Overview
Sales Representative Jobs in Gqeberha, South Africa at Puratos
Location: Gqeberha
Position Overview
Based at Port Elizabeth Branch, in order to further strengthen our local Sales team, we are currently seeking a Sales Representative (Port Elizabeth, South Africa). Reporting directly to the Sales Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Achieving assigned personal sales target.
- Executing sales tasks in assigned channel in accordance with the Artisan Sales Strategy.
Key Accountabilities
- Maintain & develop customer relationships.
- Deliver sales targets for the channel in the assigned area.
- Explore new sales potential via new customers and new SKUs per customer.
- Collect market information including competition information, analyze and submit to direct supervisor.
- Deal with issues related to customers and search for optimal solutions.
- Collaborate with Technical Dept to provide technical support to customers.
- Collaborate with Marketing Dept in customer events: demo tours, seminars, new product launches.
- Coordinate with other departments for order processing, information processing, and customer requests.
- Make sales forecast and be responsible for accuracy.
- Be responsible for debt, late payment or bad debt from customers.
- Assist and coordinate with the Sales Manager for planning and actions to develop market share in the assigned area.
- Perform regular sales and market reports as required by direct supervisor.
- Other tasks assigned by manager.
Profile
- Matric and Diploma:
Sales/Marketing. - Experience:
3-5 years in Sales, B2B preferable, Food sector (FMCG) preferable.
- Languages:
English, Afrikaans, Zulu advantageous.
- Computer literacy:
Office programs (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word). - Other expertise:
Business & result driven, presentation skill, strong interpersonal skills, ability to establish contacts, sales and negotiation skills, team player.
Required Competencies
- Collaborating effectively: spontaneously help team members, network, share information and results.
- Communicating effectively: active listening, negotiating, reporting, provide clear explanations.
- Driving performance: results-driven, planning & prioritizing, problem solving.
- Improving continuously: adapt flexibly to changes, open to learn from feedback.
- Managing customer needs: understand customer environment, build and maintain relationships, implement suitable solutions that meet customer expectations.
Offer
Puratos provides a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment that encourages people to take initiatives and bring ideas that contribute to the company’s success. It offers a competitive package (salary and market related benefits) plus the opportunity to further develop and shape the role.
CLOSING DATE: 21 May 2026
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Title: Sales Representative
Company: Puratos
Location: Gqeberha, South Africa
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