Job Field: Sector in Sales / Marketing / Retail / Business Development

  • Area Sales Manager

    Area Sales Manager

    Job description
    We are looking for sales professional for world’s leading sanitaryware & bathing solution company based out in Kenya.
    Profile, Skills and Expertise:

    Pleasing personality with excellent communication skills in English.
    Good presentation and communication skills.
    Willing to travel extensively across the country.
    Self-starter, self-motivated and ability to motivate and work will all stake holders in business.

    Experience:

    3 to 5 years’ experience in Sales/Business Development/Market Development.
    Exposure to Distribution Management.
    2 to 3 years’ experience in Managerial Capacity and Equal or more front end experience.
    Domain experience / exposure to Bathroom products or consumer durables or consumer electronics would be an advantage/Building materials.
    Experience / exposure to the market segments of retail, projects and re-distribution will be an advantage.
    Exposure to KENYA Market is a pre-requisite.

    Job Description:

    Area Manager responsible to develop the business in the Eastern Part of Africa: KENYA and based out in Nairobi.
    Reporting to Business Head
    Appointing Dealers, local partners, Projects and showrooms.
    Identifying and participating in local events to promote the brand and business.
    Designing and developing regional campaigns to engage and motivate trade.

    Compensation package:

    Monthly Gross Package upto 2500 $.
    Company will provide Car or Provide Car allowance.
    Monthly allowances for petrol, Mobile.
    Annual benefits like Medical insurance for self and family.

  • Sales Representatives

    Sales Representatives

    The VSR is accountable for delivering superior volume, coverage, distribution and In-store presence (Distribution, Pricing, shelving and Merchandising as per standards) in all the VSR stores of your section.
    The VSR reports to the Distributor Extension Manager.
    Principal Accountabilities

    Deliver volume, coverage and sales fundamentals targets
    Deliver product on a regular basis determined by a delivery plan and set route to a specific set of customers within the agreed window of time.
    Establish and maintain excellent customer relationships by providing an efficient, reliable, friendly and courteous service to all customers
    Maintain the highest standard of service by maintaining the required supply of stock to ensure a 100% service level with no ‘stock outs’ (Including Merchandising Plano-gram / counting stock / replenish / collect Sale or Return products) to the highest standard.
    Communicate effectively with customers and maintain up to date information regarding new initiatives, prices, promotions, new product listings and product de-lists.
    Provide information and feedback to the Van Sales Supervisor, on Customer requirements and competitor activity on your route

    Responsible / Accountable For:-

    The goods loaded into the back of your van and for accountable for stock take purposes.
    Targets of the month (volume, distribution)
    Bad debts
    The correct use of and maintenance of all equipment supplied by the company.
    Completing all of the “end day” tasks

    Qualifications

    Diploma or Certificate in relevant field is an added advantage
    Minimum of 3years in sales
    MUST have a valid Driving License –Class BCE
    Good understanding of basic computer skills
    Demonstrable customer service skills / relationship building

  • Corporate Sales Manager

    Corporate Sales Manager

    Job description
    Our client in Technology and Capacity Building business is looking for Senior Sales people to join its sales team.
    The ideal candidate should be:-

    Over 5 years experienced in Business Development, Sales and Marketing
    Preferably worked in the IT Education Industry or Soft Skills training company.
    Track record of generating sales worth minimum 25 million per year
    Degree/Diploma in Information Technology
    Degree/Diploma in Business with Sales and Marketing
    Strategic, Focused, Fast Learner, Good Communicator, Flexible, Resulted Oriented, Smart looking with Right Attitude

  • Sales Representative

    Sales Representative

    Job Responsibilities

    Generate sales to the company.
    Be able to design and come up with new ways of bringing about sales.
    Meeting sales targets set upon by management.
    Sourcing for new clients through different means including cold calling.
    Delivering of products to the clients.
    Selling of the company products.
    Negotiating with clients on the price.
    Designing new images for the products.
    Maintaining business relationships with the clients.

    Job Qualifications

    Bachelor’s degree in Business, sales and marketing, graphic design or any relevant course.
    2 years minimum experience.
    Negotiating skills.
    Interpersonal skills.
    Communication skills.
    Graphic designing experience.

  • Group Head of Sales

    Group Head of Sales

    Our Client is seeking to recruit an experienced Group Head of Sales. The sales department requires a dynamic Group Head of Sales who has the vision and leadership ability to grow sales volume to take the department into a new and exciting phase of its development as part of the senior management team. The position requires an individual with foresight, management focus and a firm grasp of the sales process in the service Industry,
    Duties & Responsibilities
    Strategy Formulation

    Responsible for senior level decision making and both day to day management and strategic direction of the sales growth of the organization.

    Business Planning And Budgeting

    Participate in the business planning process, review, recommend, obtain budgetary approval, implementation and control for contributing to the robustness of business plans and activities and cost containment.

    Statutory Compliance And Reporting

    Manage, modify, and report on all statutory obligations relating to tenders and bids, and for compliance with legal requirements as well as manage the external tender process.

