A
leading coffee dealer is looking for a suitable person to fill the position of
a Sales & Marketing Executive, within
its structure, to join a team of dedicated, results oriented and performance
driven employees.
The ideal candidate should posses a good understanding of the local food and beverage industry.
Purpose of the Position
To ensure consistent market penetration, expansion and brand development across the country, delivering a sustainable growth of sales, while respecting the brand’s guidelines.
Ideal Profile
The ideal candidate is someone with strong sales and marketing skills and experience in the food & beverage industry.
Preferably someone who has experience in marketing and selling Coffee, Tea, soft drinks, Food, Confectionery, and the like.
Main Duties
The ideal candidate should posses a good understanding of the local food and beverage industry.
Purpose of the Position
To ensure consistent market penetration, expansion and brand development across the country, delivering a sustainable growth of sales, while respecting the brand’s guidelines.
Ideal Profile
The ideal candidate is someone with strong sales and marketing skills and experience in the food & beverage industry.
Preferably someone who has experience in marketing and selling Coffee, Tea, soft drinks, Food, Confectionery, and the like.
Main Duties
- Developing a relevant marketing strategy
- Building the relevant sales strategy
- Developing a detailed sales plan
- Maintain high level of recognition of the company / brand name in the market
- Design, implement and enforce procedures required to grow the business with existing and new customers
- Manage sales forecasts and marketing budgets.
- Conduct market intelligence and surveillance to keep abreast with developments in the market place
- Anticipating risks and seizing business opportunities
- Ensuring payments are made and received on time
- Liaise with internal business units as well as external buyers and data analysis providers.
Requirements
- College degree in a business related field but with bias in Sales & Marketing
- Qualifications in CIM (Diploma level)
- 3-5 years of relevant professional experience
- Good analytical skills
- Good proficiency of Excel and PowerPoint
- Ability to Travel 60% to 70% of the time
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks
- Highly motivated with positive attitude
- Ability to handle difficult customers
- Flexible and sensitive to meeting customers needs and achieving daily objectives/targets
Interested
candidates meeting the above criteria should forward their detailed Curriculum
Vita via the email jobs@kencaffee.coop, by 27th April 2012.