Feed Sales manager at Brites Management

Duties and Responsibilities

• Developing a sales strategy to grow Feed Sales in Kenya
• Creating a training strategy for Channel Partners and Farmers.
• Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated by answering questions regarding products sold within the department and throughout the store.
• Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and be able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products.
• Recommend frozen food items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need.
• Check product quality to ensure freshness; review "sell by" dates and take appropriate action.
• Label, stock and inventory department merchandise.
• Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager.
• Stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads.
• Adhere to all food safety regulations and guidelines.
• Ensure proper temperatures in cases and coolers are maintained and temperature logs are maintained.
• Adhere to all local, state and federal health and civil code regulations.
• Assist with building displays in accordance with company standards.
• Observe scheduled shift operating hours.
• Assist with breaking down loads and stocking assigned sections.
• Ensure product is stocked quickly and efficiently to ensure product quality.
• Keep refrigerated coolers, store shelves, and other displays fully stocked and conditioned at all times according to tag allocation or department standards.
• Ensure that all current merchandising, customer service, cash control, labor control, expense and supply controls, loss prevention, maintenance, safety, food safety, associate and customer engagement rules are being followed.
• Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identify unsafe conditions and notify store management.
• Practice preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment and notify appropriate department or store manager of any items in need of repair.
• Notify management of customer or employee accidents.
• Report all safety risks or issues, and illegal activity, including: robbery, theft or fraud.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Key Requirements Skills, experience and qualification

• Most preferred: Degree in animal science, animal production or agribusiness. Candidates with Business Administration, Marketing, Agriculture, or a business-related field with prior animal feed experience is acceptable.
• 5 years of experience in a similar sales role within the animal nutrition and animal health environment.
• Prior experience of developing strategy and managing and developing sales teams.
• Experience developing new geographies and markets.
• A Driver’s License is required with a special preference to those who have driven pick-ups previously.
• Willingness to travel over 80% of time