Permanent - Regional Commercial Sales Manager - Johannesburg - South Africa

Job Number: 79248


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79248
Permanent
Regional Commercial Sales Manager
MS Outlook
FMCG
Johannesburg
Gauteng

The Senior Regional Commercial Sales Manager will lead, grow, and professionalise the sales organisation across the Northern region of South Africa, ensuring strong revenue growth, operational discipline, and high-performance sales teams.

The role is responsible for scaling distribution, improving retail execution, and developing regional sales leadership.

Key Responsibilities

1. Regional Sales Growth

  • Deliver revenue and operating profit targets for the Northern region.
  • Expand retail and wholesale distribution.
  • Identify new growth channels and territories.

2. Sales Team Leadership

  • Manage Regional Managers and Area Managers.
  • Recruit and develop high-performing sales teams.
  • Replace underperformers quickly.

3. Execution & Discipline

  • Improve sales reporting and accountability.
  • Ensure strong retail execution and distribution coverage.
  • Track strike rates, conversions, and territory productivity.

4. Key Account Execution

  • Work closely with national Key Account Management teams.
  • Ensure regional compliance with pricing and display agreements.

5. Territory Expansion

  • Map and optimise sales territories.
  • Increase outlet penetration and category share.

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Experience

  • 10+ years sales leadership experience
  • 5+ years managing multi-layer sales teams
  • Experience leading regional or national sales structures
  • Background in FMCG, consumer goods, distribution, beverages, tobacco, or related sectors

Proven Track Record

  • Growing regional sales revenue
  • Scaling sales teams
  • Improving sales execution
  • Delivering profitability targets

Mandatory Requirements 

  1. Managed a multi-province sales region
  2. Managed regional managers or area managers
  3. Led teams larger than 20+ sales staff
  4. Experience in FMCG or high-frequency consumer products
  5. Demonstrated revenue growth responsibility
  6. Experience managing large distribution networks

Strong Advantage (Preferred)

  • Vape / tobacco / nicotine products
  • Alcohol / beverages
  • Large FMCG brands
  • Route-to-market optimisation
  • Distribution-led businesses

Key Leadership Competencies

  • Strong leadership presence
  • Ability to build high-performance teams
  • Operational discipline and systems thinking
  • Commercial acumen and profitability focus
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