Position: Trade Developer – Household Department
Location: Western Region:
- Kisumu
- Kisii
- Kakamega
- Bungoma
- Eldoret
Overall Purpose: The job holder will be responsible for increasing the product market share by facilitating visibility and availability of product portfolio. She/he will, in coordination with the team leader; generate and facilitate orders for overall sales revenue growth
Duties & Responsibilities
- Manage stocks of company products in allocated outlets and ensure their availability both on the shelves and outlet stores to avoid stock outs.
- List available products in the outlets as per customer size; and continually seek to increase product range in the outlets handled.
- Assist in DJ and carrying out duties under marketing of the brand.
- Create market awareness in the market for our own brands.
- Ensure that there are no short expires or expired products in any of the outlets handled by adhering to the timelines set for processing the same.
- Assist in selling out client stock.
- Assessment of market share of our products compared to similar products sold by competitors and do price comparisons.
- Ensure good visibility of our products.
- Able to organize marketing in different towns.
- Communicate with the operations department before close of business day regarding orders collected for timely deliveries.
- Ensure branding and marketing of our prospects is done
- Ensure timely collections and that customers adhere to their set credit terms; in liaison with the accounts department.
- Assist in branding and marketing in distributors shops.
- Assist in doing MC job at marketing.
- Give customer feedback regarding complaints or suggestions; and track progress of the same to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Submit timely and accurate reports to your supervisor on a daily, weekly and monthly basis; as per the approved reporting formats.
- Ability to solve problems at the distributors shops.
- Able to collect market information.
- Performing any other duties as may be assigned by their supervisor.
Requirements & Qualifications
- A minimum of Diploma in Sales or Marketing or a related field – from a reputable institution.
- At least 1 year of experience in a similar role handling household products, i.e, plates, thermo-flasks, cups etc.
- Should have a proven ability to achieve and surpass sales targets.
- Must have good computer skills and proficiency in MS Office suite.
- Excellent customer service skills, strong organizational skills and the ability to multitask.
- Excellent verbal, written communication and presentation skills are required.
- Must have a valid driving license coupled with experience.
- Must be residing in the region.
- Available immediately.
How to apply
Interested and qualified candidates who meet the above qualifications should send their CV only, stating the position applied for (Trade Developer – Kisumu) as the subject to [email protected] by Friday 22nd November, 2024.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
