Description :
Job Objectives:Responsible for growing the brand by expanding the sales of mass market products in assigned region in the country.Key Responsibilities:Strategy/Policy Implementation; Accountable for implementing the Brand distribution/sales policy by:
• Partnering with regional and bakery managers to provide support to distributors and indirect sales channelsin developing business plans and marketing strategies• Maintaining a vibrant communication mechanism with sales/dispatch and bakery management department toensure efforts are in line with objectives.• implementing effective distributor/reseller recruitment strategy in assigned region thereby increase the sales of all bread produced.• Gathering market and customer information and providing feedback on future buying trends.
Qualifications : Functional Competencies/Requirements:
• Excellent sales and negotiation skills• Good business sense• The ability to motivate and lead a team• Initiative and enthusiasm• Excellent communication and ‘people skills’• Good planning and organisational skills• The ability to work calmly under pressure• Good IT, budget and report writing skills• A full driving licence
Educational Qualifications/Experience:
1) The ideal candidate will have about 7 years of successful sales/order management experience in food manufacturing industry2) Previous Sales Management/business experience preferred.3) Minimum of BSc or equivalent
Desired Personal Attribute:
1) Integrity2) Positive hard worker3) Empathetic and enthusiastic towards organizational goals4) Target Oriented5) Ability to cope with and work under pressure6) Willingness to travel and work in a team of professionals.7) Proven leadership and ability to drive sales teams.8) Excellent communication and ‘people skills
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Interested and suitably qualified candidates should forward detailed CVs to irene@findajobinafrica.com
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irene@findajobinafrica.com
