Striker | Nelspruit (Mbombela)

As a Striker at Red Bull, you will be responsible for negotiating the elements of Red Bull Perfect Store within a set of Retail and Impulse accounts in a given geographical area. This includes ensuring availability, visibility, communication, and additional placements of Red Bull to enable maximum sales of all Red Bull products.

Responsibilities

• Effective coverage of all agreed outlets at optimum frequencies in a cost-effective manner
• Administration and development of designated area
• Completion of all calls allocated to individual territories
• Professional and respectful to colleagues, customers, and suppliers
• Maintenance and growth of Perfect Stores databases focusing on availability and distribution, pricing, visibility, placements, and messaging
• Building quality relationships through effective communication
• Influencing decision-makers through presenting compelling insights and commercial proposals
• Managing orders to ensure Red Bull's stock keeping units (SKUs) are in stock and on display at all times
• Ensuring that stock levels necessary to secure continuous availability of Red Bull products to the consumer in all covered outlets are maintained at all times
• Securing and improving the agreed in-store presence of the Red Bull brand
• Placement of POS – ensuring POS is correctly sited and up to date in all outlets
• Promotional Compliance – ensuring agreed promotions are in place and running from the first day
• Completing all necessary administrative tasks accurately and on time
• Implementation of Head Office agreements and ensuring their execution based on merchandising standards

Requirements

• Proven sales track record
• FMCG experience (branded or retail experience)
• Valid driver's license
• Ability to manage and cultivate good relationships
• Good selling skills: communication, negotiation, and objection handling skills
• Clear understanding of Off Premise channels (retail, impulse, non-traditional)
• Commercial awareness and basic understanding of commercial maths
• Basic knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and preferably mobile Field Force automation

Travel Requirements

• 90-100% travel