Marketing Assistant – Ultimate Gas Professionals

Job Title: Marketing Assistant

Organization: Ultimate Gas Professionals Limited

Reports to: Senior Marketing Executive/Sales & Marketing Manager

Main Job purpose:

• Contribute to business expansion & penetration through identifying new customers.
• Delivering on Business Plans through the achievement of set sales targets.
• Acquiring new business opportunities by signing on new customers for the Company.
• Managing existing customers with good follow through aftersales customer service in order to ensure attainment of set re-order targets as well as support on customer safety.
• Riding/ Driving and Keeping in good mechanical condition a company Motorcycle/ Tri-Cycle (Tuk-Tuk) or vehicle which one is provided to simplify/ facilitate field sales.

Main responsibilities of the position: –

SALES

• Identify new markets and business opportunities
• Visit potential customers for new business
• Engage existing customers for refill/ repeat business
• Gather market and customer information and provide feedback on buying trends
• Represent the Company at trade exhibitions, events, promotions & town/neighborhood storms
• Compiling and maintaining a list of prospective and current customers for use as sale leads
• Attending scheduled or impromptu Sales or staff meetings at the office
• Attending trade seminars and trainings whenever elected to
• Sales process management
• Devise creative “out-of-the-box” ideas for closing sales and implement them after consultation
• Be responsible and accountable for meeting deadlines
• Giving feedback to Management

ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT

• Frequently visiting acquired or assigned customers to check on restocking needs, as well as safety measures compliance.
• Maintain smooth & balanced relationship with the customers.
• Develop and prepare periodic Reports on sales performance within your assigned scope
• Ensure proper and safe delivery of supplies to customers in good condition, and also following set safety and operational standards.
• Ensuring reconciled product and cylinder stocks between what is picked from the company and what is returned to the company at every close of day.
• Payment collection from Sales proceeds and passing it on to the company at every close of the business day.
• Deliver on any other business-related demands as requested by the Senior Marketing Executive or the Sales and Marketing Manager from time to time.

Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) of the position: –

• Attainment of number of new business sign-ons as per targets provided
• Attainment of number of prospects as per minimum expectations set
• Ensure that all existing & new customers are performing according to sales expectations.
• Ensure timely delivery of supplies to customers.
• Ensure that high customer service standards are delivered to the customers
• Ensure zero product safety incidents at the customer premises and on the road.
• Ensure that all payments collected are passed over to the company within the required time.

Minimum Academic Qualifications and Experience: –

• Relevant Business and/ or Marketing Diploma or Certificate
• Job Sales experience is preferred but not a must.
• Previous experience with a distributorship is desired but not a must.

Vital Skills/ Competencies and Attributes: –

• Self Drive and Ambition to achieve/ grow.
• Understanding of Retail and Dealer Structures.
• Distribution management.
• Sales Driven.
• High level of integrity.
• Neat & presentable outlook
• Excellent Communication skills both oral and written.
• Fluent in English and other local languages especially Luganda.
• Good Computer Skills- MS Office.
• Results-oriented and Target driven.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work under minimum supervision
• Ability to work under pressure and meet stipulated deadlines.

How To Apply:

Interested applicants should submit their applications as below:

• Cover letter, CV and certificates/transcripts MUST be merged into one (1) PDF document.
• Indicate three (3) professional references, one of which must be your previous employer/supervisor where applicable.
• Only successful applicants will be contacted

All applications should be sent directly to our emails: jbwire@ultgas.com or sachayo@ultgas.com

Deadline:  Monday 4th December 2023

Disclaimer:

Submitting an application does not constitute automatic employment. UGAS reserves the right to hire a candidate based on suitability for the job. Any form of solicitation or bribery will lead to immediate disqualification.