Apple Channel Store - Territory Lead- Durban

Apple Apple · Big Tech · Durban · Sales and Business Development

This role is for an Apple Channel Store Territory Lead in Durban, responsible for driving business results, enhancing brand awareness, and delivering an exceptional customer experience across a territory. The lead will collaborate with store teams and regional leadership, conduct product demonstrations, foster customer connections, and provide market insights. Key responsibilities include influencing leadership to achieve sales targets, training reseller teams, promoting Apple products and services, and ensuring merchandising standards are met. The role requires strong communication, presentation, relationship-building, and influencing skills, with a passion for Apple technology and customer experience.

What you'd actually do

  1. Influence store and regional leadership across multiple points of sale in a defined territory to build plans, achieve partner sales targets, and grow business.
  2. Collaborate and train reseller teams on our products, services, and merchandising guidelines, while promoting outstanding customer experiences and developing brand advocates. Educate and encourage store teams to stay knowledgeable on the latest Apple product and services portfolio.
  3. Meet customers and promote the Apple ecosystem by communicating product benefits and value propositions through demonstrations and consultations, individually or in groups.
  4. Strive for excellence and ensure Apple’s outstanding dedication to merchandising and brand standards are upheld throughout your territory; This includes ensuring that all Apple fixtures, product exposures, and merchandising elements are up to date and maintained according to Apple's standards.
  5. Provide daily care and inspection according to guidelines and escalate issues for timely and effective resolution.

Skills

Required

  • Passion for Apple, technology, and the customer experience.
  • Curiosity for continuous learning and eagerness to share knowledge with others, including peers and cross-functional teams.
  • Outstanding customer focus.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.
  • Ability to educate, inspire, and influence others to foster innovation.
  • Strong relationship-building and collaboration skills with the ability to influence, negotiate, and persuade key regional and store-level partners using situational adaptability.
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity, approach problems flexibly, and propose creative solutions.

Nice to have

  • Ability to analyse data, identify trends and develop associated insights and recommendations.
  • Strong ability to analyse sales data, qualitative feedback and observations to provide weekly recommendations and perspectives to key business groups.
  • High level of integrity, trust, accountability, and discretion.
  • Strong self-motivation and ability to work independently in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment.
  • Effective time management including the ability to multi-task, organize, and prioritize tasks.
  • Ambition for driving sales results and recommending Apple solutions is desirable.
  • Background in direct sales or solution-based selling is a plus.
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred.