Area Sales Manager (Permanent)

Job Title: Area Sales Manager Start Date: 2026-08-17 - 2026-09-16 Vacancy Type: Permanent PTA026243 Sectors: Sales & Marketing & PR Location: SA - Gauteng , Kempton Park Salary: Employment Equity: EE Brief: External Sales Representative / Area Sales Manager (FMCG)(Gauteng) This person would be responsible for the Pretoria / Soshanguve / Mabopane / Mamelodi / Brits / Hartebeespoort / Garangkuwa area. Interim level - will report directly to the Sales and Marketing Manager. Detail: Minimum Requirements: Matric Fluent in English and local South African languages Valid drivers licence Must have 3-5 years' experience with general sales functions within the FMCG sector - perishables Must be able to work independently Willing to work on weekends and public holidays Willingness to learn and drive processes and improve efficiencies Good human relations and excellent communication skills. Computer literate Very neat and tidy work ethic Candidate must have a pro-active and attention to detail approach to his/her work Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines Duties will include: Find sales leads and increase new business Gather market information regarding pricing and trends in the market Attend to customer queries and complaints Build and maintain relationships with customers Product care on shelf – Stock rotation, forward share, expiry date, storage conditions, etc. Manage customer credits and returns, drive strategy to reduce credits Assist telesales in getting customer orders in time Manage merchandizers at store level Through relationships, increase turnaround time for product delivery to customer Constant report back through formal and informal reports DO NOT APPLY IF YOU DO NOT MEET THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS Other: Depending on experience - total cost to company range from R25,000 to R30,000 per month A company car, cell phone and laptop would be provided by the company for the sole purpose of fulfilling their job functions Consultant: Alke-Merique - Dante Personnel Pretoria Silver Lakes Apply via our website www.dantesa.co.za If you do not hear from us within 5 days, please accept that your application was unsuccessful show more... For more information please contact: Alke-Merique Apply