Business Development Unit Leaders Jobs Kenya

Marketing Job Opportunities in Kenya 2013. Business Unit Leaders
Are you interested in a role that offers excellent career opportunities and/or fast tracked career development ¡n a cutting edge organization that is re-inventing itself into a vibrant lead player within the Logistic and Transport sector in East Africa?

We are strategically positioned to our customers as the trusted partner for bulk transport in both land (along the northern corridor route) and water, within the East African region.
We are investing heavily in both the improvement of the necessary infrastructure and acquisition and development of the right human capital.

To realize our goal, we seek to recruit highly talented, result oriented, performance driven and motivated individuals with proven track records in delivering exceptional results as well as energetic young men and

women with potential for development into the following exciting positions and career development options in our business:

Business Unit Leaders
Ref RJK 4 (CARGO- 4 posts)
Reporting to Head of Commercial and Marketing, the job holders will be responsible for profitable revenue generation by securing contract and service level agreements with customers on sale of space for cargo transport as per the set sales revenue, margin and volume targets.

Key Result Areas:
    Manage the business unit sale of assets per route/destination and meet set sales targets by bulk tonnage, margin and routes schedules;
    Develop operational marketing strategies and market intimacy routines so as to improve the efficiency of the unit in growing revenues through excellent customer service;
    Develop new business streams, grow and sustain existing business as per set targets in the annual business plans for own business unit;
    Segment the market by establishing sustainable service level agreements for key accounts while creating customer relationships and networks to attract and retain other customers for bulk haulage;
    Ensure sound management of customer deposits accounts and revenue collection targets;
    Work collaboratively with the asset planning Department to develop the asset utilisation schedules and plans;
    Manage to meet and exceed the customer agreed Company standard on asset turnaround time at both the Customer sites and the Company’s’ storage sites;
    Prepare periodic asset line operating & commercial reports in line with established reporting standards;
    Participate and contribute to the annual budget exercise for the department.
    Lead to highly motivate a disciplined and result focused team of customer facing staff in own business stream area.

Skill Sets, Education and experience requirements:
    University degree in a business oriented field (business administration, Marketing etc.) from a recognized institution. A post graduate diploma in the relevant commercial field will be an added advantage;
    Profession membership in a Marketing Society or other relevant professional body;
    At least 4 years’ experience in marketing in the transport industry or other sales and marketing experience in a busy demanding commercial environment at a senior level management position.
    A good understanding of the logistics and transport business, especially bulk transport contract design and management;
    Excellent customer orientation, team working, negotiation skills.
    Proficiency in the use of Microsoft computer packages especially power point and excel and internet services.

Extremely Market Competitive salaries and benefits including attractive pay for performance bonuses and incentives will be offered to the right candidates.

For the Graduate trainees and the fast track Management recruits, the Company will invest heavily in the career development and mobility sponsorship within the business for the right candidates.

Apply attaching a bridged CV, e-mail address, a daytime telephone, copies of certificates and testimonials and names of three (3) references one of which must be your penultimate employer, quoting the job Ref Number indicated to:-

The Recruiter
DN/A 1467
P.O.Box 49010 - 00100 GPO, NAIROBI
Or E-mail address: hrrecruit58@gmail.com
Closing Date: 21:03:2013

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