Sales Account Manager (Butchery and Food processing co.) Jobs in Kenya

A medium sized company which specializes in Butchery and Food Processing Equipment wishes to recruit a proactive individual to fill the position below:

Sales Account Manager (SAM)

Job Description:

The SAM will be responsible for prospecting and expanding the customer base by understanding the customer’s needs. The SAM will be responsible for the business retention unit.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Identify accounts where revenues may be shrinking and formulates strategies to reach out to these accounts and retain the customers
• Be actively involved in developing relationships with key customers
• Supervise a product marketing team to get customer feedback on product improvements
• Coordinate with the sales team and marketing to find out ways to retain and increase customers
• Identify and meet customer needs
• Conduct strategic account reviews regularly to review service needs and usage trends
• Make business objectives by identifying products and pricing that meet customer needs
• Gather market information on the competition and create offers that will boost the company margins
• Identify business trends, forecast demand and prepare the annual sales budget
• Monitor and measure performance keeping the budget in mind and suggest measures to maintain profits

Skills and Specifications:

• The SAM must have good communication and negotiation skills
• They must be able to work in a team and also motivate others
• They should be confident and willing to work without supervision
• An understanding of finance is crucial
• Must be computer literate, while a technical background will be an advantage
• Hold a clean valid driving license

Education and Qualifications

• A degree in Business Administration, Commerce, Marketing or a qualification in Technical Sales.
• At least 3 years experience in FMCG or Food Processing Industry.

Qualified and interested applicants may send their detailed applications and CV’s to the following address so as to be received latest by closure of business on Friday 30th September 2011.

Email: hr.recruiting09@gmail.com