Sales Representative at Puratos

Your Mission

• To ensure company’s growth in terms of sales, profits & customers base in Retail Channel by,
• developing the Retail channel in Kenya in line with the company strategy and sales plan, and with the Kenya and Group guidelines
• actively promoting the Puratos products
• create a strong long term partnership to the assigned customers

What you will do

• Promotes Puratos Magic based on our values and working principles.
• Ensures the working conditions for high employee engagement, enablement and wellbeing.
• Embraces continuous learning and continuous improvement
• Promote and sell different Puratos products taking into account the specific needs/requests from the customers.
• Participate actively in the organization events/activities for the promotion of Puratos products (fairs, collective demonstrations, seminars inhouse and abroad).
• Obtain an excellent knowledge of Puratos product range in Bakery, Patisserie and Chocolate and their characteristics and properties.
• Identify and develop new customers beyond our core channels
• Register Sales Orders and payment collection according to the rules of the company (rooting & credit policy & timing)
• Deal with customer complaints, involve the relevant internal stakeholders, propose adequate solutions and inform the customer.
• Leverage all the available tools to drive profitable sales ( e.g demostrations, customer visits, sales digital tools etc)
• Manage existing customers’ base.
• Plan and organize daily activities and customer visits based on objectives to be reached.

What we expect from you

• Certificate, diploma or degree in marketing, business or related field diploma, Bakery diploma desired
• Worked as a baker with practical exposure to bakery production and bakery improver applications.
• Experience in sales, in the bakery, pastry, chocolate, agri-food (or equivalent) sector preferred
• Valid driver's license required
• Mobility required: regular travel within the country
• Able to evolve in an international organization
• Very autonomous and rigorous in the follow-up of files
• Humble, open and a great listener
• Good communicator (written and oral)
• Able to think critically and make decisions
• Strong, self-starter, and team player
• Invested & Involved
• Mastery of computer and tablet tools