Hasbah Kenya Limited Merchandisers and Team Leaders

Hasbah Kenya Limited one of the leading FMCG distributor in Kenya, are seeking to recruit highly ambitious candidates to fill in the following positions

1. Merchandiser – Team Leaders – Mombasa

Job description

• Develop route plan and ensure Merchandisers follow it as they visit the assigned stores
• Assist in negotiation of shelf space and shelf display
• In charge of POS placement in the outlets as per Initiative booklet objectives
• Ensure that each product in the store have the correct shelf label by the Merchandisers in the various outlets
• Ensure that Merchandisers arrange wobblers on the selected products
• Staying aware of how competitors are performing
• Ensure Merchandisers maintain store shelves by observing displays of company products; removing damaged or freshness-dated products; tidying store shelves; providing optimum display of products.
• Align and abide with the store’s policies when receiving, storing and shelving products
• Comply information by reporting growth, expansion, or closing of supermarkets in assigned territory.
• Completes call report by observing display and pricing of competitors’ products.
• Establish and maintain good relations with customers, shop assistant, store supervisor and store managers
• Reporting any issues or difficulties encountered while executing your duties in all the outlets

Qualifications, Experience and Knowledge

• KCSE certificate C+ and above
• College training
• Diploma in Sales & Marketing degree preferred
• Three (3) years basic selling experience preferably in FMCG, one (1) of which must have been in a supervisory position

2. Merchandisers (Nairobi, Nakuru, Mombasa and Kisumu)

Job Description

• Maintain and improve forward share
• Delivery of visibility, at the retail outlets, targets and goals. Sustaining the visibility
• Driving placement of POS at the outlets as per Initiative booklet objectives
• Creating and driving breakthrough Displays at the outlets as per Initiative booklet objectives
• Building superior relationships with the Market
• Making sure that the pricing are compliant to Hasabah recommended prices.
• Reporting any issues or difficulties encountered while executing your duties.
• Report on any competition activity.

Qualifications, Experience and Knowledge

• Ability to leverage Artistic skills to drive superior communication
• Basic level of skills in using different workshop tools
• Diploma in Sales & Marketing from a recognized institution.
• At least one year working experience.
• Hit Rate on Targets/POS utilization, Display Hit rate

Interested candidates are requested to forward their updated CVs to recruit@hasbahkenya.com by 22nd April 2017 stating their current and expected remuneration, daytime telephone contacts and addresses of three referees.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.