Group Sales & Marketing Manager Job in Nairobi Kenya

Job Title: Group Sales & Marketing Manager
 

Job Ref.: SL241483
 

Location: Nairobi

We seek to recruit a dynamic, enterprising and well experienced person to fill the position of a Group Sales & Marketing Manager.

Reporting to the Group Managing Director, the candidate will be responsible for identifying, setting and managing strong sales and marketing business strategy that will deliver the projected profit growth, ensure business continuity, consistency and competitiveness.

This position will be based at Nairobi.

Key Responsibilities

• Accomplish marketing and sales objectives through planning, developing, implementing, evaluating and trade promotion programs


• Developing and implementing annual Sales and marketing plans to ensure revenue growth in all Company’s products


• Manage, develop and lead the sales and marketing team


• Improve company’s products marketability and profitability by researching, identifying, and capitalizing on market opportunities, product packaging and coordination of the new product development


• Determining annual and gross profit plans by forecasting and developing annual sales quotas, projecting expected sales volumes and profit for new and existing products, analysing market trends and results and establishing pricing strategies


• Preparation and management of the unit’s annual budgets by forecasting requirements, expenditures, analysing variances as well as initiating corrective actions


• Identify marketing opportunities by identifying consumer requirements, defining markets, competitors’ share, strengths and weaknesses and establishing targeted market share


• Prepare and present periodic reports to the management on market trends and evolutions with the industry


• Improve and sustain rapport with distributors and key accounts by making periodic visits, explore specific needs and anticipating new opportunities


• Manage all brand communications and presentations

Qualifications, Competencies and Attributes

• Degree in Business Management/Studies/Marketing;


• Diploma in Marketing or Public Relations or an equivalent in the industry;


• Should have had at least 5 years progressive experience in Sales &


• Marketing Management of FMCG, preferably in Agribusiness Industry


• Good experience in marketing and sales strategies


• Good knowledge in financial planning, market concepts, product positioning, sales planning, Competitive


• Good managerial, leadership and Analytical skills


• Good understanding of the customers/ client relationships and product development


• Must be computer literate;


• High level of integrity and passion for customer service

Applications
 

Interested and qualified candidates should send their application letter including an up to date CV with 3 referees to quality2015jobs@gmail.com (Subject of the email should be POSITION APPLIED + JOB REF.)

If you are not interested in this opportunity today, please refer any friend or colleague you know that might suit the required profile.

Please DO NOT apply if you do not meet the requirements of the position. 

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