Tanzanian National Sales & Marketing Manager - FMCG company in Arusha, Tanzania

Our client, a rapid developing FMCG Company in Arusha is looking for a Sales & Marketing Manager to maximize company sales and revenue. Tanzanian Citizenship or valid non-attached work permit IS A MUST.

Key  Responsibilities:

• To set up an operational budget for the department based on agreed sales targets and projections.
• To recruit suitably qualified sales and marketing personnel who are result oriented and to provide competent, effective and efficient “hands-on” leadership and training for the most cost-effective achievement of the department results.
• To ensure that the company’s products reach maximum number of customers in good fresh quality and at the earliest opportunity through an efficient distribution system.
• To monitor competition, supply and demand and capitalize on marketing opportunities.
• Set up a system of a weekly sales forecast that may be used by the factory for production and stock holding purposes.
• To recommend, initiate and participate in product development and to carry out marketing survey thereof.
• To ensure that the company products in various sales outlets are properly rotated to ensure maximum shelf life, by use of properly trained merchandisers.
• To develop suitable products and distribution systems for the mass market in order to achieve faster volume and revenue growth for the company.
• To initiate plans for export of company’s products into East African region, including and particularly the D. R. Congo.

Qualification:

• Must have a Bachelors degree in Sales & Marketing or relevant
• Must have 5+ years of proven track record in generating sales and converting deals
• Outstanding presentation skills
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English and Kiswahili
• Very good negotiation skills
• FMCG experience
• Tanzanian citizenship or valid work permit in Tanzania is a MUST.

Monthly gross salary:  TZ. 2,000, 000 /= 

Deadline: 15th October  2015

Applications:

To apply, please follow the link: http://bit.ly/1M3BCm2 

Summit Recruitment & Training, Blixen Court, Karen road, Karen.

We endeavour to make contact with all of our applicants but unfortunately high volumes  of applications makes this unrealistic. If you do not hear from us within two weeks your application has not been successfully on this occasion. This does not mean you will not be consider for future roles so please keep an eye on our job board and apply for positions that match your skills and experience. 

****Please do not apply if you do not meet the requirements of the job****

Categories: FMCG, SALES