and deadline deadline-driven.
This job standard is not intended to be all-inclusive. The employee assigned to this position will be expected to perform other reasonably related business duties as requested by the immediate manager as required.
Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office
Outstanding negotiation skills with the ability to resolve issues and address complaints