    Grow The Sales Volumes

    Proactively ensure steady sales growth for the company as the company retains market competitiveness and positive image as well as ensure continuous sales growth at by building a high-performance sales team that delivers results, maximizing sales to the current clientele and new products development

    Follow Up On Payments

    Drive the sales team to ensure clients make pending payments on time to ensure smooth flow of projects.

    Team Development And Management

    Responsible for monitoring performance, growth and development of his team to ensure a motivated team in the sales department.

    Development Of Action Plans To Penetrate New Markets

    Initiate, coordinate, design and implement concrete strategies to ensure penetration into new markets in implementation of sales strategy as well as guiding the sales team on new markets to ensure profit maximization.

    Pricing Strategy

    Provide timely, accurate, competitive pricing on all completed prospect applications submitted for pricing and approval, while striving to maintain maximum profit margin. Maintain an active update of pricing model.

    Contract Document Management

    In liaison with his team, accurately prepare and renew contract documents.

    Customer Relationship Management-(CRM)

    Managing Parapet Limited’s interactions with current and future customers using technology to organize, automate and synchronize sales, marketing, customer service, and technical support as well as ensuring continuous updates, keep close contact with clients, to ensure the company retains positive image and client satisfaction at all times.

    New Projects Mobilization

    Exhibit sales acumen to ensure the company progressively acquires and retains new business to achieve increased sales volume and profitability.

    Management Of The Sales Process

    Across the regions, ensuring sales analysis and market trends are in line with the company’s strategic plan.

    Requirements

    A degree in marketing or business administration from a recognized institution
    Master’s degree will be an added advantage;
    Professional qualification: Diploma in sales & marketing from a recognized institution or equivalent;
    A minimum of eight (8 years) experience of which 4 (four) should be in a management position in main stream Sales.

  • Business Development Executives

    Business Development Executives

    Reports to:Area Sales Manager
    Duties And Responsibilities
    Under the direct supervision of Area Sales Manager, the Business Development Executive has the responsibility to generate patients visits to the clinic through sales and marketing initiatives.
    Specific responsibilities and duties include, but are not limited to;

    To ensure 100 % achievement of pre-assigned sales targets &budgets, in the assigned area, through a team of Sales Officers.
    Payment collection from all the credit clients in his/her territory.
    Services existing accounts, obtains sales, and establishes new accounts by planning and organizing daily work schedule to call on existing or potential sales points.
    Adjusts content of sales presentations by studying the type of sales outlet or trade factor.
    Focuses sales efforts by studying existing and potential client base.
    Ensure that the referring doctors are fully aware of the existing price lists and other product literature of any new procedure/offers.
    Keeps management informed by submitting activity and results reports, such as daily call reports, weekly sales, and monthly and annual sales analysis.
    Monitors competition by gathering current market place information on pricing, products, new products, etc.
    Through the Area Sales Manager can recommend changes in products, service, or propose policy that can enhance sales in his/her area of coverage after evaluating results and competitive developments.
    Resolves customer complaints by investigating problems; developing solutions; preparing reports; making recommendations through the Area Sales Manager to the management.
    Provides historical records by maintaining records on area and customer sales.
    Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

    Secondary Responsibility:

    Maintains continuous professional knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in continuous professional development activities.
    Ensure proper time management.
    Any other duty related to your profession as may be assigned by the Supervisor

    Education And Experience

    Degree/Diploma in Medical Field or equivalent
    Diploma in a Sales or Marketing course will have an added advantage.
    At least 2 years of appropriate experience in sales and marketing.
    Membership with Medical or any other related professional body will be an added advantage.

    Other Competencies

    Ability to communicate effectively, excellent presentation skills
    Good in customer service skills and a team player
    Pleasant personality, achievement orientation
    A go getter who can take initiative, innovative and can work independently
    Focus to develop business through increasing Sales Revenue

  • Sales Associate

    Sales Associate

    Job description
    Do you know your ABC from your AIDA?
    If so you could be the exact candidate to fill this role!
    At Tatu City, we offer attractive compensation and great career prospects for anyone who is an ABC sales associate.
    You must have 5 years’ experience in sales, preferably in a real estate role, but most of all we want passion, dedication and pride in what you do, along with that zing that ensures you ABC your way to the top.

  • Senior Market Engagement Manager

    Senior Market Engagement Manager

    Job description
    Senior Market Engagement Manager Africa
    Must be based in Africa (preference for Nairobi or West Africa-based) with significant travel; Preference for French Speaker
    About the team
    From urban to rural areas, mobile networks have become the predominant infrastructure in emerging markets and millions of people in emerging markets are now covered by mobile networks before they have access to energy, water or sanitation. The GSMA’s Mobile for Development Utilities Programme explores how the mobile industry can support commercially viable energy, water and sanitation services for underserved consumers.
    Launched in January 2013, the programme carries the following activities to support these innovative mobile enabled utility services across Asia and Africa:

    Innovation Fund: Grants are competitively awarded to organisations trialling or scaling energy, water, or sanitation service models that leverage mobile technology. Though these grants we aim to answer the following questions and share these insights with the broader mobile industry, development sector, innovators, and funders:

    How can mobile support utility services?
    For a mobile-enabled solution to be adopted at scale, what building blocks are needed?
    What are the social and commercial impacts of delivering community services to underserved mobile subscribers?

