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Commercial Manager at Brands Africa Malawi

  • Full Time
  • Blantyre, Malawi
  • Applications have closed
  • Salary: 000

Brands Africa Malawi

Overview

COMMERCIAL MANAGER (1)

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons for the above post, which has arisen in our organization Brands Africa Malawi. The incumbents will be based in Blantyre.

The Job

Reporting to the General Manager, the successful applicants will be responsible for:

  • Developing and implementing the marketing and sales strategy for the business to meet short, medium, and long term corporate strategic objectives and quality and quantity standards.
  • Implementing and managing the performance of subordinates in achievement of agreed strategy, business plans and budgets.
  • Developing, approving, implementing, and monitoring an annual strategy, business plan and budget including 1-year forecasts for the area ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and that the agreed Gross Profit margins are achieved or bettered.
  • Approving pricing strategy and model with General Manager and preparing financial model for approval based on approved business plan
  • Managing appropriate marketing strategy by principal / category
  • Identifying key accounts and strategies for relationship management to ensure strategic customers are identified and retained.
  • Assessing suitability of potential new customers, negotiating terms and structures.
  • Heading Sales and Merchandising teams for allocated principal supplier.
  • Ensuring and monitoring trade execution as per agreed standards/planograms by each principal supplier.

 

 

The Person

The ideal applicant should possess the following minimum qualifications and attributes:

Education:

Sales and Marketing degree, Master’s in Business Management is an added advantage

Experience:

  • 5 years post education experience, with at least 3 years in the same or similar position.
  • A clean drivers licence.
  • Self-motivated and must be able to work under minimum supervision.

Method Of Application

Applications together with detailed C.Vs. should be submitted by no later than 30 November 2022 to salesmanager2022mw@gmail.com with position being applied as the subject.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.