Key Account Manager at Transguard Workforce Solutions

Job description

Transguard Workforce Solutions are now on behalf of a client recruiting for a Key Account Manager for their Office in Zanzibar!

Are you a customer focused, analytical thinker with a passion for sales, that can embrace teamwork? This combined with wine & spirits sector experience, then this may well be the opportunity for you!

Please note that this opportunity is for Zanzibar as a location only, so the perfect opportunity for someone that gets excited about the opportunity to gain some international experience!

The successful applicant will need to demonstrate customer focus, leadership, teamwork, and excellent communication skills. Knowledge of wines and WSET qualification is essential.

He or she is to manage all sales & marketing activities within and around Dar-es-Salaam to drive distribution & create profitable growth for the company while at the same time providing value add to customers and key brand owners and principals.

Essential:

• Ability to self-motivate and influence a multicultural, cross functional team
• At least 5 years of sales experience preferably within the FMCG or liquor industry
• A self-starter with drive and the ability to set & beat targets, planning their own work and time effectively.
• Effective people manager, communicator with team orientation.
• Advanced sales and negotiation skills
• Experience and effective structured selling & account management skills.
• Strong wine selling & influencing ability, as well as solid spirits knowledge.
• Strong Financial awareness and commercial capability.
• WSET qualified with a strong passion for wine

Desirable:

• University Graduate
• Comfortable organising and hosting trade and consumer events
• Previous experience managing a team
• Good numerical ability and commercial acumen

Fluent Swahili

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