Job Openings at The Building Company

• Lead and manage the national sales strategy to consistently meet or exceed revenue budgeted targets across all regions. Provide leadership and oversight to regional sales managers and sales teams, ensuring alignment with company objectives. Accountable for managing corporate accounts, buying groups, and franchise head offices nationwide.

Job Description

Strategic Sales Leadership

• Develop and execute comprehensive national sales strategies to drive business growth and achieve company goals.
• Forecast sales targets on an annual, quarterly, and monthly basis, monitoring progress and adjusting strategies as needed.
• Conduct thorough market analysis, including customer requirements and competitor insights, to identify opportunities and threats.

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, mentor, and inspire regional sales managers and their teams to maximize performance.
• Conduct performance appraisals and implement targeted training programs to enhance team capabilities.
• Cultivate a high-performance, collaborative sales culture that promotes excellence and accountability.

Sales Operations Management

• Oversee daily sales operations, including management of commission structures and resolution of claims.
• Ensure strict compliance with company policies and relevant industry regulations.
• Optimize the allocation and utilization of the R850 million sales budget to maximize return on investment, ensuring efficient resource allocation.

Customer & Stakeholder Management

• Supervise all customer head offices and support functions nationally.
• Establish and nurture strong relationships with key clients, corporate accounts, and stakeholders.
• Address escalated customer concerns promptly to maintain high satisfaction levels.
• Collaborate with marketing and product teams to ensure alignment of campaigns with sales objectives.

Reporting & Performance Analysis

• Prepare and deliver detailed sales performance reports to the Management Committee (MANCO) and Operational Committee (OPCO).
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and recommend action plans to improve sales effectiveness and efficiency

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 8 to 10 years’ experience in sales, including 3 to 5 years in a senior management role.
• Demonstrated success in managing substantial budgets and consistently achieving sales targets.
• Proven ability to lead and manage geographically dispersed teams.

Skills & Competencies

• Strategic thinker with strong planning capabilities.
• Exceptional leadership and team management skills.
• Outstanding negotiation and communication abilities.
• Financial acumen with expertise in budget management.
• Proficient in CRM systems and data analysis.
• Willingness and ability to travel nationally as required.

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• The main purpose of the job is to ensure the smooth operation of the business unit with regards to General Assistant functions while adhering to the company policies and procedures.
• These general assistance duties will be as per business units’ operational needs and the General Assistant would there need to be able to work in any area of the business unit.

Job Description

• Provide customers with orders
• Assist with loading and offloading of Vehicles
• Pack yard stock items 
• Cleaning and Safekeeping of vehicles
• Provide assistance to customers and suppliers
• Complete Wash Bay activities
• Customer Service
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Job Requirements

• Grade 12
• Product knowledge

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• The main purpose of the job is to ensure fast, efficient processing and fulfilling of customer orders, being ever mindful of company standards of appearance and behavior.

Job Description

• Maintain Stock levels
• Attend to Customer requirements
• Customer Queries resolution
• Managing the delivery of customer goods
• Manage Admin function
• Orders
• Manage Non-stock items quotations
• Meet Deliveries deadlines
• Customer service
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Job Requirements

• Grade 12 
• 3 year’s retail sales experience, in building/construction environment

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• The main purpose of the position is to provide direction and guidance to the Cashiers, distribute work evenly, audit their work product, determine work schedules and assist them with customer service and authorisation issues.

Job Description

• The main purpose of the position is to provide direction and guidance to the Cashiers, distribute work evenly, audit their work product, determine work schedules and assist them with customer service and authorisation issues.
• Supervise Cashiers
• Process Payments
• Cash handling and banking
• Manage till floats
• Reconciliation of bank statements
• Manage Authorisations
• Aid Cashiers and customers
• General Admin
• Perform Support function
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Job Requirements

• Grade 12 
• 2 years’ experience in similar position advantageous 
• Admin and numeracy skills 
• Basic computer skills 
• Knowledge of relevant systems  
• Basic computer skills  
• Relevant system/product knowledge 

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• The main purpose of the job is to provide customers with timber and boards accurately cut to meet their requirements; provide prompt and efficient service to customers and assist with loading their vehicles; ensure that all timber and boards are neatly packed and accessible

Job Description

• The main purpose of the job is to provide customers with timber and boards accurately cut to meet their requirements; provide prompt and efficient service to customers and assist with loading their vehicles; ensure that all timber and boards are neatly packed and accessible
• Machine Maintenance
• Feeding material into the machine
• Adjust Machine Settings
• Regulate Speed of the machine belt
• Regulate Temperature
• Correct Edge trimming and sanding
• Attending to customers
• Housekeeping
• Perform various operator functions
• Safe and Security
• Keep Cutting area tidy
• Report Stock shortages
• Ensure adherence to Safety policy and procedure
• Reporting Failures
• Stock-take
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Job Requirements

• Grade 12
• 1-year industrial experience​
• Admin and numeracy skills​
• Good people skills

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• The main purpose of the job is to co-ordinate the incoming (receiving, GRNing and merchandising) of all stock for the business, as well as maintaining optimum stock levels and range for the business.

Job Description

• The main purpose of the job is to co-ordinate the incoming (receiving, GRNing and merchandising) of all stock for the business, as well as maintaining optimum stock levels and range for the business.
• Checking reports
• Check cost of Stock-outs
• Manage Supplier returns
• Keep Cycle Counter up to date
• Validate stock variances
• Negative Stock clearance
• Maintain Bin Locations
• Investigate bad risk stock
• Stock take
• Run no stock, no demand report
• Run Deletion reports
• Ensure Existing Stock are binned
• Monitor stock performance
• Provide Variance Data to Operator
• Providing the Operator with stock variance data for the 8 weeks cycle every month

Job Requirements

• Grade 12
• 3 years stock control experience, alternatively
• Certificate in Retailing (NQF 5), or
• Certificate in Retail Operations Management (NQF 5)
• if no certificate then at least 3 of the following skills programmes
• Explain the factors that impact on the bottom line of a W&R unit
• Supervise implementation of loss control measures
• Supervise stock counts
• Replenish stock in a retail business
• Manage stock holding procedure in a wholesale and retail outlet
• Pick stock in a distribution centre
• Move, pack and maintain stock
• Receive stock into a distribution centre
• Count stock for a stock-take
• Dispatch stock from a distribution centre

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Job Description

The main purpose of the job is to ensure fast, efficient processing and fulfilling of customer orders, being ever mindful of company standards of appearance and behavior.

• Maintain Stock levels
• Attend to Customer requirements
• Customer Queries resolution
• Managing the delivery of customer goods
• Manage Admin function
• Orders
• Manage Non-stock items quotations
• Meet Deliveries deadlines
• Customer service
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture:

Living and promoting the Company values by always performing duties with: 

• Honesty
• Respect
• Accountability
• Resourcefulness
• Energy

Living and displaying the company culture through behaviours such as:

• customer centricity
• effective self-management and teamwork

Job Requirements

• Grade 12 
• 3 year’s retail sales experience, in building/construction environment