Job Title: Distributor Manager
Organisation: Nile Breweries Limited
Duty Station: Jinja, Uganda
About Organisation:
Nile Breweries Limited is a leading beverage company in Uganda and a subsidiary of SABMiller, the second largest brewing group in the world. We aim to provide for a variety of career paths and patterns of working, a good work-life balance and comprehensive employee benefits.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Liaise with Distribution Services to ensure distribution strategy and plans are understood for execution
- Stable distribution network is aligned with company strategy
- The distributor’s logistics infrastructure is aligned with company requirements
- All information regarding competition is collated and communicated
- Distributor Management process is established for the area
- Distributors understand commercial terms with the company for the benefit of both parties
- Conduct analysis of distributor performance
- Monitor distributor financial performance/profitability
- Assist Distributors in developing strategies to minimise costs
- Liaise with Distribution Services to support identified areas of business development
- Clear input in the short/medium term distributors’ planning process is given
- Distributors’ plans are integrated in the company’s supply chain process
- Distributors are treated as partners
- Influence Distributor loyalty
- Facilitate receipt of requested information from distributors
- Develop relationships to ensure that the company is the preferred supplier
- Reports are periodically issued
- Bi-annual evaluation of the relationship is conducted
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- 3 years’ experience in an operations environment at management level
- Good knowledge of distribution processes, costs, optimization solutions
- Drivers Licence
- Good knowledge of distributors’ environment in allocated area
- Budgeting and process techniques know-how
- Commercial competence
Key Attributes and Competencies:
- Orientated to team and success
- Good negotiator
- Good communications skills, both verbal & written
- Leadership
How to Apply:
All interested candidates who meet the above specifications should apply at the link below.
Deadline: 14th June 2025
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