Job Description

Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa is offering an Unemployed Learner Visual Merchandiser learnership for candidates who want to gain practical workplace experience in sales, merchandising, and customer service. This programme provides structured work-based learning that helps participants build commercial understanding and practical skills for servicing customers, supporting order-taking processes, and maintaining merchandising standards.

The successful learners will work within a designated geographical area and will report to the Account Developer. During the programme, they will gain hands-on exposure to in-store execution, customer support, merchandising standards, and promotional activities.

Responsibilities

• Execute daily call schedules across assigned bronze and tin outlets
• Implement visual merchandising standards, stock rotation, and in-store displays in line with brand guidelines
• Ensure product quality, availability, and visibility in line with RED and execution scorecard standards
• Complete the iRED survey as required
• Support and educate customers on placing orders through the MyCCBA platform
• Assist in the execution of promotional activities to improve brand visibility
• Provide relief support when required by the line manager
• Work closely with sales team members to collaborate on daily tasks and share knowledge
• Receive guidance, training, and feedback from the Sales Account Developer
• Engage with consumers to better understand customer preferences and behaviour

Requirements

• Grade 12 with Maths or Maths Literacy, with a minimum pass rate of 40%
• Grade 12 communication with English and a second language, with a minimum pass rate of 40%
• Must be a South African citizen
• Must be between 18 and 35 years old
• Must be available to work six days a week
• Must be unemployed at the time of appointment
• Must not be enrolled in any current learnership programme or full-time studies
• Must not have previously completed the same qualification or learnership at another company or organisation
• Must have no criminal record or adverse credit record
• Must consent to criminal, ID, and qualification verification
• Driver’s licence would be advantageous
• A post-matric qualification in Sales and Marketing is advantageous

Skills and Attributes

• Commercial awareness
• Customer service skills
• Merchandising awareness
• Ability to follow schedules and standards
• Communication skills
• Willingness to learn
• Reliability and readiness for structured training
• Ability to work across different customer locations

Programme Information

• This learnership runs for 12 months
• Learners must obtain a minimum of 120 credits to qualify