Sales Manager - Upington at The Heineken Company

Manage a team of Sales Consultants to ensure growth of the Brand portfolio across various identified Channels by creating/ driving brand awareness, consumer pull and building brands in line with strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the sales, promotions, and campaigns of sales activities with the assigned area of responsibility.
• Make data-informed decisions to develop trade plan, drive performance and inform resource allocation.
• Ensure products/ brands are available widely in assigned sales area.
• Optimize resources to achieve sales targets.
• Develop, monitor, and manage quarterly Sales Plan.
• Analyze and identify growth opportunities with measurement and tracking for reporting purposes.
• Monitor Sales Consultant adherence to Call strike rate.
• Develop strong customer relations through frequent communication, professional, courteous, and ethical interpersonal interactions.
• Identify emerging markets to find new sales opportunities.
• Procure market intelligence and develop appropriate action plans when necessary.
• Monitor Accessibility, Availability and Affordability compliance vs noncompliance.
• Share and implement new and innovative ideas to improve sales and the effectiveness of the sales teams.
• Coach the Sales Consultants on Sales best practice.
• Prepare sales budgets, projections and approve expenditure.
• Track, analyze and report on sales statistics based in key quantitative metrics.
• Conduct in-trade audits, measuring the team’s impact in the trade.
• Enable teams to gain market share growth.
• Conduct on the job training and Coaching.
• Plan and direct the hiring and training of new Sales Representatives.
• Institute discipline when required.
• Follow Newco’s policies and procedures and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

Education and Experience

• 3+ years sales experience.
• Relevant experience within the Alcoholic Beverage or broader FMCG industry would be preferable.
• The ability to identify and define problems and make balanced and sound decisions.
• Proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets
• Strong numerical and business acumen experience
• High levels of energy, persistence, drive as well as a sense of urgency.