Officer II Marketing- (Job Grade C1) at National Cereals and Produce Board

Job Purpose (Role)

Reporting to the Senior Officer, Marketing, the jobholder shall be responsible for contributing to the overall achievement of corporate sales targets through sales expansion via new customer acquisitions, retention and enhanced customer activities.

Functions / Key Results Expected

1. Executes selling strategy for given business plans.
2. Prospects identifies and qualifies new business.
3. Visits outlets/points of sale to ensure the Board’s products are well displayed and generate orders.
4. Manages activities of sales representatives and commission agents to ensure the performance of assigned duties, supervises and coordinates sales.
5. Handles external correspondences relating to marketing queries and carries out debt collection to realize sales revenue and liaises with other internal functions to promote events and other key communications.
6. Develops and implements a customer retention plan, through maintenance of a well-updated customer data bank and continually prepares and submits weekly and monthly reports relating to sales and marketing activities to the supervisor.
7. Conducts market research to monitor competition and customer behaviour and monitors and reports on products and package counterfeits.

Qualifications and Experience

1. A Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or other business-related fields

Other Requirements

1. Police Clearance Certificate (Certificate of Good Conduct)
2. Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) Clearance Certificate or Statement
3. A Tax Compliance Certificate from the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).
4. A clearance certificate from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).