Coastal Regional Sales Manager

Remuneration:	negotiable basic plus commission
Location:	Cape Town
Education level:	Matric
Job level:	Management (Snr - Executive, 5+ yrs)
Own transport required:	Yes
Travel requirement:	Often
Type:	Permanent
Company:	Modern Hair & Beauty

Embrace the conviction that healthy, radiant hair is non-negotiable!

Modern Hair & Beauty proudly stands as the South African distributor for renowned brands such as Wella Professionals, System Professional, Nioxin, Sebastian, Reuzel, OPI, and Keune. In addition, we bring forth a diverse array of other professional lifestyle and premium hair care brands. Join us on the forefront of the beauty industry, where passion meets excellence, and where your career can flourish amid cutting-edge innovation and exceptional products.

We are looking for a dynamic and experienced professional to join our team as coastal regional sales manager. This is an exciting opportunity for individuals who are passionate about leading sales teams and driving business growth. You will lead a well-established sales team in a prime sales area. Your success in this exciting position will hinge on your exceptional leadership and negotiation skills, initiative & creativity; integrity; and your ability to positively manage relationships with both customers and colleagues. Beyond your proficiency in these key areas, your proven sales track record, robust administrative skills, and unwavering passion for introducing professional products to salons set you apart.

Regional sales manager – COASTAL (based in Cape Town)

Responsible for planning, controlling, and coordinating the activities of the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, and KwaZulu-Natal sales teams to achieve sales objectives; maintain contact with all Key Accounts; and conduct sales training.

Your duties will include but are not limited to:

• All aspects of managing a dynamic sales team, including performance management
• Creating, monitoring, and improving sales strategies and plans
• Key account management - effective management of existing partnership and other key accounts in the region, identify new accounts
• Responsible for the overall operation and profitability of the region, including the monitoring and achievement of sales and expense targets within budgeted guidelines
• Identify training needs and conduct sessions to enhance the sales team's skills, including in-field assessments.
• Monitoring compliance to all policies & procedures
• Reporting and administration

Qualifications, experience, and attributes required:

• Minimum Matric/Grade 12 (a post-matric qualification in Sales or Business Management will be an advantage)
• At least 5 years’ sales experience with a proven track record in managing an account base and gaining new business through excellent customer care and ethical behaviour
• Sound knowledge of the markets that the company trades in, customer insight and a broad perspective of the business will be to your advantage
• Excellent communication; negotiation; problem solving; and conflict handling skills
• Have a professional approach, be a team player demonstrating initiative, creativity, unwavering integrity, and above average emotional intelligence
• A valid Code 8 Drivers licence
• Reliable vehicle – a car allowance is included in the package
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)

Start Date: 1 September 2024 (negotiable)

Location: Cape Town

Remuneration:      Basic salary; commission; monthly and quarterly incentives; annual performance bonus, Fuel card; car allowance; and phone allowance, Other employee benefits available as part of cost to company structure

Closing Date: Monday, 22 July 2024 (please apply as soon as possible)

Note: If you have not heard from us by 31 August 2024, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Should you be the person we are looking for, please email your application to: moc.ytuaebriahnredom@rh

Applications must include the following to be considered:

1. A covering letter motivating your application
2. A comprehensive CV - at least two contactable references (we will only contact with your approval)
3. Copies of your ID & qualifications

 

Company Description

Modern Hair & Beauty – previously Modern Hairdressing Supplies – has been servicing the hair industry in Southern Africa since 1950. In 2015, the company was renamed and is currently servicing the professional hair and nail industries.

As the licensed distributor of Wella Company-owned products in Southern Africa, much loved brands such as Wella Professionals, Nioxin, System Professional, Sebastian Professional, SEB MAN, Kadus Professional and OPI are found in salons nationally.

Other brands in our portfolio include the popular Brazilian hair treatment Sweet Hair Professional, and Reuzel – Holland’s finest pomades and barbering products. We also produce our own affordable in-salon care range called Swish.

We continuously strive to offer the best possible support and care to all of our customers through dedicated and trained sales representatives, timeous delivery of orders, targeted marketing and promotional support, and regular in-depth and up-to-date seminars and education.

The fostering of great customer relationships, many of them decades long, runs deep, and passes from one generation to the next. It’s with this legacy, as well as our extraordinary, passionate, and dedicated team, that we service over 2 000 salons within South Africa and our international partners in Namibia, Mauritius, and Angola.

Posted on 05 Jul 15:38, Closing date 31 Jul