Sales Manager - Kenya - Beverages at Michael Page

Job Description
Reporting to the Managing Director. Your objective in this role is to:

• Drive sales & brand awareness of the luxury line that consists of wine & spirits within the ON & OFF trade markets
• Responsible for promoting and developing the brands distribution & retail channels while maintaining the customer relationships
• Responsible for identifying key opportunities within the consumer markets in East Africa
• You are responsible for spearheading result oriented sales strategies and marketing campaigns to engage customer interests and sales activities
• You bring creative solutions to effectively expand your organization's lines of products by outlining marketing campaigns & organization networking events with business owners within the ON & OFF trade markets
• Responsible for traveling locally within Kenya, including other parts of East Africa based on business need
• Reporting weekly & monthly sales reports that include consumer & trade insights, competitors activity & strategies

The Successful Applicant

• You bring 5 years of experience as a Sales manager, preferably with working experience within the luxury wine & spirit brands in Africa
• You are self-motivated, resilient and abletoimplement effective sales strategieswithinchallengingmarkets in Africa.
• You have a proven sales track record of leading distribution for wine & spirit brands within ON&OFF trade markets in Kenya or similar countries in Africa
• Diploma in Marketing or Business management
• Previousexperienceworking in Kenyaispreferred
• Fluency in English is mandatory, French is a bonus