Key Account Manager – SPAR

Red Bull South Africa is hiring a permanent Key Account Manager for SPAR, based in Johannesburg. You will manage and grow the SPAR customer portfolio across national structures, regional distribution centres, franchise groups and individual stores, driving sales, volume, market share and profitability. The role involves a lot of travel (about 70-80% according to the posting).

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the rollout of Red Bull’s commercial strategy within SPAR, adapted to its regional and franchise structure
• Develop medium- to long-term customer strategies and joint business plans with SPAR stakeholders
• Implement pricing strategy in line with company mandates while protecting margins
• Turn plans into in-store execution with regional teams, DCs, franchise groups, store owners and field teams (availability, visibility, cold availability, promotions)
• Build and run a promotional plan in line with the national promotional grid
• Find new business, distribution and promotional opportunities across the SPAR network

Requirements:

• 2-3 years’ experience as a Key Account Manager
• Experience managing budgets and trade investment
• Strong commercial, analytical, planning and negotiation skills; SAP/BI experience is ideal
• Strong presentation skills
• University degree, preferably in Economics or Business Administration
• Fluent English (other languages are an advantage); trade marketing or field sales experience is a plus

Posted: 30 October 2026. No closing date stated on the posting, so apply early.