Job Summary:
To deliver the client KPIs (drive sell out, maintain and grow retail assets and retail mapping) through effective in-store execution and building strong business relationships with store owners and their managers. This role also includes creative display building and store set up.
Key Responsibilities and Deliverables:
Drive sell out
- Comply with call cycle
- Effective management of returned goods system and follow up on damaged goods collections
- Provide feedback regarding store specific issues
- Communicate and escalate stock issues
- Monitor and communicate pricing in stores, investigating identified discrepancies
- Confirmation of pricing in accordance with promotions
- Communicate and implement sales promotional activity as per client brief
- Training of store sales consultants
- Ensure all store sales consultants are registered on MCS and drive uploads
- Capture required sell out data on HHT
Effective management of shelf health
- Count stock and determine stock to be merchandised
- Merchandise available stock in line with client brief
- Optimise stock levels, monitor slow/fast sellers and take appropriate action
- Consistent quality checks, respond to poor quality or damaged stock
- Keep area/shelves clean, tidy and uncluttered
- Identify opportunities to cross merchandise and implement
- Communicate and achieve brand objectives
- Management of out of stocks
- Negotiate prime positioning of Samsung products with Store Management
Effective execution of promotional activity
- Communicate promotional activities to customers
- Negotiate POP material with store owners / managers
- Ensure promotional activities have been implemented, maintained and reported on
- Provide feedback to relevant stakeholders
- Monitor competitors’ new innovations
- Ensure all in-store staff understand mechanics of promotion and provide feedback to Management
- Carry out Blitz activities from time to time when required. This includes:
o Assisting at new store openings
o Build-up of promotional events and displays as required
o Adhoc promotional activities
Effective administration
- Reporting on competitor activities
- Promotional feedback reports
- HHT capture compliance
- Compile monthly promotional calendar
- Ensure assets maintained according to company policy
Customer service and satisfaction
- Gather feedback from customer complaints, queries and requests and ensure resolution
- Communication and upkeep of knowledge of promotions /product knowledge to provide advice on use of products
- Build and maintain strong working relationships
Key Competencies
Organisational commitment
Teamwork and collaboration
Relationship building
Agility
Performance and results driven
Continuous growth & improvement
Resilience & stress management
Service Excellence
Analysis & problem solving
Sales orientation
Quality and detail excellence
Communication
Reporting Structure:
- Reports to: Blitz Team Leader
- Direct Reports: N/A
Minimum Qualifications: Diploma at NQF level 5, Driver’s license (code 8)
Minimum Experience: 2- 3 years sales experience in Consumer electronics
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Effective Administration
Customer Service Skills
Shelf Management
Communication Skills (verbal & written)
Team Management Skills