Sales Coordinator at Halid Bakery

Job Objectives. 

Responsible for growing the brand by expanding the sales of mass market products in assigned region in the country.

Key Responsibilities.

• Strategy/Policy Impales plans and marketing strategies
• Maintaining a vibrant communication mechanism with sales/dispatch and bakery management department to ensure efforts are in line with objectives.
• Implementing effective distributor/reseller recruitment strategy in assigned region thereby increase the sales of all bread produced.
• Gathering market and customer information and providing feedback on future buying trends.
• Expand the business mentation; Accountable for implementing the Brand distribution/sales policy by:
• Partnering with regional and bakery managers to provide support to distributors and indirect sales channels
• Developing business frontiers within the region and seek to develop new locations of sale depots.
• Control operating costs such that the business operates effectively, whilst complying with quality and service levels required by the company.
• Find opportunities to grow the business by regular interaction with customers and competitors.
• Contribute to the strategic direction for mass market products through the creation of market opportunities for the products.
• Meets sales financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.

Functional Competencies/Requirements:

• Excellent sales and negotiation skills
• Good business sense
• The ability to motivate and lead a team
• Initiative and enthusiasm
• Excellent communication and 'people skills'
• Good planning and organizational skills
• The ability to work calmly under pressure
• Good IT, budget and report writing skills

Educational Qualifications / Experience:

• The ideal candidate will have about 4 years of successful sales/order management experience in food manufacturing industry
• Previous Sales Management/business experience preferred.
• Minimum of B.Sc. or equivalent
• Desired Personal Attribute:
• Integrity
• Target Oriented
• Ability to cope with and work under pressure
• Proven leadership and ability to drive sales teams.
• Excellent communication and 'people skills.