Job Vacancy: Marketing / Sales Representative
Location: Nairobi
Duties and Responsibilities
Location: Nairobi
Industry: Manufacturing
Our client, a leading sweet
manufacturer, is seeking to recruit a Marketing / Sales Representative.
The successful candidate will be
responsible for building and maintaining strong professional relationships with
clients, ensuring visibility, achievement of sales targets and delivery of high
quality customer service to the existent and potential clients.
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Act as the point of contact for the
customer and handles the distribution of the brand or set of brands within
assigned outlets.
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Oversee networking with distributors
of FMCG within the region.
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Conduct intensive and structured
prospecting of new clients to identify and develop new accounts
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Introduce the company’s profile and
communicate the selection of products available
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Focus on increasing the sales and
supervise the sales process by follow up on orders, deliveries and collections
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Provide market feedback to the Sales
Manager regarding movement of goods / brands
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Ensure payment of receivables in a
timely and diplomatic fashion
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Spot and Seize commercial
opportunities.
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Customer Focus
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Build and maintain effective customer
relationships in order to build strong loyalty
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Handle and respond to existing
products queries from clients quickly, effectively and accurately
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Provide customers with the
appropriate selection, sampling of products in response of their inquiries and
provide quotations accordingly
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Anticipate the client’s needs and
provide appropriate solutions to meet these needs.
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Stay abreast of the market conditions
and trends Skills
Qualification and Experience
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Bachelor’s degree in Sales and
Marketing or related course
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3-5 years’ experience in marketing,
sales of Fast moving consumer goods
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Experience in confectionary sales
will be an added advantage
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Have existing network of distributors
within the region
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Self-motivated with strong leadership
and team player skills
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Ability to work on a team and lead
projects
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Ability to work in a fast pace
environment with limited resources
Job Vacancy: Operations Manager
Location: Nairobi
Industry: Manufacturing
Our client, a leading sweet manufacturer, is seeking to recruit
an Operations Manager.
The successful candidate will oversee production operations and
guarantee that manufacturing remains a smooth and efficient process by
monitoring employees and organizing workflows.
Duties and Responsibilities
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Be responsible for improving
performance, productivity, efficiency and profitability through the
implementation of effective methods and strategies.
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Manage a team of managers, training
managers, and other direct reports.
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Ensure that all workings are
manufactured in a correct, cost effective and timely manner in alignment with
specifications and quality requirements
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Chalking out or improve operational
systems, processes and best practices that guarantee organizational well-being
Purchase materials, plan inventory and ensure warehouse efficiency
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Contribute towards the achievement of
company’s strategic and operational objectives
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Examine financial data/statements and
use them to improve profitability
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Perform quality controls and monitor
production KPI’s
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Recruit, train, supervise and
appraise human resources
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Cater to clients’ or personnel’s
concerns
Qualification and Experience
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Bachelor of Science in Operations
Management or related field
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3-5 years’ experience in a FMCG
organization
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Experience in confectionery will be
an added advantage
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Adequate knowledge of organizational
effectiveness and operations management
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Budget development and oversight
experience
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Familiarity with business and
financial principles and practices
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Working knowledge of budgets,
forecasting and metrics
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Ability to effectively communicate
with all levels of the organization
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Leadership and organizational skills
To apply, send your CV and cover letter only to
recruit@flexi-personnel.com or before close of business 15th March, 2018.
Clearly indicate the position applied for and salary expectation
on the subject line
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