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The key purpose of this position is to generate orders, maintain standards, identify and ensure growth within a channel/customer in order to drive sales volumes, brand loyalty, in-outlet execution and customer service excellence.
Key roles and responsibilities:
Planning and Volume Target
Drive to exceed quotas within assigned territory while supporting overall strategic growth objectives and budgets
Prepare action plans and schedule to identify specific targets and to project number of contacts to be made within a defined region and against agreed orders targets; follow up on new leads and referrals resulting from field activity.
Identify sales prospects and contacts these and other accounts as assigned.
Develop new and incremental contract business
Persuade customers to stock products
Co-ordinate shipping schedules and delivery of products
Availability
Ensure products/brands are available widely in assigned sales area
Promotion
Develop and supervise the preparation, issuance, and delivery of sales materials, exhibits, and promotion programmes;
Prepare for and attend exhibitions, regional, and national promotional opportunities.
Sales Standards and Competition
Develop and update knowledge of Company's and competitors' products and speak with other sales and marketing personnel to work out the best methods of promoting products
Utilize competitive information and marketplace data where appropriate to close orders.
Customer Satisfaction
Establish rapport and maintains contact with contract clients and potential clients.
Note customers' reactions to new products and relay information back to Head of Department
Ensure loyalty of existing customers
Discuss prices, after-sales customer service, guarantee and delivery schedules with customers
Monitoring of Prices at the Retail Outlets
Position products with the customer, discuss customer benefits, confirm pricing, handle objections and close orders
Reporting
Prepare a variety of status reports, including activity, closings, follow-up, and adherence to goals; reports on special developments, information, or feedback gathered through field activity.
Maintain sales records and up to date activity on progress to provide accurate forecasting reports
Other Duties
Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
Self Development
Personal training needs identified and discussed with brewing Manager
Decision Making and Powers
To align overall territory plans to national plans.
Ensure that territories are resourced appropriately
Key attributes and competencies:
Ability to gather data, compile information, and prepare reports.
Ability to prepare routine administrative paperwork.
Knowledge of planning and scheduling techniques.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
Ability to persuade and influence others.
Ability to utilize advertising and/or sales promotion techniques.
Ability to analyze and solve problems.
Ability to plan, organize, and implement a range of sales promotion programmes and/or events.
Knowledge of sales documentation methods and procedures
Knowledge of customer service standards and procedures.
Ability to identify and/or follow up sales leads and referrals.
Ability to work effectively within a team and as an individual
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Persuasive, persistent, methodical; able to present winning sales arguments to customers, defend pricing and handle objections
Time management and excellent negotiation skills
Good product knowledge
Ability to compile, analyse and interpret sales activities
Possession of a driver's licence with a clean record
Minimum Requirements:
A good university degree in Sales, Marketing, Administration or equivalent qualification
HND [Marketing] or CIM [Certificate, Diploma, Advanced]
Practical experience in similar field - at least 3 years
Additional information:
Band: X
AB InBev is an equal opportunity employer and all appointments will be made in-line with AB InBev employment equity plan and talent requirements. We are a company that promotes gender equality. Internal applicants require Line manager approval. Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Business Development Representative