DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Implement all marketing strategies for a startup FMCG company with food products
• Implements marketing and advertising campaigns by assembling and analyzing sales forecasts; preparing marketing and advertising strategies, plans, and objectives; planning and organizing promotional presentations; updating calendars.
• Tracks product line sales and costs by analyzing and entering sales, expense, and new business data.
• Prepares marketing reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing sales data.
•  Keeps promotional materials ready by coordinating requirements with external suppliers; inventorying stock; placing orders; verifying receipt.
• Supports sales staff by providing sales data, market trends, forecasts, account analyses, new product information; relaying customer services requests.
• Researches competitive products by identifying and evaluating product characteristics, market share, pricing, and advertising; maintaining research databases.
•  Plans meetings and trade shows by identifying, assembling, and coordinating requirements; establishing contacts; developing schedules and assignments; coordinating mailing lists.
• Monitors budgets by comparing and analyzing actual results with plans and forecasts.
•  Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading trade publications.
•  Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

•         Bachelor’s degree in Sales & Marketing or related field

•         In depth knowledge of modern sales & marketing strategies.

•         5 years’ experience 3 of which should have been spent in as similar position

•         Unquestionable level of integrity.

•         Excellent knowledge of Ms-Office package

•         Excellent oral and written communication skills

•         Detail oriented and works with a high degree of accuracy

•         Must be self-directed and able to complete projects with limited supervision

•         Direct Marketing, Market Segmentation

•         Excellent skills in; Marketing Research, Coordination, Project Management, Reporting Research Results, Understanding the Customer, Process Improvement, Initiative, Planning, Financial Skills.

•         Highly motivated, self-starter with good work ethic.

•         Attention to detail and outstanding listening and follow up skills.

HOW TO APPLY:

ü  Qualified candidates are encouraged to send CVs quoting relevant skills, qualifications and experience to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

ü  Interviews will be done on a rolling basis until the position is filled

ü  Only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted