Starting Date: June / July

Location is flexible and will be determined in consultation with successful candidates where possible.

Our client, suppliers of the finest frozen and dry goods to Top Hotels, Restaurants, Wine farms, National Chains, Food manufacturers and Caterers Daily in an around Gauteng and Cape Town, are committed to above all, service excellence. They strive to exceed their client’s expectation by providing value and service. With rapid expansion plans within the Gauteng region, they have lucrative opportunities for Food Service Sales Representatives with fantastic future growth prospects for successful individuals.

Your key tasks as a sales representative would include:
• Making appointments to meet new and existing customers.
• Understanding your customers’ needs.
• To promote new and existing products and special deals.
• Evaluating customers and communicating sales, prices structures, contracts and payments plans with the company.
• Advising customers about delivery schedules and after-sales service.
• Keeping in contact with existing customers in person, by telephone and email.
• Recording orders and sending details to the sales office when needed.
• Watching your competitors and the products they are offering.
• Keeping up with industry trends
• Meeting sales targets
• Organising daily work schedule and travel route efficiently.
• Keep Management informed by submitting activity and results. Report back in the form of daily call reports, weekly plans and Month end Reports.

The Criteria:
• Must have Foodservice experience (i.e. catering companies, restaurants, hotels ….)
• Must have a valid driver’s licence and own reliable vehicle.
• Must have excellent communication skills. Verbal and written.
• Excellent “People Skills”
• Confidence and motivation
• The determination and drive to work towards targets.
• The ability to work well on your own and also as part of a team.
• Good organisational and time management skills.
• The resilience to deal with customers who turn you down.
• Flexibility, Extra hour’s overtime, Weekends, stock takes when called for.
• Must be able to travel for training.
• Attention to detail
• Good Business sense and a professional manner

The Candidate
• Passion for food and Sales
• Fast learner
• Very independent
• Confident
• Presentable
• Reliable
• Healthy