Fresher Sales Officer Job Opportunities – Mukwano Industries

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Job Title:    Sales Officer (Fresher Job Opportunities)

Organisation: Mukwano Industries

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Regional Sales Manager

REF: MIUL/SO/10/11/2021

 

About US:

The Mukwano Group of Companies is the leading manufacturer of Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) in the Great Lakes region, producing a wide range of market leader brands in soaps, edible cooking oils and fats, detergents, beverages, personal care products and plastics.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

  • Coordinate secondary market orders with the CP and promptly advise on delivery
  • Manage and ensure primary and secondary targets are achieved for the assigned territory.
  • Update customer databases on a day to day basis and submit report to the sales manager on a weekly basis
  • Develop new accounts in assigned territory and guide CPs sales team to optimize product placement and visibility into secondary markets
  • Monitor usage of coolers in assigned territory and submit status report to the Regional Sales Manager
  • Monitor the usage of company distribution panel vans in assigned territory and provide performance report to the Regional Sales Manager
  • Provide a daily price analysis for towns in assigned territory to the Regional Sales Manager
  • Ensure that the CP route sales trucks are being optimized for retail / wholesale distribution with adequate frequency to ensure product visibility
  • Ensure appropriate product display in retail and wholesale outlets at eye contact level
  • Follow up on customer balances as per credit days and advise on invoices due for clearance
  • Participate in sales promotion activities including: trade fairs and sales campaigns
  • Analyze CP floor stock and give advice on order booking in relation to CP targets.
  • Submit weekly market intelligence reports to the regional sales manager
  • Supervise and guide merchandisers for optimum product visibility in supermarkets and retail outlets
  • Prepare and submit daily reports to your supervisors
  • Any other duties that maybe assigned from time to time by the Regional Sales Manager or Head Office Sales staff.




Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Business Administration or any other related field.
  • Three years of relevant practical sales experience is required
  • Should be able to work independently in carrying out assignments to completion, Effective Verbal and written communication, Professional personal presentation, Customer service orientation skills.
  • Considerable ability to adhere to prescribed routines and practices; and compose effective and accurate correspondence
  • Flexibility to work anywhere in Uganda is a prerequisite.

 

How to Apply:

All interested candidates should send a cover letter, updated CV and academic credentials via E- mail to recruitment@mukwano.com and quoting the job reference as subject to the mail.

 

Please note that only applications with credible referees of good stature will be considered.

 

Deadline: 27th November 2021

 

NB: Only successful candidates will be contacted within one week after the closing date. Please note that a thorough vetting of the academic credentials will be conducted at some point in time for the successful candidates. Any form of canvassing is prohibited.

 

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