Tropikal Brands Sales Job Openings

Position: Key Accounts Manager.Tropikal Brands (Afrika) Limited is fast growing company that specializes in Household (Tropikal Air Fresheners and Bolt Insecticides) and personal care products (Yolanda Deodorants).We also market and distribute Pringles, Trisa Toothbrushes among others.The Company emerged 2nd runners up and best Manufacturing Company in the 2012/2013 Top 100 Mid-sized Companies’ survey.We are looking for an aggressive and passionate Key Account Sales Manager to enable expansion of our products range and markets.Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Manage and grow sales, including management of receivables. Manage and Establish existing and new customer relationship
Manage merchandising and promotion programs specific to Key accounts.
Conduct quarterly business reviews with all Key Accounts
Ensure listing of portfolio of existing and new products in all outlets.
Manage, motivate and provide leadership to a team of Sales Executives.
Desirable
A good university degree in a business related field.
The candidate should have proven experience of at least 3 years in Key Accounts management, with at least one year at manager level.
She/he should be able to demonstrate business closing skills, high motivation for sales, prospecting skills, market knowledge, presentation skills and a high degree of professionalism.Interested applicants should apply by email indicating current and expected salary on hr@tropikal.co.ke attaching latest CV addressed to the Human Resources Manager before close of business JUNE 28, 2013.Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Marketing Manager Job Openings (30k)

Our client in the educational sector is seeking to recruit a dynamic, self motivated and aggressive Marketing Manager to join their team.

Salary;  Kshs. 30,000

Availability; Immediately

Job description;

To be responsible for developing and maintaining marketing strategies to meet agreed company objectives 
To evaluate customer research, market conditions, and competitor data and implement marketing plan alterations as needed.
To oversees all marketing, advertising and promotional staff and activities.

Duties and Responsibilities;
Responsible for the marketing of company products and services to the right market whether B2B or B2C.
Demonstrate technical marketing skills and company product knowledge.
Develop an annual marketing plan in conjunction with the sales department. This should detail the year’s activity to meet agreed company objectives.
Budget management-to deliver all marketing activity within the agreed budget.
To direct marketing staff where budgets are devolved.
To managing the entire product line life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities.
To conduct market research in order to identify market requirements for current and future products.
To develop and implement a company-wide plan to push product, working with all departments for its execution
To analyze potential strategic partner relationships.

Key Competencies
To demonstrate the ability to interact and cooperate with all company employees.
To build trust, value others, communicate effectively, drive execution, foster innovation, focus on delivery to customers, collaborate with others, solve problems creatively and demonstrate high integrity.
Maintain professional internal and external relationships that meet company core values.
Proactively establish and maintain effective working team relationships with all support departments.

Minimum requirements
Working experience 3-4 years of sales experience in the marketing industry.
Experience with a company in Education sector.
Extensive experience of developing, maintaining and delivering on marketing strategies to meet company objectives.
A strong understanding of customer and market dynamics and requirements.
A proven ability to oversee all marketing, advertising and promotional staff and activities.

If qualified kindly send your CV and application letter to jobs@jantakenya.com by 17th June, 2013 indicating clearly on the subject line ‘marketing manager’.

DO NOT attach any certificates.

Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted