Business Representative

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Job Ref

PE003610/DW

Date posted

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Location

Bloemfontein, South Africa

Salary

Monthly

SUMMARY

Our client in the Manufacturing Sector is currently looking to employ a Business Representative to join their dynamic team in Bloemfontein, Free State.

An awesome career opportunity awaits you!

POSITION INFO

Requirements: Matric (Grade 12) - essential. Diploma / Certificate or equivalent (NQF 5). Up to 3 years as a Business Representative or similar role within the manufacturing environment. Computer literate in Microsoft Office, SAP and ERP Systems. Responsibilities: Canvassing and opening of new customer accounts based on their viability as future customers. Monitor monthly sales per customer using the Sales Management process. Daily extrapolation of sales information from the SAP system to assess actual units against target units and implement a plan of action if necessary. Provide monthly feedback to the Regional Manager on all activities relating to the customer. Introduce new marketing and promotion ideas and assist the customer in aligning its strategy. Appropriate support in master and dynamic route planning in collaboration with Warehouse staff and Value Logistics. Host regular trade evenings and suitable entertainment in order to promote the product and grow/develop customer relations. Initiate and monitor all promotional activity in order to develop and grow existing customer base and market share in consultation with the customer and Regional Manager. Assist with the credit application process. Co-responsible with debtors for effective, timeous collection of outstanding debtors' monies. In collaboration with debtors, ensure that all outstanding debtors are less than 45 days at all times. Assist debtors' staff in resolving customer queries. Pro-actively manage customers with potentially high risk and liaise with debtors in respect of any action planning that needs to be done. Responsible for ensuring that vehicles and other company equipment are maintained in accordance with company policy and procedure. Attend monthly SBO meetings with the Regional Manager to provide feedback on the status of new business. Liaise with Warehouse on an ongoing basis to ensure optimal availability of stock in an effort to resolve any outstanding queries. Assist with consignment stock process when required. Monitor buying patterns of all customers to assist in the forecasting of stock requirements on a monthly basis. Monitor stock rotations and replenish with new stock where required. Assist customers in managing their own stock levels and stock mix. Operate within controls and procedures. Report risks or areas of concern to management. Promote compliance with all relevant regulations and procedures. Maintain effective working relationships with employees and customers. Identify and solve problems while demonstrating a high level of integrity. Ensure daily and weekly discussions take place with relevant stakeholders to ensure that all customer queries are followed up and satisfactorily resolved. Provide regular presentations and training to customers on products and pricing. Assist the customer liaison department with maintaining the customer base by updating customer information. Provide customers with stands, POS material, claims and rotation procedure training. Update the customer database with new and existing customer information. Support the effective and transparent use of financial and other resources. Ascertain whether correct pricing structures are in place at all times. Manage and monitor gross profit on a daily basis and implement action plans where necessary. Reduce operational costs by optimizing company resources and curbing unnecessary expenses. Limit expenditure, reduce costs and report budget deviations to the direct manager. Please note that if you do not receive a response within 2 weeks of applying, please consider your application unsuccessful.