Monday, November 17, 2014

AREA SALES MANAGER POSITION


AREA SALES MANAGER POSITION
Mwananchi Communications Limited, publishers of the leading Tanzania newspapers, Mwananchi, Mwanaspoti and The Citizen is looking for motivated and highly experienced individual to fill the position above

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Overall in-charge of the circulation, sales and administration for Southern Zone market.
Develop and implement business plans to meet set targets.
To supervise the sales representatives in Southern Zone and guide growth of the
market.
To supervise the distribution processes within Southern Zone market and advice on strategies that will enable growth of copy sales within the market.
To effectively manage the return levels of the Southern Zone market through forecasts that
advice print order decisions.
To manage the allocations of the area and ensure optimal distribution of all our brands
within the region.
To build relationships with all stakeholders in the distribution channel to ensure smooth
distribution processes.
To ensure that unsold newspapers (returns) are returned to HQs within agreed time frame.
To continuously supervise the generation of reports to ensure accuracy of the same.
Monitors market arrivals, circulation sales and returns indicators and makes appropriate
reports to GM Circulation and Distribution
Monitoring daily market performance for Southern Zone to be in a position to give an
overview of competitor performance visa vis our position in the market.
Liaises with production, transport and security services to eliminate problems of short
packing, non-deliveries and wrong deliveries.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE
Bachelors Degree in BA, BSc /Business Administration, Marketing. A masters degree in business management will be an added advantage
Excellent communication skills both English and Kiswahili.

Must be self motivated and energetic;

Have ability to work under minimum supervision;
5-7 years working experience in a high sales position in a busy commercial environment.

REMUNERATION:

A competitive remuneration will be offered to the right candidate.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Interested and suitably qualified individuals should forward their applications enclosing a detailed of and copies of professional certificates, and a day time telephone contact

Human Resources Manager
Mwananchi Communications Ltd
P. O. Box 19754,
Dar es Salaam.

Application Deadline: 20 Nov 2014


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