Vacancy: Sales and Marketing Manager
Recruiting Organisation: Manufacturing Company
Duty Station: Kampala,
Country: Uganda
About Us:
KSK Associates is a Professional Services Firm that provides Financial Consultancy Services including Assurance and Business Advisory Services, Business Planning, Feasibility studies & Project Proposal Preparation, Human Resource, Risk Management and Information System Solutions. We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and knowledgeable individual for our client a Manufacturing Company.
Job Summary: The Sales and Marketing Manager will accomplish Business development activities by researching and developing marketing opportunities and plans, implementing sales plans and managing sales staff.
Responsibilities:
Accomplishes Marketing and Sales HR objectives by spearheading the recruiting, selecting, orienting, training and coaching sales personnel. In addition to communicating Job expectations, appraising and reviewing job contributions.
Work closely and monitor progress and expedite responses to inquiries and monitor inquiry conversion rates.
Work in close liaison with sales team members in order to work as a team and achieve targets.
Identify marketing opportunities by identifying consumer requirements, defining the market, evaluate and monitor competitors’ share, document competitors’ strengths and weaknesses and establish targeted market share.
Maintain Constant touch and rapport with Company clients by paying periodic visits and understand/anticipate their needs clearly.
Enhance sales figures, while analyzing conformation to budgetary requirements.
Improve product marketability and profitability by researching, Identifying and capitalizing on market opportunities; provide input for product packaging improvement and product development.
Promoting/arranging promotional events such as trade fairs, attended by key clients intended to enhance the company’s reputation and secure future business and interest in the company.
Ability to initiate changes and update content of the website to meet expected standards.
Qualifications,
The ideal candidate should hold a good bachelors in Business Management, Marketing, Bachelors of Business Administration(marketing) with demonstrated ability in sales and marketing techniques.
Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Qualification will be an added advantage
Past exposure and experience with sale of building materials would be an added advantage.
Skills and Experience:
A minimum of four years’ experience in sales and marketing.
Basic working knowledge of Financial management.
Possess the ability to communicate orally and in written form with customers and company management.
Demonstrate ability to anticipate and solve practical problems and resolve issues.
Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested persons should submit their applications together with:
Attached copies of all academic qualifications (transcripts and certificates);
Detailed CVs and mobile telephone numbers;
Three work-related references and or/academic references;
Send your applications through soft copy to; recruitment@kskassociates.net. You could also physically deliver your application to any of our offices in East Africa. Kindly address applications to;
The Recruitment Officer
KSK Associates
Financial Consultants
Annex 2 Ruth Towers
Plot 15A, Clement Hill
P.O Box 70434 Kampala-Uganda.
Email: info@kskasociates.net
Deadline: 30th May 2014 by 5pm
