SUMMARY:
Position: Director of Commercial Operations
Reporting: Director of Commercial Operations reports to the Executive Director.
Location: East London

This position is responsible for both top line and bottom line Income Statement performance of the Company.

POSITION INFO:

Job description:

• Follow-up local and global market changes and competitors’ behavior in the local market and plan campaigns.
• Follow-up day-to-day sales operations.
• Maintain company’s market share and grow it.
• Analyze commercial activities and improve it.
• Develop the commercial team and guide them to improve performance.
• Building relationships with related stakeholders.
• Protecting Company’s rights and interest in all dealings
• Enforcing a strong internal control environment
• Ensure compliance with the Local laws and Regulations.
• Facilitate successful smooth livestock export at optimal cost with utmost efficiency
• Any other job-related function that might be required from time to time.

Tasks:

• Planning and executing commercial activities in parallel with the corporate strategy.
• Make the deals with the suppliers and open new supply channels.
• Meet with the key clients and close the deals with them.
• Open new sales channels locally.
• Attending important and related international and local exhibitions.
• Create and develop new sales methods.
• Facilitate preparation of annual budget for the Company and ensure achievement.
• Any other job-related tasks that might be required from time to time.

Person description:

• Degree in business studies with at least 5 years working experience in retail (preferably meat) and international trading.
• English is core, excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Skilled in MS Office (Word, Excel, Power point).
• Excellent leadership characteristic with strategic and innovative mindset.
• Personality: must possess a high moral ethics, honesty, and self-confidence.