Sales Manager Job in Kisumu (Re-Advertisement)

Job Title: Sales Manager

Department: Sales and Marketing

Reports to: Sales and Marketing Manager, Director

Responsible for (Direct reports):
Cashier
Cleaners
Loader
Administration officer
CRO
Location: Kisumu

Job Purpose:
To provide both pre- and after-sales advice for clients in order to maximise sales of CO2 products and provide technical advice to clients.
Develops and implements a marketing and sales strategy
Responsibilities (Functions and duties):
Acquires new clients and maximizes client potential in designated regions;
Develops long-term relationships with clients through managing and interpreting their requirements;
Carries out follow up on sales process
Oversees customer complaints within the designated region in liaison with head office
Calculates client quotations and administers client accounts
Disseminates sales documentation including invoicing and payment dispatches
Assists in negotiating tender and contract terms and conditions to meet both client and company needs
Provides pre-sales technical assistance and product education, and after-sales support service that includes quality checks of products supplied
Ensures logistics and distribution of products from plant to the Nairobi depot and from the depot to the clients sites
Matches solutions to customer's technical requirements.
Keeps track of the inventory at the depot and ensures the re order levels
Prepares regular sales reports for head office
Meets sales targets
Carries out market intelligence
Supports marketing activities by attending trade shows, conferences and other marketing events
Makes technical presentations and demonstrations to potential customers
Ensure that health and safety guidelines are followed
Manage sales and marketing budget
Performance Measures and Targets:
Ensures that Sales targets are met
Ensures sales are paid for
Ensures customer satisfaction
Ensures Safety health and Environment compliance
Ensure the depot is managed efficiently in a cost effective manner
Ensure all depot reports are prepared and disseminated in time
Role Reports:
Sales reports
Operational reports:
Customer feedback report
Competitor analysis
Experience: Two and half years of experience within Manufacturing Industry

Qualifications:

Academic: Bachelor of science (BSC.) in chemical or mechanical engineering

Professional:Diploma in sales and Marketing

Specialist knowledge required:
ICT skills
Understanding of accounting principles
Understanding of behaviour of various gases
Use of and dynamics involving industrial gases
Behavioural Competencies:
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Time management skills
Tenacity
Organisation skills
Negotiating skills
Strategic Thinking
Self driven
Service oriented
Positive and self motivated
All CV’s to be sent to recruit@odumont.com.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted