Marketing and Business Development Officer Job at SON Fish Farm Ltd - Career Opportunity in Uganda

Vacancy title:
Marketing and Business Development Officer

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources , Category: Advertising & Marketing ]

Jobs at:

SON Fish Farm Ltd

Deadline of this Job:
15 March 2021  

Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Kampala , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, February 11, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed


JOB DETAILS:
Job Category; Sales and Marketing
Duty Station; Uganda
ABOUT THE COMPANY:
SON Fish Farm Ltd is an established commercial tilapia fish farm, incorporated in 2005, as a Limited company, the pioneer cage fish farming on Lake Victoria and started operations in 2006.
SON Fish Farm has its own hatchery for tilapia seed production, using earthen ponds, the grow out is done exclusively in cages, located in Lake Victoria.
SON Fish farm Ltd Sells and distributes whole round fresh Tilapia fish in Kenya under Lake Harvest Kenya and in Uganda under Lake Harvest Uganda.
SON is part of Lake Harvest Group, with other operations in Kenya, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Botswana and South Africa.
It is located in Bugungu Prison, Njeru Municipality, Buikwe District and employs over 150 staff directly and over 1000 people indirectly through fish trading and supply of farm inputs, across East Africa.

Job Summary; Responsible for identifying and developing new business opportunities that support SON Fish Farm Ltd.’s growth strategy. To achieve company products new business targets from wholesale and individual direct clients, by actively conducting product awareness to the clients and managing the end to end on boarding process.

Job Requirements;
• Bachelor's degree (BCOM, BBA) or related field.
• A minimum of 2years of experience in similar position will be an added advantage.
• English (Spoken: fluent | Written: fluent)
• Good interpersonal communication skills
• Smart and good planning skills

Responsibilities
• Develop and execute a comprehensive marketing and business plan for SON
• Develop a business growth and income generating plans and strategies for SON;
• Contribute to social media platforms and SON/Lake Harvest website to attract more clients.
• Lead the growth and development of existing and new businesses SON Fish farm.
• Build and manage relationships with prospects, existing customers, and all other stakeholders.
• Plan and organize the special marketing and Sales events
• Manage and continuously review existing sales policies
• Develop personal sales budget, marketing strategies and implementation plan to ensure achievement of new business and retention targets.
• Maintain a daily activities planner and with clear objectives and progress reports.
• Facilitate on boarding of new clients and provide continuous supports throughout the process in order to ensure customer satisfaction and retention.
• Monitor and prepare periodic reports on closed new business and retention status.
• Build up detailed knowledge about the company’s products and keep abreast of market conditions and developments.
• Performing any other duties as may be required from time to time by the management.

Job Education Requirements: Bachelor's degree (BCOM, BBA) or related field

Job Experience Requirements: 2years


Work Hours: 8

 

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Job application procedure
This job description is not an exhaustive list of skills, effort, duties and responsibilities associated with the position.
• Email a cover letter and CV with necessary supporting documents only to anasasiiri@lakeharvest.com by March 15th, 2021 at 5:00pm,
• Indicate POSITION APPLIED FOR in the subject line.
Only selected candidates that meet the requirements will be contacted.


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Job Info
Job Category: Marketing jobs in Uganda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job:  15 March 2021
Duty Station: Uganda
Posted: 11-02-2021
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 11-02-2021
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 11-02-2065
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