Reporting to: Head of Food Services

Location: Johannesburg or Cape Town

An exciting opportunity has become available in our Food Service Sales Team. The ideal candidate will have a confident, outgoing and professional personality and, overall, a passion for our products.

The purpose of the Sales Representative is to sell and promote Rialto retail products to different retail businesses. The Sales Representative will be expected to contact potential buyers, present products and services, answer questions and discuss pricing details in line with the Company’s sales strategy.

Key Job Functions

• Generating leads.
• Meeting or exceeding sales goals.
• Negotiating all contracts with prospective clients.
• Help determine pricing schedules for quotes, promotions, and negotiations.
• Preparing weekly and monthly reports.
• Giving sales presentations to a range of prospective clients.
• Coordinating sales efforts with marketing programs.
• Understanding and promoting company programs.
• Obtaining deposits and balance of payment from clients.
• Preparing and submitting sales contracts for orders.
• Visiting clients and potential clients to evaluate needs or promote products and services.
• Maintaining client records.
• Answering client questions about credit terms, products, prices and availability.

Knowledge and Experience Required

• Grade 12
• Relevant tertiary education
• Minimum of 2 year’s experience in sales
• Understanding of the sales process and dynamics
• A commitment to excellent customer service
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Superb interpersonal skills, including the ability to quickly build rapport with both customers and suppliers
• Experience using computers for a variety of tasks
• Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Able to work comfortably in a fast-paced environment

Person Profile, Skills and Attitude

• High personal standards and a hard worker
• Ability to work effectively with a team
• Attention to detail
• Strong numerical and analytical skills
• Strong Communication Skills
• Strong Problem-Solving Ability
• Displays Pro-active Qualities
• Ability to work on own initiative, prioritize work and handle a pressurized working environment

Key Competencies

• Quality Delivery
• Adapting to Change
• Applying Knowledge & Expertise
• Interpersonal Relations
• Analysing and Reporting
• Individual Attributes

Please note that you may on occasion be required to perform tasks that are not part of your normal daily duties but may be necessary due to the operational requirements of the Company.

Application

Please e-mail Recruitment@rialtofoods.co.za your CV summarizing your qualifications and past experience; with a motivation highlighting why you should be considered for the position.
Submission Deadline: Close of Business on 27 March 2026

In order to consider any application for employment, we will have to process your personal information. The Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013 (POPIA), provides that when one processes another’s personal information, such collection, retention, dissemination and use of that person’s personal information must be done in a lawful and transparent manner.

To give effect to the above, we are required to provide you with information regarding the processing of your personal information. This information is recorded under the HR Processing Notice, which can be accessed and viewed on the Company website at https://www.libstar.co.za/legal/. Printed copies of this Processing Notice can also be accessed from the HR department. We kindly request that you read the HR Processing Notice to ensure that you understand how Libstar uses and processes your personal information.