Job
Description
Position:
Export Manager
Grade: Three
Reports
To: Commercial
Manager
Supervision:
None
Main
External Contacts: Clients
Main
Internal Contacts:
- Plant
Department
- Finance
Department
Broad
Function
The
Export Manager’s primary responsibility is to manage and grow the export business
and to ensure availability of the company’s products in those markets.
Primary
Duties/Responsibilities
- To
formulate and implement export related marketing, sales and distribution
strategies and plans to ensure achievement of targets.
- With
the Commercial Manager, actively explore and establish new markets for the
company’s products through visits, exhibitions and other means.
- To
carry out market research and intelligence and provide market information
that will assist in designing marketing strategies and development of new
products for existing and potential markets.
- To
establish, build and maintain relationships and contacts with
transporters, shipping agents, clearing and forwarding agents and
regulatory authorities to ensure smooth export sales operations.
- To
prepare export reports and statistics for management decision making.
- To
handle all documents related to export sales and ensure they are duly
signed, authorized and are in order to avoid litigation and/or penalties
arising from defective documents or procedures.
- To
liaise with export promotion authorities and participate in regional shows
and exhibitions to market the company and its products.
- To
co-ordinate the development of trading terms and conditions with
distributors and other business partners and ensure they are fair to
export customers.
Person
Specifications
Academic Qualifications: A Bachelor’s degree
in Electrical / Mechanical Engineering or any business related degree
Professional Qualifications: Postgraduate diploma
in Marketing or Business Management & Administration
Experience: At least five years sales/marketing
experience in export sales. Experience in a shipping or clearing and forwarding
environment.
Skills:
- Good
interpersonal skills
- Computer
literacy including office applications, such as MS Office Word, Excel,
PowerPoint and Internet
- Good
people management skills
- Ability
to work under pressure and meet deadlines
How
to apply
Applicants
should email their applications attaching a detailed curriculum vitae and a
letter indicating why they are interested in and qualified for the position and
the names of three referees who can provide confidential assessment of their
capabilities to a Search Committee.
All
communications relating to applications for this position should be addressed
to: email address: therecexpert@gmail.com .
Applications
should be received by 18th February 2013.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
On
the subject matter of the email please indicate the position you are applying
for.