Mid-level Jobs in Africa

24 jobs found

Diageo

Innovations Commercialization Manager

Nairobi

Kenya

Closed for applications
Sistema.bio

National Sales Manager

Nairobi

Kenya

Closed for applications
Yo Kuku!

General Trade Sales Manager

Kampala

Uganda

Closed for applications
Seven Up Bottling Company

Territory Development Manager

Lagos

Nigeria

Closed for applications
Sun King

Senior Marketing Associate – PAYG Phones (Lagos, Nigeria)

Lagos

Nigeria

Closed for applications
Victory Farms

Sales and Market Development Lead

Homa Bay

Kenya

Closed for applications
OpenBusiness Africa

Business Development Officer - Data Centre Education and Consulting Services

Nairobi

Kenya

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The Place

Marketing Lead

Lagos

Nigeria

Closed for applications
Oracom Web Solutions

Sales Specialist - Consumer & Agri-Business Products

Nairobi

Kenya

Closed for applications

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Diageo

Key Accounts Manager

Nairobi

Kenya

Closed for applications

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Innovations Commercialization Manager

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Job details

Contract Type

Description

Experience / skills required

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Business, or related field
  • 5–7 years demonstrated ability in FMCG/fast paced commercial environment
  • Proven experience in innovations or shopper marketing
  • Experience handling budgets and delivering business results
  • Critical thinking and planning
  • Financial competence and budget management
  • Strong analytical and data interpretation skills
  • Consumer insight development
  • Project and stakeholder management
  • Creativity and innovation attitude


Responsibilities
  • Lead commercial partnership for the innovation pipeline, aligning with Sales, RTC, and business priorities
  • Mobilize senior sales and cross-functional leaders to secure focus, investment, and resources for high-impact innovation delivery.
  • Oversee end-to-end execution, integrating launches into the commercial calendar and strategic plan.
  • Partner with senior leadership to evolve the Sales function for innovation-led growth
  • Shape and champion RTC models that unlock innovation scale and market reach
  • Define enterprise-wide innovation critical metrics and embed thorough execution standards into sales performance
  • Redesign sales incentives to reward innovation delivery and drive accountability
  • Act as the key commercial bridge across innovation, marketing, and sales for strategic alignment
  • Embed commercial insights into launch planning to ensure relevance, differentiation, and performance
  • Set and supervise critical launch benchmarks, ensuring robust customer propositions and sell-in tools
  • Own the innovation performance management framework coordinated within global reporting
  • Lead executive-level performance reviews and drive data-driven interventions
  • Influence senior sales leadership to prioritize corrective actions for consistent delivery
  • Champion continuous commercial monitoring, evaluation, and cross-market learning
  • Provide strategic oversight at governance breakthroughs to ensure go-to-market readiness and commercial viability


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