Job Title: Mombasa Area Sales Representative
Industry: FMCG
Location: Mombasa Region
Salary: 80K – 100K
Our client is a leading cereal
manufacturer and importer. They seek to hire a self- driven area sales
representative to work with the appointed distributors in Mombasa Region to
ensure that their brand is available all times in the region.
Area Sales Rep Duties & Responsibilities
- Actively prospect and develop new business
opportunities through long lasting distributors’ partnerships
- Managing existing distributors
- Support the distributors in all sales &
marketing activities
- Setting targets for distributors and
supervising achievability of those targets
- Managing a team of sales reps who will be
attached to the distributors
- Reporting on all sales and marketing
activities
- Introducing new products into the markets
- Ensuring availability of operations resources
for the distributors and the team
- Overseeing timely delivery of the products to
the distributors
- Conducting market research and competitor
analysis surveys
- Penetrating new markets within the region
- Ensuring product visibility
- Maintain and identify new sales opportunities
within existing accounts
- Build sound relationships with distributors.
- Responsible for managing pricing structures of
the company’s products
- Stay knowledgeable on current and developing
trends in the foodservice marketplace
- Recording orders and sending details to the
sales office
- Debt collection
Sales Rep Job Requirements
- Between age 30- 35 years old
- A minimum degree in sales and marketing or
Bachelor’s degree in commerce. A postgraduate diploma in sales and
marketing will be an added advantage.
- A minimum of 5 years experience in managing
distributor sales in FMCG Preferably – with experience Mombasa region
- Have a proven track record of developing new
business and growing sales in existing accounts
- Enjoy working independently, while still being
team-orientated
- Possess an entrepreneurial attitude
- Possess strong oral and written communication
skills
If you are up to the challenge,
posses the necessary qualification and experience, please send your CV only
quoting the job title on the email subject (Mombasa Area Sales Representative)
to jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke before 20th March, 2015.
Kindly indicate current/last salary on your CV
N.B: We do not charge any fee for receiving your CV or for interviewing
Only candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted.