Area Manager
Our client focuses on the area of emergency response and disease control and is committed to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), with a presence in Africa, UAE and the US.
Our client focuses on the area of emergency response and disease control and is committed to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), with a presence in Africa, UAE and the US.
The Area Manager for Food
Security is responsible for growing the business of the Food Security Unit in
assigned West African Franco Phone speaking countries.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Implement
the organisations’ Food Security strategy
- Meet the
budgeted revenue/targets and business plan for the entire Food Security
portfolio; develop and implement initiatives to achieve revenue targets in
the assigned area
- Create and
maintain strong relationships with new and existing stakeholders as well
as maintaining their database
- Provide
training and continuous support to stakeholders
- Generate new
business, identify and develop new accounts, development and expansion of
long-term customer relationships
- Prepare
objective driven travel plans, execute and report with detailed analysis
of travel visits with a proposed way forward
- Monitor and
analyse market trends
- Prepare
monthly reports on the performance of distributors against set targets
- Responsible
for receiving requests, issuing quotes, securing order, coordinate final
delivery and secure timely payment
Requirements
- A University
Degree in Sciences, Agricultural Science / Economics or related and a
Masters in Business Administration
- Sales experience
of 5-10 years in FMCG and / or Agricultural Sector
- Fluency in
spoken and written French
- Able to
travel 120 – 150 days per annum
- Demonstrate
problem solving skills, and ability to generate innovative solutions
- Ability to
build relationships and networks; work through and with others.
- Possess good
communication and negotiation skills at senior organisation levels or
government
- Good
organisation skills and ability to interpret data from various resource
methodologies.
- Candidate
should have demonstrated results, self-motivation and drive in previous
roles
- Ability to
interact cross-culturally and thrive in multi-cultural environment
- Should
demonstrate ability to set priorities and follow-through on commitments
- Should be able
to cultivate an ‘everything-is-possible’ attitude, breaking habits and
challenging assumptions
- Able to work
with precision and commitment to data driven quality output
Interested candidates are requested to submit their application letters, latest CV, daytime telephone numbers and current remuneration to recruit@idp-ea.com so as to be received on or before July 11, 2012.
Please do not attach
scanned documents.
Only shortlisted candidates
will be contacted.
