Coca-Cola Beverages SA Visual Merchandiser Learnerships 2026

About the Company

Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) is the largest bottling partner of The Coca-Cola Company in South Africa, responsible for manufacturing, distributing, and marketing a wide portfolio of non-alcoholic beverages. The company operates extensive production and distribution networks across the country and plays a key role in job creation, skills development, and supporting local communities while delivering trusted beverage brands to consumers.

About the Learnership

Coca-Cola is inviting unemployed South African youth to apply for Visual Merchandiser Learnerships, offering practical exposure within the retail and FMCG environment. The programme provides structured, work-based learning that equips participants with commercial and practical skills to service customers and support merchandising standards. It combines classroom learning with hands-on experience to improve employability.

The role interacts with:

• Sales Team Members: To collaborate on daily tasks and share knowledge
• Sales Account Developer: To receive guidance, training, and feedback on performance and safety protocols. To understand the broader sales process and ensure alignment.
• Consumers: To understand consumer preferences and behaviours, which informs sales strategies and product development.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Execute daily call schedules across assigned bronze and tin outlets, ensuring alignment with planned call objectives.
• 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, including completion of the iRED survey.
• Support and educate customers on placing orders through the MyCCBA platform.
• Assist in the execution of promotional activities to enhance brand visibility.
• Provide relief support as needed, as directed by the line manager.

Requirements

• Grade 12 with:

1. Maths or Maths Literacy (minimum pass rate 40%).
2. English and a second language (minimum pass rate 40%).

• Must be a South African Citizen.
• Must be available to work six days a week.
• Must be between the ages of 18 and 35.
• No criminal record or adverse credit record
• Must consent to have criminal, ID and qualification verification conducted
• Driver's Licence would be advantageous, (this may be required for driving to different stores)
• Must not be enrolled on any current learnership programme or any full-time studies
• Must not have previously completed the same qualification/learnership at another company or organisation.
• Must be unemployed at the time of appointment.
• A post matric qualification in Sales & Marketing