Job Description

You will be responsible for the sales growth by implementing and managing the strategic account plan per country/region to ensure delivery of budgeted sales, and profit and reach set objectives. You will be empowered to make decisions on behalf of the company in alignment with the company's strategy, guiding principles, and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Relevant export or related degree
• 2-5 years' relevant export experience within an FMCG environment
• 2 years relevant sales and customer service experience within an FMCG environment
• Computer Skills - Office, Excel and PowerPoint

Duties:

• Building and maintaining successful commercial business relationships with customers, to ensure profitability
• Manage key agents, so that there is alignment between the Business Objectives and Customer Strategy
• Manage and drive new business development
• Assist with Market Research and Compliance: monitor market and dairy legislation
• Export selling: setting up promotional grids and assisting agents with orders for upcoming promotions, administrative assistance on various trade agreements and pricing per retailer/agent/country, and more
• Merchandising and Marketing: assist trade merchandising marketers with product information in various countries, compiling sales and price data in various countries
• Ensuring promotional activity is implemented as per the promotion grid, changes to be communicated every week
• Manage price comparisons and pricing per retailer
• Manage and track returns based on set targets
• Manage relationships and contacts in different contexts and cultures

Also, you will have a deep understanding of:

• Export processes of food products from processing facilities
• Export requirements of dairy products, and
• Agent and customer management
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent numerical, commercial and analytical skills
• Team player
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Good planning, time management and decision-making skills
• Valid driver's license with own transport
• Able to travel

This is an opportunity of a lifetime, if this sounds like you, and you would like to join a dynamic well known organisation within the FMCG space, apply directly.

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