Key Accounts and Internal Sales Manager

SUMMARY:
Our client is seeking an experienced Key Account & Internal Sales Manager to take responsibility for the management and growth of the Internal Sales function, national key accounts, customer order processing and export business.

It is essential that you are proficient with Excel (particularly PivotTables and XLOOKUPs).

This is a hands-on commercial management role and the successful candidate will be responsible for protecting existing business while actively identifying opportunities for sales growth, new listings, distribution and export expansion.

POSITION INFO:
NOTE: This is an office based position, no hybrid or flexible-hours. Non-negotiable requirements: Grade 12 Relevant tertiary qualification preferred Strong Excel skills: PivotTables and XLOOKUP\/VLOOKUP, formulas, filters and sorting (this will be tested before an interview) Strong numerical and analytical ability FMCG, fashion, beauty industry experience Experience using Syspro\/other ERP system Previous experience managing a sales team Confident to deal with major retailers and buyers Duties and Responsibilities: Manage and support the day-to-day Internal Sales function and customer queries. Manage customer product listings and ensure barcodes, stock codes, descriptions, pricing, pack sizes and other master data are accurate. Work with customer buyers and retailer portals on listings, amendments, approvals and follow-ups. Pull, prepare and analyse sales, stock, distribution, ordering and customer reports. Use PivotTables, XLOOKUP\/VLOOKUP and formulas to reconcile and analyse large datasets. Identify sales trends, stock gaps, distribution gaps, non-ordering products\/stores, pricing discrepancies and other exceptions. Translate data into clear actions and communicate findings to management, Buying and Sales. Assist the Field Sales and Internal Sales teams with listing, pricing, stock, ordering and customer queries. Monitor outstanding orders, backorders, customer actions and deadlines and ensure follow-through. Coordinate information and actions between customer buyers, Buying, Internal Sales, Field Sales, Warehouse and Finance. Manage multiple tasks, reports, deadlines and customer requirements simultaneously. PLEASE NOTE : Thank you for your interest in this position. We will review your application and contact you if you are suitable. Due to the amount of applications we receive for each position, we are unable to respond to each one individually. Please accept your application as unsuccessful if you had no feedback within 7 days of applying . Your CV will remain on our database and we will be in touch for other suitable positions. *** In the meantime, please download our which will hopefully help you understand our process and how we work. When applying, ensure your CV is in WORD or PDF format, and not scanned. Scanned CV's will not be considered. If you are unable to apply through the link we have provided, please upload your CV to our website We reserve the right to stop\/renew adverts. By applying to our adverts, you accept our POPI Act policy, a copy which be found on our website.