Several Sales Officers – Northern Region and Central Region

Job Ref. No. MIUL/SO/04/25NR – For Northern Region OR MIUL/SO/04/25KLA – For Central Region

Key Duties and Responsibilities: Reporting To Regional Sales Manager, The Successful Candidate Will;

• • Plan & prepare work schedules to attend to secondary market orders with the CP and promptly advise on delivery.
  • Implement sales improvement initiative strategies in retail markets and guide merchandisers on optimum product visibility in supermarkets and retail outlets.
  • Review CP floor stock, advise on appropriate logistics & resources, update customer databases and provide guidance on order booking in relation to CP targets on a weekly basis.
  • Guide CPs sales team to optimize product placement into secondary markets
  • Monitor the usage of company distribution panel vans in assigned territory and provide performance report to the Regional Sales Manager.
  • Provide daily price analysis for towns in assigned territory, follow up on customer balances as per credit days and report on invoices due for clearance to the Regional Sales Manager.
  • Monitor CP route sales trucks are being optimized for retail / wholesale distribution with adequate frequency to ensure product visibility.
  • Monitor and provide guidance on usage of coolers, appropriate product display in retail and wholesale outlets at eye contact level in assigned territories & submit status reports to the Regional Sales Manager.
  • Conduct market research, develop new accounts in assigned territory, and submit weekly market intelligence reports to the regional sales manager
  • Guide CPs on proper maintenance & updating of sales information system reports.
  • Participate in sales promotion activities including trade fairs and sales campaigns.
  • Any other duties that maybe assigned from time to time by the Regional Sales Manager or Head Office Sales staff.

• Bachelor’s degree of Science in Sales and Marketing, Commerce, Business Administration (Marketing Option) or any other related field is a Must.
• 3 years of relevant experience is required

Skills & Professional Attributes Required

• Ability to work independently in carrying out assignments to completion.
• Effective Verbal and written communication.
• Professional personal presentation.
• Customer service orientation skills.
• Considerable ability to adhere to prescribed routines and practices; and compose effective and accurate correspondence.
• Dealing with non-routine matters, such as special projects, with minimum specific instructions.
• Decision making skills is required.

How to Apply:

If finding & hiring great talent excites you, we would like to get into a conversation with you. Interested candidates should send their Cover letter, CV and Academic documents to recruitment@mukwano.com stating the Job Ref No. in the subject line. All attachments should be submitted as a single PDF document.

Deadline: 25th April 2025

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be communicated with after the closing date. Any form of canvassing is strictly prohibited.  All successful candidates will be offered a competitive remuneration package and benefits