About US:
Adrikos has been in existence for over 40 years. It is our mission to produce high quality Ugandan products, made in Uganda, for Ugandans. We pursue excellence in ourselves, services and products with an aim to give you Quality at a budget price. Through creation of jobs and leveraging technology we are improving lives and also contributing to the economic development and growth of our home country. It is the passion and the fearless pursuit of a dream by the founders to grow this company into Uganda’s leading distillery.
Job Summary: The Marketing Manager/ Business Development Manager is responsible for all business development activities by researching and developing marketing opportunities and plans; implementing sales plans; and supervising regional managers.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Accomplish marketing targets by orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, sales team communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures for the marketing department.
Achieve marketing and sales operational objectives by contributing marketing and sales information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans.
Implement production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining system improvements; implementing change.
Meet marketing and sales financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
Determine annual and gross-profit plans by forecasting and developing annual sales quotas for regions; projecting expected sales volume and profit for existing and new products; analyzing trends and results to establish pricing strategies; recommending selling prices; monitoring costs, competition, supply, and demand.
Accomplish marketing and sales objectives by planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating advertising, merchandising, and trade promotion programs, developing field sales action plans.
Identify marketing opportunities by identifying consumer requirements; defining market, competitor’s share, and competitor’s strengths and weaknesses; forecasting projected business; establishing targeted market share.
Improve product marketability and profitability by researching, identifying, and capitalizing on market opportunities; improving product packaging; coordinating new product development.
Sustain rapport with key accounts by making periodic visits; exploring specific needs; anticipating new opportunities to the respective depots .
Provide information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
Ensure good retention strategy for the existing clientele.
Clientele growth and retention as per the overall target through relationship management & direct sales bearing in mind the KYC standards.
Ensure compliance to internal control as per operational guidelines to avoid/minimize loss of revenue and prevention of frauds and forgeries.
Conduct competitors-on market intelligence, closer understanding of their competitive activities
Potential customers whose view of business must be assessed and taken into account when making a business proposal.
Perform any other duties assigned to you by the manager from time to time
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The applicant should hold BBA- marketing or any other business related course with a major in marketing and chartered qualifications are added advantage
A minimum of five or more years’ experience in a busy organization in the same industry
High degree of personal integrity
Concern for quality and order
Team work and co-operation
High confidentiality levels
Excellent people skills
Customer care skills
Self organization
How to Apply:
If you feel that you are the right candidate for this position, please post your updated CV at westniledistilling@adriko.com and copy to jannat@adriko.com
Please quote the position you are applying for in the subject line.
Deadline: 10th March 2015.