B2B Sales Representative

Posted 8 Days Ago
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Cape Town, Western Cape, ZAF
In-Office
Entry level
Agency • HR Tech • Professional Services
The Role
Grows wholesale revenue by identifying and converting retail, boutique hotel, tourism, and hospitality prospects into stockist accounts. Responsibilities include conducting sales meetings, managing client relationships, coordinating orders, achieving sales targets, supporting repeat replenishment, and representing a design-led brand. The role requires autonomous prospecting, commercial awareness, strong organization, relationship-building, appreciation for product aesthetics, and a valid driver’s license with reliable vehicle access.
Summary Generated by Built In

Accelerating expansion across key sectors, this position focuses on growing revenue and building lasting relationships for an established, design-led brand.It requires an autonomous, results-driven professional capable of presenting creative products and securing valuable stockist partnerships. You will represent the brand across boutique retail, tourism, and hospitality markets.

Offering flexible working hours within a full-time structure, the position provides substantial autonomy to identify commercial targets, schedule meetings, and convert prospective accounts. 

Key Responsibilities

  • Identify, approach, and secure new business opportunities across retailers, boutique hotels, and tourism businesses.

  • Arrange and conduct sales meetings to present product collections and convert prospective leads into active stockists.

  • Manage end-to-end client relationships, ensuring consistent communication, proactive account management, and reliable coordination of orders.

  • Achieve agreed monthly sales targets to drive profitability, new trade acquisition, and repeat replenishment orders.

  • Represent the design-led brand with professionalism and an understanding of visual presentation and aesthetics.

  • Adapt to evolving business priorities and take initiative on sales growth within a growing enterprise.

Essential Requirements

  • Proven sales, business development, wholesale, or account management experience, ideally gained within retail, lifestyle, gifting, or hospitality environments.

  • Demonstrated track record in new business development, lead conversion, and proactive client prospecting without requiring constant supervision.

  • Strong commercial acumen with an understanding of sales targets, margins, and the mechanics of generating repeat trade business.

  • Exceptional organisation and relationship-building abilities to coordinate orders and maintain ongoing client communication.

  • A natural appreciation for design, product aesthetics, and creative visual presentation.

  • Adaptable, hands-on mindset suited to working inside an agile, small business environment.

  • Valid driver's licence and access to a reliable vehicle.

Desirable Requirements

  • Prior sales experience working with premium retail, design-led lifestyle brands, homeware, or gifting products.

  • Existing business network or connections within retail, hospitality, tourism, or corporate gifting sectors.

  • Background, practical experience, or active interest in graphic design, styling, visual merchandising, or related creative fields.

  • Interest in retail trends, product development, and identifying avenues for custom collections or new product ranges.

  • Practical experience in managing wholesale accounts and handling retailer replenishment processes.



Benefits
  • Commission on sales exceeding agreed monthly targets.

  • Company petrol card provided for work-related business travel.

  • Flexible working hours supporting autonomous, results-focused output.



  • Skills Required

    • Proven sales, business development, wholesale, or account management experience
    • Experience in retail, lifestyle, gifting, or hospitality environments
    • Track record in new business development, lead conversion, and proactive client prospecting
    • Strong commercial understanding of sales targets, margins, and repeat trade business
    • Exceptional organization and relationship-building abilities
    • Appreciation for design, product aesthetics, and creative visual presentation
    • Adaptable, hands-on mindset suited to a small business environment
    • Valid driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle
    • Sales experience with premium retail, design-led lifestyle brands, homeware, or gifting products
    • Existing network in retail, hospitality, tourism, or corporate gifting
    • Background or interest in graphic design, styling, visual merchandising, or related creative fields
    • Interest in retail trends, product development, and custom product ranges
    • Experience managing wholesale accounts and retailer replenishment processes
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    RecruitMyMom is a South African recruitment agency specializing in placing skilled women, particularly professional mothers, in permanent, contract, freelance, and fractional roles. They connect local and global businesses with top-tier talent and focus on the economic empowerment of women.

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