Area Sales Representative at Kontak Recruitment

• Drive retail growth across Johannesburg in a fast-paced skincare and beauty environment.
• This is a great opportunity to own your region, build strong store relationships, and make a visible impact while working independently and spending most of your time on the road.

Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12
• A diploma or degree in Sales, Marketing or Business is advantageous
• 2 to 5 years of experience in an area, field or external sales role
• MS Office and CRM system experience
• Valid driver’s licence, own reliable vehicle and vehicle insurance
• Home office set up required, and able to travel extensively across Johannesburg
• Experience in FMCG, skincare, beauty or retail distribution
• Planogram, merchandising and in-store execution experience preferred
• Able to train and influence in-store staff on products
• Strong relationship-building skills and a proactive attitude

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Drive monthly and quarterly sales targets across the assigned region
• Build and maintain strong relationships with retail partners, consultants, store staff and area managers
• Conduct regular store visits to grow sales, support execution and maintain service levels
• Ensure correct product placement, visibility, merchandising and planogram execution in store
• Support product launches, promotions, campaigns and activations
• Provide product training and guidance to in-store staff
• Run and support incentive initiatives to encourage product sell-through
• Monitor stock movement and escalate supply or stock concerns to head office
• Resolve customer queries and service issues professionally and efficiently
• Track competitor activity, pricing and market trends
• Maintain accurate records and submit weekly and monthly reports
• Work closely with marketing, finance and logistics teams
• Support events and weekend activations when required
• Complete any other reasonable duties required by management