Vacancy title:
Area Sales Manager

Jobs at:
Almasi Beverages Ltd

Deadline of this Job:
17th August 2018.

Duty Station:
Rift valley, Mount Kenya or Kisii, Kenya

JOB DETAILS:
Almasi Beverages Ltd is the holding company of Almasi Bottlers Ltd and deals with manufacturing and distribution of the Coca—Cola range of beverages which include, carbonated soft drinks (Soda), Minute Maid juices and VAD, Dasani and Keringet waters and Energy drinks such as Monster 8
- Power play. The company is now one of the leading Beverage Companies in Kenya and is achieving this through its innovative and robust Change strategy focusing on strong distribution and route to market architecture driven by a strong and capable workforce and professional leadership with an established culture of high performance The company is looking for strong willed individuals who believe in high performance and capable of delivering excellent results on the following role:

ABL/HR/JAD-002/18: AREA SALES MANAGER

The Role.
Based In our Rift valley, Mount Kenya or Kisii markets and reporting to the Regional Sales Manager. Responsible for management of Key Distributor effectiveness & operating standards, effectively managing the pull and push strategy through the product supply chain to ensure achievement of sales volume and revenue targets, ensuring top of class execution standards for agreed P|COs in the market through proper and effective supervision and empowerment of Account Developers and Route Salesmen. The role drives the achievement of daily, weekly, monthly and annual sales volume and revenue targets and ensures that this is done with the aid of a robust sales force automation (SFA) system. The successful candidate will also be responsible for total trade development in his/her market and will be accountable for and not limited to new outlet creation and development to gain numerical distribution and secure market share. He I she will develop by way of training and coaching teams placed under him and regularly appraise their performance against established key performance indicators.

The Person
The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelors‘ Degree in sales and marketing or a bachelors‘ degree in any other field plus professional qualifications in sales and marketing. Minimum 5 years’ experience in selling, three (3) of which must be as a Sales Manager in a fast moving consumer goods and busy organization. Experience in an organization operating within an ERP environment will be an added advantage. He/she must possess a valid driving license with not less than 3 years continuous driving experience.

Job application procedure
if you believe you are the candidate we are looking for, please submit your application letter and CV to careerjobs@almaslbeverages.co.ke. All applications must quote the reference number.

Closing date for applications will be: 17th August 2018.