Sales & Marketing Officer at Agro-Chemical and Food Company

Duties and Responsibilities

• Sales
  • Coordinate sales targets by the category of product and monitor achievement;
  • Maintain up to date sales system to facilitate selling such as sales ledger; log books, dispatch stocks availability and sales reconciliations;
  • Submit monthly sales performance against targets;
  • Foster one-to-one relationships with potential and existing customers;
  • Maintain records on sales calls, opportunities, closed sales, and customers;
  • Compile and reviewing company-wide sales reports on regular basis;
  • Deliver sales proposals;
  • Provide after sales technical support; and
  • Conduct internal and external product and service-related activities such as sales contracts, customer requirements, product development, production, fulfilment and delivery, accounting, and customer service.
• Marketing
  • Promote awareness creation on company products and services in the marketplace;
  • Communicate appropriate messages and maximizing message effectiveness through media selection and application;
  • Conduct promotional campaigns, trade shows and conferences;
  • Conduct market and customer research;
  • Conduct publicity and promotion of ACFC products;
  • Select content used in advertisement and promotion of ACFC products;
  • Implement market research findings and usage of lead and customer databases;
  • Test, produce, market, sell, deliver, and support products or services over its life span;
  • Conduct wet yeast demonstrations for new bakers; and
  • Carry out customer satisfaction surveys on Company’s goods and services.

Person Specification

• Bachelors’ Degree in any of the following disciplines: - Chemistry, Food Science and Technology, Chemical Engineering, Commerce (Marketing option), Marketing or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Bachelors’ Degree in any of the social sciences plus a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing;
• Proficiency in computer application skills;
• Valid driving license; and

Key Competencies and Skills

• Strong analytical skills.
• Strategic and innovative thinking.
• Effective communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to mobilize resources.
• Negotiation skills.