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Sales Representative Coast

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Job Summary

We're looking for a proactive, results-driven Sales Representative to support and strengthen business operations in the Coast region. The role involves driving sales and marketing activities, maintaining strong customer relationships, ensuring product availability, supporting new product growth, and handling daily sales and collection operations professionally.

Key Responsibilities

Achieve monthly, quarterly, and annual sales targets while driving sales growth and market expansion within the assigned territory.

Develop and maintain strong customer relationships through regular prospecting, follow-ups, new account openings, and promotion of current and new products.

Ensure proper product visibility, merchandising, promotional execution, and timely response to customer inquiries to support business growth and customer retention.

Manage timely collections, order fulfilment, offer bookings, and accurate reporting in line with company procedures and operational requirements.

Monitor territory performance, increase market penetration, and support productivity through effective route planning and sales execution.

Coordinate and supervise JSR activities, including route compliance, reporting on stock levels and short expiries, sales order planning, and field communication.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Achieve 100% of the monthly, quarterly, and annual sales targets assigned to the territory.

Deliver at least 30% year-on-year revenue growth within the assigned territory.

Open a minimum of 5 new customer accounts per month.

Increase market penetration by at least 5% per quarter through acquisition of new outlets and customers.

Maintain a customer retention rate of at least 95% from one period to the next.

Achieve a minimum of 95% compliance with planned outlet visits and journey cycles.

Resolve customer complaints and inquiries within an average of 24 hours or less.

Maintain a customer satisfaction score of at least 4 out of 5 based on periodic customer feedback.

Maintain the percentage of outlets experiencing stock-outs on key SKUs at 5% or below.

Achieve a minimum 85% product visibility score, based on share-of-shelf and merchandising audits.

Achieve 100% execution of planned promotional activities within the assigned territory.

Achieve new product listings or adoption in at least 80% of the targeted outlets.

Achieve a minimum 98% on-time collection rate for receivables.

Maintain average Days Sales Outstanding at 30 days or less.

Ensure at least 98% of customer orders are fulfilled correctly and on time.

Submit 100% of sales and collection reports on time and without errors.

Maintain at least 95% compliance with the approved journey cycle and route plan.

Achieve a minimum 90% score in the supervision of JSR route compliance, reporting, and field activities.

Maintain stock nearing or reaching expiry within the territory at 2% or below.

Maintain sales value per outlet and per customer call at or above the established productivity benchmark.

Qualifications & ExperienceEducation

Minimum Diploma in Sales & Marketing or Communication

Experience

Work experience in General & Modern Trade Market

Good command of written and spoken English and Kiswahili.

At least 2–3years’ experience as a SR

Experience with a reputable company as a Sales Representative.

Required Skills & CompetenciesTechnical Skills

Computer literacy in MS Office applications is required

Soft Skills

Excellent communication and selling skills.

Professional appearance and Loyal customers handling skills.

Good organizational and multitasking abilities.

High level of integrity and confidentiality.

Ability to work under pressure and handle multiple tasks.

Attention to detail and time management skills.

Preferred Industry Experience

Experience working under distributors of FMCG companies will be an added advantage.

Employment Type

Full time

Travel Requirement

Within the Coast region.

Success Profile

The ideal candidate should possess strong communication, negotiation, and customer service skills, with the ability to promote the company’s products effectively while maintaining a positive and professional company image.

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