Solenis

Global specialty chemicals for water treatment

Merchandising Lead

MerchandisingUpdated on Nov 12

Full-timeGeorge, South AfricaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Comply with all safety rules and safe-job practices.
Report all accidents, incidents, and injuries immediately to the supervisor, regardless of severity.
Maintain a clean and neat work area and good housekeeping standards.
Complete Trade Responsible Care training at every store within set dates and submit weekly training documents to management.

Responsibilities

Achieve monthly call-route and sales targets.
Understand and communicate sales targets to merchandisers.
Drive sales-support initiatives that grow revenue, achieve sales targets, and optimize forward share.
Increase in-store volumes to help achieve the region’s sales budget.
Seek new business opportunities.
Maintain a regular customer call route according to the predetermined route list.
Perform consistent quality checks and respond to poor-quality or damaged stock.
Ensure stock rotation and apply stock pressure.
Ensure forward share reflects rate of sale.
Limit out-of-stocks.
Optimize stock levels, monitor slow- and fast-selling products, and take appropriate action.
Build and maintain relationships with customers at all levels.
Drive ad hoc promotions to increase sales within parameters set by the Regional Sales Manager.
Negotiate additional display space and erect safe displays.
Monitor sales daily using Salesforce.com and other tools.
Engage with customers and provide product information to support the sales process.
Minimize credit notes.
Maintain products for in-store displays within designated accounts, including transporting products between the stockroom and sales floor using equipment such as a pallet jack or cart; replenishing, facing out, and rotating products; resolving inventory discrepancies; building, changing, and expanding displays; maintaining product signage; cleaning product space; and evaluating and processing damaged or defective products under established policies.
Ensure daily compliance with Trade Responsible Care principles and communicate deviations to management as they occur.
Manage merchandising staff performance, including timesheets.
Ensure accurate in-store administration, adherence to merchandising standards, and adherence to the dress code.
Perform other duties as assigned.

IMPORTANT: This position will be based in George, Western Cape.

Achieve monthly call route and Sales Targets.

Understand and communicate sales targets to merchandiser.
Drive sales support initiatives leading to growth in revenue, achievement of sales targets whilst optimizing forward share.
Increase volumes in store to ensure the achievement of the region’s sales budget.
Actively seek new business opportunities.
Maintain a regular customer call route as per pre-determined route list.
Consistent quality checks respond to poor quality or damaged stock.
Ensure stock rotation.
Ensure stock pressure is applied.
Ensure forward share reflects ROS.
Ensure out of stocks are limited.
Optimize stock levels, monitor slow/fast sellers and take appropriate action.
Building and maintaining relationships with customers at all levels.
Drive ad-hoc promotions to increase sales within parameters as set out by Regional Sales Manager.
Negotiations of additional display space and hands on activity with erecting safe displays.
Monitor sales daily with the use of Salesforce.com and other tools.
Engage with customers to provide product information to support the sales process
Minimize credit notes

Stock Management

Maintain product for in store displays within designated accounts, including activities such as transporting products between stockroom and sales floor with equipment (i.e. pallet jack, cart); replenishing, facing out, and rotating products; resolving inventory discrepancies; building, changing, and expanding product displays; maintaining product signage; cleanin g product space; and evaluating/processing damaged or defective product per established policies

Trade Responsible Care (TRC)

Comply to all safety rules and safe-job practices
Report all accidents/incidents/injuries immediately to his/her supervisor, no matter how small
Keep his / her work area clean and neat (Maintain good housekeeping standards)
Trade Responsible Care training to be done at every store and completion of training within set dates. Weekly training documents to be submitted to management.

Ensure daily compliance with TRC principles, communicating deviations to Management as/when they occur.

Management of Merchandising Staff

Ensure accurate in-store administration
Manage performance of Merchandisers including time-sheets
Ensure merchandising standards are adhered to
Ensure adherence to dress code

Perform other duties as assigned

LOCATION: GEORGE, WESTERN CAPE

About the Company

Solenis

Global specialty chemicals for water treatment

Solenis provides specialty chemicals and related services to water-heavy industries, offering tailored chemical solutions for water treatment and process optimization along with performance monitoring and consulting. In practice, customers in large industrial plants rely on Solenis to design and deliver chemistry that treats water, controls contaminants, and helps processes run efficiently, with monitoring to ensure results. The company differentiates itself through a century-long track record, deep industry know-how, a global footprint, customized services, and, after merging with Diversey, a broader portfolio of cleaning and hygiene solutions. Its goal is to help industrial customers manage water use and process challenges more efficiently while reducing environmental impact and staying compliant.

Company size: 5,001-10,000
Company stage: Debt Financing
Total funding: $1.6B
Headquarters: Wilmington, DE
Founded: 1907

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