Retail Specialist
Overview
The Retail Acquisition Specialist will drive market expansion by focusing on acquiring and managing high-value retail partnerships. This role involves identifying, negotiating, and onboarding new retail partners to enhance distribution and market reach, while ensuring operational excellence within partner channels and maintaining communication with all relevant stakeholders.
Requirements
- 2-3 years’ sales experience in FMCG environment at a managerial/ supervisory level
- Diploma/NQF level 5
- Communication skills (verbal & written)
- Problem-solving
- Analytical skills
- Computer literacy (Google Workspace)
- Business acumen
- Attention to detail
- Pro-active thinking
- Leadership skills
- Organising skills
- Negotiation skills
- Selling skills
- Decision making skills
- Industrial relations knowledge (Understanding of the mall and retail environment)
- Driver’s license (Code 8)
- Own reliable vehicle
Responsibilities
- Proactively identify, negotiate, and onboard new retail partners to significantly expand distribution and market reach.
- Plan, execute, and report on all promotional activities to achieve and exceed Point-of-Purchase (POP) objectives and sales targets.
- Ensure seamless operational execution within partner channels and manage key in-store technologies.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for retail partners and manage communication with all relevant internal and external stakeholders.
- Maintain high standards of customer service quality within the retail network.
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