Corporate Staffing Services is a leading recruitment agency in Kenya providing complete recruitment services. In the last ten years we have been partners to local and foreign businesses looking to hire Kenyan professionals. We have recruited for diverse clients in different sectors and industries.

Summary

Our client is a dairy manufacturing company. They seek to hire a Sales and Marketing Officer who will to generate revenue through sales while offering excellent customer experience.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Setting sales goals and developing sales strategies.
• Researching prospects and generating leads.
• Research to identify sellers of raw milk.
• Contacting potential and existing customers on the phone, by email, and in person.
• Generating sales opportunities by identifying appropriate business targets
• Providing a professional and excellent level of customer service with existing and new customers.
• Ensure timely sale of fresh milk and related products to customers and distributors
• Research to identify customers, sector opportunities and maintain existing ones to increase customer base
• Research competitor market and monitor trends in sales
• Advise on any new methods to help increase sales
• Grow and retain existing clients by building long-term and trusting relationships with customers and maintaining client records
• Attend to customer inquiries and queries and escalate to the head of sales if necessary.
• Take daily orders from customers and distributors.
• Carry out any other duties as may be assigned to you from time to time by your immediate supervisor.

Key Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing or a related discipline from a recognized institution
• A minimum of three years of experience in a similar position.
• Preferred experience working in food manufacturing industry especially dairy industry.
• High-level communication and networking skills
• Qualifications and Proficiency in computers applications.
• Must demonstrate ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
• Must be a team player who is able to work cordially in teams
• Must demonstrate commitment to operational effectiveness
• Must be creative and able to work under pressure
• Must be a flexible person, who is willing to learn and able to work flexible hours to achieve goals