Job Title: Sales
Supervisor – The Kampala Sun
Supervisor – The Kampala Sun
Organisation: The New
Vision Printing and Publishing Company Ltd
Vision Printing and Publishing Company Ltd
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Circulation Manager
About New Vision:
The Vision Group incorporated
as the New Vision Printing & Publishing Company Limited (NVPPCL), started
business in March 1986. It is a multimedia business housing newspaper,
magazines, internet publishing, television, radio broadcasting, commercial
printing, advertising and distribution services. NVPPCL is listed on the Uganda
Stock Exchange, with an expected turnover of over UGX 60 billion (FY
2010/2011).
as the New Vision Printing & Publishing Company Limited (NVPPCL), started
business in March 1986. It is a multimedia business housing newspaper,
magazines, internet publishing, television, radio broadcasting, commercial
printing, advertising and distribution services. NVPPCL is listed on the Uganda
Stock Exchange, with an expected turnover of over UGX 60 billion (FY
2010/2011).
Job Summary: The Sales
Supervisor – The Kampala Sun will mainly oversee, coordinate and maintain a
strong sales relationship with the distribution channel members with a focus on
The Kampala Sun newspaper in order to generate the agreed display, sales growth
and Circulation revenue targets.
Supervisor – The Kampala Sun will mainly oversee, coordinate and maintain a
strong sales relationship with the distribution channel members with a focus on
The Kampala Sun newspaper in order to generate the agreed display, sales growth
and Circulation revenue targets.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Generate
sales plans, projections and strategies for The Kampala Sun in order to
achieve the target sales and wastage levels - Identify,
prioritize and set performance targets for all channel opportunities that
maximize copy sales of The Kampala Sun at budgeted returns of vendor
numbers, display levels and subscription innovations. - Responsible
for daily channel interactions with at a minimum of 95% of points of sale
(vendor, stand, shop and retail stores) through daily sales visits/calls
to people manning these points to achieve eye level display, reader and
vendor feedback, retailer relationships and motivations and relocation of
stocks from low demand points to high demand points through the product
shelf life of The Kampala Sun. - Actively
engage distributors on daily basis to ensure they actively do field
supervision and generate daily sales performance reports accurate enough
to inform the next editions’ order. - Oversee
distributor performance and loyalty by documenting their performance
successes and failures in relation to set targets in order to generate
evidenced performance evaluation reports on each of the Distributors for
The Kampala Sun. - Compile
and submit daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly market and intelligence
feedback reports for The Kampala Sun in order to provide factors for
market and sales growth action points. - Compile
and continuously update contact data bank in order to effectively manage
network relationship and strengthen their loyalty to The Kampala Sun
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
ideal candidate for the Sales Supervisor Job Opportunity should hold an
honors degree graduate of Marketing, Business Administration, Statistics
or any other relevant discipline. - Excellent
sales and negotiation skills - Initiative
and enthusiasm - Possess
excellent communication and people skills - Good
planning and organizational skills - The
ability to work calmly under pressure - Possess
a valid and clean riding permit - Willing
to work long hours without supervision including on public holidays and
weekends
How to Apply:
All those reeling to work in
Uganda’s leading media house, The New Vision, should send applications to:
Chief Human Resources Officer, The New Vision Printing and Publishing Company
Ltd. P.O. Box 9815, Kampala, Uganda or deliver to their front desk at the main
reception.
Uganda’s leading media house, The New Vision, should send applications to:
Chief Human Resources Officer, The New Vision Printing and Publishing Company
Ltd. P.O. Box 9815, Kampala, Uganda or deliver to their front desk at the main
reception.
Deadline: 21st November 2014
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