Job Title: Sales
and Marketing Manager
and Marketing Manager
Organisation: Altus
Foods (U) Limited
Foods (U) Limited
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports
to: Chief Executive Officer
to: Chief Executive Officer
About US:
Altus Foods
(U) Limited is a Kampala based company that specializes in the production and
export of fresh fruits and vegetables from Uganda-East Africa. It works with a
country-wide network of farmers who form the company’s supply base of produce.
The company works closely with this network of farmers to ensure the use of
high-yielding seeds and modern agronomical practices.
(U) Limited is a Kampala based company that specializes in the production and
export of fresh fruits and vegetables from Uganda-East Africa. It works with a
country-wide network of farmers who form the company’s supply base of produce.
The company works closely with this network of farmers to ensure the use of
high-yielding seeds and modern agronomical practices.
Job
Summary: The Sales and Marketing Manager will be in charge of planning and
implementing the sales and marketing activities in order to meet company
targets for retention, growth and profitability, and to contribute, as a senior
management member, to the executive management of the company.
Summary: The Sales and Marketing Manager will be in charge of planning and
implementing the sales and marketing activities in order to meet company
targets for retention, growth and profitability, and to contribute, as a senior
management member, to the executive management of the company.
Key
Duties and Responsibilities:
Duties and Responsibilities:
·
Plan and implement marketing strategy, including
advertising and PR.
Plan and implement marketing strategy, including
advertising and PR.
·
Plan and implement sales and customer retention
and development.
Plan and implement sales and customer retention
and development.
·
In charge of planning and overseeing the sales and
marketing resources according to agreed budgets.
In charge of planning and overseeing the sales and
marketing resources according to agreed budgets.
·
Significantly contribute to formulation of policy
and strategy to enhance sales turn over.
Significantly contribute to formulation of policy
and strategy to enhance sales turn over.
·
Recruit, manage, train and motivate direct
reporting staff according to company procedures, policy and employment terms
Recruit, manage, train and motivate direct
reporting staff according to company procedures, policy and employment terms
·
Maintain administration and relevant reporting and
planning systems.
Maintain administration and relevant reporting and
planning systems.
·
Manage relevant reporting of management and
financial information for the sales and marketing departments.
Manage relevant reporting of management and
financial information for the sales and marketing departments.
·
Select and manage external agencies.
Select and manage external agencies.
·
Manage R&D and New Product Development and new
business development.
Manage R&D and New Product Development and new
business development.
·
Maintain and develop corporate Image and
reputation, and protect and develop the company’s brands via suitable PR
activities and intellectual property management.
Maintain and develop corporate Image and
reputation, and protect and develop the company’s brands via suitable PR
activities and intellectual property management.
·
Plan and manage internal communications and
awareness of corporate direction, mission, aims and activities.
Plan and manage internal communications and
awareness of corporate direction, mission, aims and activities.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
Skills and Experience:
·
The ideal candidate should preferably hold a Bachelor’s
degree in Business Administration or Commerce specializing in Marketing or any
other Business related discipline
The ideal candidate should preferably hold a Bachelor’s
degree in Business Administration or Commerce specializing in Marketing or any
other Business related discipline
·
Be highly motivated
Be highly motivated
·
Possess excellent organizational skills and with
great attention to detail
Possess excellent organizational skills and with
great attention to detail
·
Past experience and comfort for working in fast
paced environment.
Past experience and comfort for working in fast
paced environment.
·
Computer proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, database management).
Computer proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, database management).
·
Professional and polished verbal and written
communication skills excellent telephone communication skills are essential.
Professional and polished verbal and written
communication skills excellent telephone communication skills are essential.
·
A good understanding of the fruit and vegetable
export industry will be an added advantage.
A good understanding of the fruit and vegetable
export industry will be an added advantage.
How
to Apply:
to Apply:
All suitably
qualified and interested candidates should apply online be sending their
updated CVs at the web link below.
qualified and interested candidates should apply online be sending their
updated CVs at the web link below.
NB:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by 15th July 2015
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by 15th July 2015
Deadline:
10th July, 2015
10th July, 2015
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