Feeds Producer Trade Representative (Sales and Marketing) Job in Kenya

Our client, one of the leading companies in producing Human food and animal feeds, is looking for a Trade Representative in Sales and Marketing.
 

Job Purpose:: To build strong and lasting business relationships with stakeholders by anticipating and understanding customer needs and providing solutions in order to achieve budgets / targets (volumes, market share and profitability) within an assigned territory. 

He or she will be reporting to a Regional Manager.

Key Result Areas:

• Manage the pull demand for all Company range of products from end users.


• Ensure effective sales forecasting of demand for assigned territories.


• Directly manage relationships with key customers.


• Manage the recruitment and maintenance of agreed key accounts including stockists, agrovets, farms and dips to meet agreed sales objectives.


• Plan and manage the running of seminars, farmers’ day and other end users activities to create demand and improve product awareness.


• Collect market intelligence data/information and share with relevant stake holders for appropriate action.


• Handle complaints of technical nature from key accounts and give guidance on handling other end user technical complaints.


• Ensure the designated initiatives are implemented leading to continual improvement

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required

• A university degree in business or biological sciences or Diploma in biological sciences with 3 years relevant experience.


• Experience in animal related field is an added advantage


• Experience in Sales and Marketing is an added advantage.


• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suites

Important Requirements

• Excellent working relationship with Company business partners both Internal such as Managers and Supervisors and External including Veterinary Professionals e.g. Distributors / Stockists and farms, Government & Non-Governmental Organizations


• Achieving the sales budget through prudent management of the key stockists, agrovets and farms

If you meet the above requirements, send your CV including past or current and the expected salary to bossresource.gmail.com. 

Please also indicate what position you are applying for on the subject line of your email.