Sales and Marketing Manager

Our client, a highly specialized Africa-wide Agri-Market Development Agency and a leading strategic direct implementing partner in Africa with a focus on; profitable smallholder commercialization, value chain analysis, market access, trade development and private sector alliances for sustainable rural economic growth is seeking to recruit a Sales and Marketing Manager

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop plan and sales strategy to ensure meeting sales goals and profitability.
• Accomplishing marketing and sales objectives by planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating advertising, merchandising, and trade promotion programs
• Create and conduct proposal presentations to customer’s queries.
• Assist sales personnel in preparation of proposals and closing sales.
• Improves product marketability and profitability by researching, identifying, and capitalizing on market opportunities; improving product packaging; coordinating new product development.
• Prepare action plans by individuals and the team for effective search of sales leads and prospects.
• Maintain, improve, protect and increase sales growth on existing different channels.
• Identifying and evaluating new and future business opportunities for Kenya market.
• Conduct Field work with Field Managers
• Sustains rapport with key accounts by making periodic visits; exploring specific needs; anticipating new opportunities.
• Conceptualize & drive short, medium and long term marketing plan and business strategies.
• Conceptualize and execute new product launches and drive performance to build up growth momentum in all markets.
• Conduct regular business review meetings with field team on a regular basis as per schedule as well as charting plans for supporting/taking actions on bottom performers as well as their half yearly and yearly reviews.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Sales and Marketing, Business Administration or relevant field;
• 5 Years proven experience in sales and Marketing, with 2 years’ experience in a managerial role
• Experience in the sale of Agricultural inputs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience in developing marketing and sales strategies.

How to Apply

To apply, send your CV and cover letter only to recruit@flexi-personnel.com before close of business 17th February, 2017.