East africa regional director m/f

Robert Walters is recruiting for its client, a rapidly growing company specialized in complex emergency response and disease-control textiles, an East Africa Regional Director, based in Kenya, who will be responsible for customer support and growth in relation to our product line in the Region.

Your main responsibilities will include:

? Meet the region?s budget goals for the entire product portfolio segment
? Responsible for the regional Profit and Loss of the business unit
? Create local regional business plans which are in alignment with the overall company?s strategy
? Create and maintain strong relationships with new and existing stakeholders (for instance, Ministry of Health, NGOs, etc.)
? Ensure proper and regular reporting to the Executive Regional Director in Switzerland (HQ)
? Feedback relevant market information to the Executive Regional Director on a regular basis
? Lead a team of regional area managers through sales training, Key Performance Indicator (KPI) development and evaluation. Responsible for assessment of staff skills? set and training needs
? Implement Vestergaard Frandsen?s culture and values in the region

M/F
Minimum 5 to 8 years? experience in sales in Africa at management level. Pharmaceutical or Public health industry is an advantage.
? Master level education (MBA or equivalent commercial diploma)
? Experience and knowledge of global public issues is an advantage
? Fluency in English. French is an added advantage
? Entrepreneurial mind-set, confident self-starter with competitive drive, initiative and decisiveness
? Able to quickly learn the technical background to our products and to discuss technical issues within the company?s business area
? Strong sense of achievement, relationship building, risk management, loyal team player and effective team builder
? Prepared to travel to East African destinations and expected 4 yearly trips to Europe ? minimum 100 travel days a year throughout Africa and sometimes to other global locations

You can apply to this position by sending your r?sum? and cover letter to the following address: ftg@robertwalters.com under the reference FTG288600CE.

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