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Sales Manager at Flexi-Personnel, Nairobi, Kenya

Flexi-Personnel

Sales Manager at Flexi-Personnel, Nairobi, Kenya

Flexi-Personnel

Full time Job

Date Posted: September 6, 2024

Application deadline:

September 20, 2024 5:00pm

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Job description

Flexi Personnel Ltd is a HR Company that was founded in 2008.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Execute the Fiscal Year plan by implementing strategies pertaining to distributors, analysing commodity and raw material market prices, conditions & trends, and communicating market intelligence back to the Commercial Director.
  • Customer acquisition through market insights (Euro Monitor Reporting) and lead generation of opportunities through store visits, web searches, and customer interactions.
  • Drive the new business activities for volume and margin growth in line with company targets.
  • Create and build a strong customer funnel through canvassing new customers and building and maintaining strong relationships through regular interaction, collaboration, and communication.
  • Convert funnel into tangible volume.
  • Direct sales forecasting activities to ensure forecast KPI adherence; support the supply chain and planning activities in support of customer volumes and projects, and enabling footprint initiatives.
  • Collaboration with customer stakeholders; internally ensuring collaboration with Procurement, R&D, QA, Academy and Marketing, etc. to pursue higher level of relationships within the Business.
  • Manage and collaborate with internal stakeholder and customers to provide innovation and marketing support.
  • Manage the strategic and commercial negotiations with customers and internal stakeholders (Pricing, Sourcing, Planning, Technical Support, Customer Care, R&D, etc) to close deals in accordance with the Trading Terms.
  • Provide guidance to Customer Service for escalated issues related to customer orders, pricing and complaints to ensure service excellence.
  • Manage cash collection process in line with KPI targets on over-dues.
  • Utilise Sales Force to capture all customer contact report information as well as opportunities within your funnel within 24 hours of the meeting.
  • Prepare customer reports and presentations as needed for Distributors.
  • Participate in Distributors’ customer days, drive sales through defined rah-rah days with Tele Sellers, and also attend exhibitions.
  • Maintain and manage existing accounts according to established sales and revenue goals.
  • Create and deliver sales presentations and close sales in an effective manner.
  • Ensures that a high professional level of customer service.
  • Ensure knowledge and know-how within the area of expertise is continuously updated and relevant.
  • Grow company’s market share in the gourmet market.
  • Develop and maintain new and existing customer relationships, ensure professional customer relationship management (CRM).
  • Implement actions defined by the Commercial Director to accomplish the team business goals.
  • Actively participate in the execution of company’s strategy.
  • Conduct weekly debrief with Commercial Director, Gourmet, regarding forecast, sales pipeline and following weeks’ actions.
  • Confirm monthly landing volume.

Requirements

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or 5 – 10 years of sales management, key account management in a related industry.
  • Business and commercial acumen and demonstrated quantitative skills
  • Strong English communication skills
  • Proficient in SAP and Microsoft Office suite and Google suite.

Experience & knowledge / Technical or functional competencies

  • In-depth knowledge of the hospitality industry
  • Ability to work independently and as an effective team member
  • Exercise professional conduct and sound judgment in all related areas
  • Self-motivated.

Leadership competencies & personal style

  • Strong internal and external collaboration and influencing skills
  • Strong negotiation skills
  • Problem solving and decision-making skills
  • Financial acumen
  • Impactful presentation skills
  • Effective conflict management skills
  • Inspiring leadership qualities
  • High level of EQ
  • Passionate
  • Entrepreneurial

Application deadline:

September 20, 2024

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