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Commercial Manager – Eastern Africa Region

Nairobi, Kenya

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VisionSpring

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Global Senior Manager, Behavior Change

Nairobi, Kenya

Commercial Manager – Eastern Africa Region

Closing: May 6, 2024

8 days remaining

Published: Apr 9, 2024 (20 days ago)

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SKILLS & EXPERIENCEKEY PERFROMANCE INDICATORS

  • Increase in Fairtrade sales on Fairtrade terms
  • New Fairtrade products in the market
  • Partners Pipeline growth.

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:Qualifications

  • A Bachelor’s degree in Business Management or a related field.

Professional Qualifications

  • Project management will be an added advantage

Experience and Knowledge

  • At least 5 years’ experience of sale portfolio management
  • Experience in business developmentstrategy development and execution.
  • Key account and stakeholders’ relationship management experience
  • FMCG experience is an added advantage.
  • Experience in working in a matrix organization

Skills and competencies

  • Demonstrated financial and project management skills
  • Strong conceptual and negotiation skills
  • Sales and marketing effectiveness

Completed applications should be saved in the applicant’s name and the position (Commercial Manager - ECAN) and be e-mailed to [email protected]

All applicants should state how they meet essential requirements of the post and include their email address, telephone contacts and three referees with contact details on the application form.


Responsibilities

SKILLS & EXPERIENCEKEY PERFROMANCE INDICATORS

  • Increase in Fairtrade sales on Fairtrade terms
  • New Fairtrade products in the market
  • Partners Pipeline growth.

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:Qualifications

  • A Bachelor’s degree in Business Management or a related field.

Professional Qualifications

  • Project management will be an added advantage

Experience and Knowledge

  • At least 5 years’ experience of sale portfolio management
  • Experience in business developmentstrategy development and execution.
  • Key account and stakeholders’ relationship management experience
  • FMCG experience is an added advantage.
  • Experience in working in a matrix organization

Skills and competencies

  • Demonstrated financial and project management skills
  • Strong conceptual and negotiation skills
  • Sales and marketing effectiveness

Completed applications should be saved in the applicant’s name and the position (Commercial Manager - ECAN) and be e-mailed to [email protected]

All applicants should state how they meet essential requirements of the post and include their email address, telephone contacts and three referees with contact details on the application form.


Market Access Management

  • Develop and implement sales enablement strategies to support the increase of Fairtrade uptake and sales. This includes international and regional markets.
  • Identify and pursue new channels and opportunities to expand the partner base, market access, and market presence.
  • Map out on a continuous basis all producer market opportunities for Fairtrade products, keeping Fairtrade producers up to date with market intelligence and opportunities.
  • Provide support during resource mobilization project proposal writing opportunities.
  • Develop monthly, quarterly & annual business reports and analysis,
  • Budget Management. Optimize the budget with smart spending. Track, control, and evaluate all spending.

Key Account & Stakeholder Management

  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key partners and stakeholders to drive business development initiatives.
  • Collaborate with programme teams to understand and offer business capacity support to producers
  • Represent Fairtrade Africa at buyer meetings within the Fairtrade network, attending relevant conferences as required.
  • Product profiling for different market segments

Customer / Trade Marketing

  • Develop customer marketing plans aligned to the commercial strategy.
  • Collaborate with the Marketing Manager to execute consumer communication and awareness campaigns.
  • Collaborate with the Marketing Manager to develop marketing collateral, sales tools, and resources to support sales efforts.
  • Facilitate and coordinate trade fairs and buyers’ field visits.

Supply Chain Management

  • Understand the Fairtrade standards and value proposition in the supply chain.
  • Map the various value chains and actors in the region.
  • Provide timely product supply options for new opportunities.
  • Forecast product demand against supply in conjunction with programmes team


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