    Knowledge Sharing and Convening: We produce industry-leading reports that share trends and key insights about how mobile can enable energy, water and sanitation services for underserved customers in order to advance the sector. We also convene key stakeholders engaged or interested in these models at regional working groups, GSMA industry events and other external leading events to share best practices.
    Advisory Services: We support mobile operators to understand the potential benefits for them to engage in these services and support knowledge exchange across the mobile industry.
    The M4D Utilities team is currently seeking a Senior Market Engagement Manager to support the programme’s on-going activities inclcuing the Innovation Fund. We are seeking highly motivated self-starters that believe in the catalytic role that mobile technology can play in access to basic utility services in emerging markets.
    The M4D – Utilities Senior Market Engagement Manager, Africa will be based in the GSMA’s Nairobi office or for the right candidate, another relevant location in Africa. The role will involve a significant amount of time travelling (up to 3040%). The time spent travelling is likely to be for periods of between 1-3 weeks.
    Within the M4D Utilities team, the M4D Utilities Senior Market Engagement Manager, Africa will report to the Market Engagement Director (Nairobi-based). S/he will work closely with the other Market Engagement Manager (Nairobi-based), as well as the Senior Market Engagement Manager and Market Engagement Manager (both Asia-based).

    About the role

    The Senior Market Engagement Manager (MEM) will be involved with the following:
    Support Grantee selection
    Grant Management of Selected Grantees
    Produce content (written and presentations) to share leanings of grant
    Develop and manage key Innovation Fund components/activities
    Lead on the content development and delivery of service provider and mobile operator toolkits and workshops
    Lead regional engagement with mobile operators and other stakeholders
    Support to the Market Engagement Managers
    Strong contribution toward the strategic development of the programme and other M4D initaitives.

    About You
    Background

    Strong background and experience in least one of the following technical areas: mobile networks, mobile money, M2M communications, renewable energy, water or sanitation.
    Strong commercial background with experience in at least one of: impact investing, rural distribution, marketing, business models or development for social enterprises.
    Project management, product development and management, and/or management consulting experience is attractive.
    Previous work within the mobile industry and/or Pay-as-you-go solar, and/or mobile for development is attractive.

    Qualifications

    Previous work experience in emerging markets that demonstrates the desired background.
    Demonstrable relevant work experience.
    An MBA, International Development, Engineering or Business post-graduate degree is preferred.

    Skills

    French speaking is strongly preferred to support grantees in our West African markets.
    Strategic planning for effective market engagement, such as developing relationships with regional partner organizations, linking programme events and information sharing with other organizations’ events.
    Comfortable developing and managing relationships with various internal and external stakeholders, including C-level executives and dedicated entrepreneurs
    Strong analytical skills: Able to critically review and analyse data and results from grantees and external M&E consultants
    Excellent communicator: able to express complex technical or commercial issues in plain language, without losing the important points
    Excellent leadership and team-work abilities to effectively work with the whole M4D utilities team and the wider GSMA in order to achieve collective programme and industry goals
    Fluent and compelling written and oral communications skills in English

    Personal

    Able to work from the GSMA Nairobi office or a relevant location with periodic travel to Nairobi.
    Passionate about bringing together the mobile industry and energy/water/sanitation service providers to achieve social and commercial benefits
    Excellent cultural awareness and a desire to work with teams around the world while showing respect for all colleagues and stakeholders
    Enjoys international travel (approximately 30% of the time) and learning about new markets
    Able to quickly grasp new concepts and ideas
    Naturally curious, able to think beyond business-as-usual scenarios, and dream big
    Process-oriented individual, that takes ownership and responsibly without unnecessary management from above.

  • Junior Sales Executives

    Junior Sales Executives

    Job Responsibilities

    Sales Objectives: Developing strategic plans and reviews, execution/implementation, setting customer service standards, resolving problems and implementing changes.
    Sales Growth: Developing geography, market segments and product segments. Establishing price strategy and monitoring supply and demand, establishing distributors and service agents.
    Networking: Rapport with key accounts, exploring specific needs and anticipating new opportunities.
    Achieving Individual monthly, quarterly and yearly sales Targets.

    Job Qualifications

    Degree/Diploma in any Business related course /Mechanical Engineering.
    At least 2 years’ post-qualification work experience.
    Strong interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills
    Confident, resilient, quick learner, strong negotiator.
    Energetic, self-motivated, go-getter who is able to work flexibly and meet targets under limited supervision.
    Able to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines

  • Sales Executives

    Sales Executives

    The firm is seeking self-driven corporate sales executives to prospect for new business, present solutions and close deals with the right decision makers.
    Job Qualifications

    2-4 years sales experience selling to corporates;
    Diploma/Degree in IT or Business;
    Visible confidence with great interpersonal skills;
    Willingness to earn a moderate retainer and a generous commission.