Cape Town: Commercial Account Manager – Food Manufacturing Industry posted by Hire Resolve
Posted on 2025-07-05 00:00:00
| Employer | Hire Resolve |
|---|---|
| Category | Other Sales/Marketing |
| Location | Western Cape / Cape Town |
Job Summary
Responsibilities:
- Costings & Planning: The process of calculating costs and planning financial strategies for managing resources efficiently and ensuring the company’s operations align with its budgetary constraints.
- Profitability: Ensuring that the company’s activities generate a profit by analyzing revenue streams, managing expenses, and making strategic decisions to maximize earnings.
- Sales Budgets: Creating and managing sales budgets by setting revenue targets, allocating resources, and planning sales activities to meet organizational goals.
- Price Increase Negotiations: Engaging in negotiations to adjust prices by understanding market conditions, cost factors, and customer sensitivities to ensure fair pricing while maintaining profitability.
- Market Analysis: Conducting market analysis by researching and interpreting market trends, customer preferences, and competitive dynamics to inform business strategies.
- Project Management, Category Leadership: Leading projects and managing product categories by coordinating tasks, resources, and teams to achieve specific objectives and maintain performance.
- Internal Information & Reporting: Collecting and disseminating internal information through reports is vital for informed decision-making and tracking the company’s performance.
- Information Gathering & Interrogation: Gathering and analyzing data is crucial for making evidence-based decisions and identifying opportunities for improvement.
- Systems Understanding, Implementation & Support: Understanding, implementing, and supporting systems by ensuring that technological tools and processes are effectively integrated and maintained to support business operations.
- Sales Reports, Margin Reports & Tracking, Promotions: Generating and analyzing sales and margin reports, tracking performance, and managing promotions to monitor business health and drive sales growth.
- Customer Relationships and Service: Building and maintaining strong customer relationships and providing excellent service.
- Internal Relationships & Teamwork: Fostering positive internal relationships and effective teamwork is to create a collaborative and productive work environment.
Requirements:
- Diploma or degree in Food Science / Retail Management / Technology (3 years minimum) or relevant tertiary qualification
- 3-5 years account management experience
- 3-5 years experience within the food industry
- Strong understanding of the Western Cape market and industry trends
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Proven track record of meeting and exceeding sales targets
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Strong analytical, numerical, and commercial skills
- Passionate about food
- Cross-functional understanding and ability to integrate with site operational teams
- Time management, planning and coordinating
- Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel as needed
Contact Hire Resolve for your next career-changing move.
- Salary: negotiable.
- Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.
- Apply for this role today, contact Ashley Feldtmann, Rebecca Grylls, or Thomas Stacey at Hire Resolve or on LinkedIn
You can also visit the Hire Resolve website: hireresolve.us or email us your CV: *****@*****.co.za
We will contact you telephonically in 3 days should you be suitable for this vacancy. If you are not suitable, we will put your CV on file and contact you regarding any future vacancies that arise.
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