Business Development Manager at Janta Kenya

Our Client a dairy industry in Kenya is urgently seeking to hire a Business Development Manager to join their dedicated team.

The purpose of this position is to ensure that all the sales targets and retail market execution standards in all regions are properly executed and carrying out direct sales activities to agreed budgets and client volumes.

The manager is also expected to ensure quality service to customers and achieve set sales targets.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensuring achievement of sales volume in the assigned area
• Enhance distribution and retail market distribution standards in the assigned area
• Ensuring timely orders generation in the assigned area
• Liaising with accounts in servicing the orders as and when necessary
• Participating in collecting outstanding payments
• Organizing and executing promotional activities in the assigned area
• Supervising and appraising staff in the field and identifying their training and development needs
• Ensuring efficient management of company equipment and other assets in the market
• Training staff in the field on delivery and marketing skills in order to push sales volume
• Ensuring provision of quality customer service and responding effectively to customer complaints raised
• Preparing timely and accurate reports
• Providing Leadership and building strong team
• Ensuring safe custody of company assets and finances in sales department
• Performing any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Qualification

• Degree/ Masters in Sales and Marketing, Business Administration or related
• 10-12 years of practical experience in Sales in Dairy, Beverage or Food industry
• Good negotiating skills
• Comfortable interacting with clients at all levels
• Critical and strategic thinking