Sales Account Graduate - Bryanston - June 2023 at Haleon

A career in Sales where none of us stand still.  

• Our commitment to you is to provide a strong beginning to your career.  While you are helping people with better health and wellness, you will be gaining valuable work experience in a top multi-national company and building foundational leadership and business skills. At the end of this 15-month programme you will have a strong career foundation to build a remarkable career.  
• We are currently looking for a driven Sales Account Graduate.  
• You will initiate, plan and achieve Haleon’s ambition of becoming one of the most innovative, best performing and trusted Consumer Healthcare Companies in South and Southern Africa.  
• You will plan, direct and co-ordinate all strategic and marketing activities of their respective brand/ brands, in order to achieve consumption growth, sales, profit and marketing objectives. 
• You will be responsible for the development/management of market penetration strategies for the consumer market.  
• You will cultivate the knowledge of key customers and competitors.  
• You will identify brand growth opportunities.  
• You will interact closely with sales force to make sure to understand and implement Product Marketing plan.  
• You will market the organisation’s products.  
• You will design, develop and implement communication programs to advertise the organisation’s products using media (TV, radio, print, direct mail, digital), events, and sales promotions.  
• You will also develop and evaluate pricing strategies and structures. 

What will your individual contribution at Haleon be?  

• Support account management team and implement sales strategies to achieve & exceed corporate sales objectives. 
• Grow our brands ahead of the categories we compete in. 
• Execution and tracking of mutually agreed annual Customer Joint Business Plans. 
• Monitor and analyze sales performance through market shares data. 
• Own specific action plan projects to correct areas of weakness and capitalize on areas of opportunity. 
• Identify opportunities leveraging data insight which will have a positive effect on the region and the company. 
• Use all available data to maximize sales within each area. 
• In-depth knowledge of products. 
• Understand and abide by Haleon policies and procedures.   

To recognise your dedication, energy and effort, benefits include:  

• A competitive base salary of R15 000 
• An annual bonus linked to performance 
• Employee recognition through our global scheme which rewards exceptional achievements 
• On-the-job experience and formal and informal training and development, delivered through a mixture of coaching, mentoring and formal training programmes 
• Health and wellbeing programmes to take care of your physical and mental health  

We’re the people changing the future of everyday health. So you will be someone who has:  

• A passion for sales   
• Team spirit and collaborative working   
• Decision making and problem solving 
• Good communication and interpersonal skills 
• Analytical skills 
• Numeracy and finance skills 
• Commercial understanding 
• Basic selling skills 

To enable you to perform in this future talent opportunity:  

• Education required: A completed university degree (preferably in commerce and business management). 
• Please note that you must provide your academic transcripts together with your CV when applying. 
• Language required: Written and spoken fluency in English