Durban: Senior Packaging Consultant posted by Status Staffing
Posted on 2025-08-01 00:00:00
| Employer | Status Staffing |
|---|---|
| Category | Manufacturing Production |
| Location | Kwazulu-Natal / Durban |
Job Summary
EMPLOYMENT TYPE : Permanent
SECTOR : Manufacturing / Packaging
BASIC SALARY : R800 000 per annum
START DATE : A.S.A.P / Immediate
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com), National Diploma, or a similar analytical and commercial qualification, with a focus on consumerism, business, and retail understanding
- Work experience (preferably in the plastic packaging industry)
- Experience or exposure to sales within a B2B environment
- Strong data skills, including data extraction, analysis, and evaluation (experience advantageous)
- Understanding of consumers and packaging in the plastics industry
- Solid business fundamentals and practical operational knowledge
- Knowledge of supply chain processes
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word and Excel)
- Commercial understanding
- Facilitation skills
- Negotiation skills
- People management skills
- Conflict management skills
- Relationship development and maintenance skills
- Strong verbal and written communication
- Numerical and verbal reasoning skills
- Good listening skills
DUTIES:
Develop Customer Relationships and Knowledge:
- Identify and engage with new and existing customers to understand their needs.
- Implement relationship-building techniques to ensure customer and contractor retention.
- Promote and market the company value proposition effectively.
Service Delivery:
- Ensure a high level of customer service is consistently maintained.
- Provide customers with detailed knowledge of the company’s products and solutions.
- Anticipate customer challenges and opportunities and implement proactive solutions.
- Handle customer complaints and queries in line with company policy
- Facilitate smooth progress and flow of customer projects.
Administration and Reporting:
- Complete all required administrative tasks and reports, including but not limited to:
- Daily logging of client meetings
- Weekly log sheets
- Submission and follow-up of quotes
- Weekly estimates
- CCR (Customer Complaint Report) logging and follow-up
- Review of back-orders and customer stock control
- Annual budgeting
- Pre-production and rough order submissions
- Ad hoc reporting as requested by management
Self-Management:
- Effectively plan personal time on a daily and weekly basis.
- Set personal performance goals and create an actionable plan to achieve them.
Self-Development and Growth:
- Conduct realistic assessments of personal strengths and areas for development and take action to address any gaps.
- Continuously develop knowledge and skills relevant to the role.
- Stay informed about industry innovations and technical advancements to support personal and company growth.
- Demonstrate teamwork, cooperation, and leadership in all professional interactions.
- Maintain high standards in product and service quality.
General:
- Ensure your team knows where to access key information in your absence.
- Understand and uphold the company’s principles, values, and standards.
- Act as a role model through professional behavior and work ethic.
- Accept that additional tasks may be assigned by management based on operational needs.
HOURS:
- Monday to Thursday: 08:00 – 17:00
- Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 15:45
Should you meet all the requirements, apply on our website at www.********.co.za today.
Should you not hear back from us within 10 working days, please consider your application as unsuccessful. We will retain your credentials for future similar roles.
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