Vacancies RCL Foods – Area Sales Manager

Job Description:

RCL FOODS expects the suitable incumbent to provide tactical and operational management, supervision, and support to the area sales team, immediately solve all operational, logistical, and customer-related problems within the ambit of responsibility and Identify and implement innovations, particularly those that will increase market share and the number and range of products being introduced into customers.

Job Responsibilities:

• Generate leads regarding prospective contract opportunities and, together with the Regional Sales Manager, drive deal closure.
• Develop and execute the area sales strategy as aligned to the regional strategy.
• Manage delivery against talent management action plans.
• Complete skills and competency matrices for all subordinates.
• Clarify roles and responsibilities for subordinates.
• Coach and mentor subordinates and potential successors.
• Ensure the customer service policy is rigidly implemented and maintained.
• Formulate/update job profiles for all subordinate jobs.
• Manage and coordinate area resources in line with customer plans to achieve strategic objectives (call planners etc).
• Resolve escalated customer queries and issues professionally and in the best interest of all parties.
• Drive the area contribution to strategic and operational target achievement.
• Contribute to accurate area sales (volume and product) forecasting and ensure alignment to and input into the regional and national planning processes.
• Develop, implement and manage area marketing objectives.

Qualification & Experience:

• Degree in management, business administration, and/or marketing
• 3 to 5 years experience in a marketing and sales function that includes coordinating sales teams and managing complex and/or significant customer relationships
• Valid Code EB driver’s license

Job Details:

Company: RCL Foods

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: Roodepoort, Gauteng, SA

Application Deadline: N/A