Sales & Marketing Manager Position. Mocality Kenya.

Sales & Marketing Manager Position. Mocality Kenya.
Mocality.com is a mobile online business directory that encourages consumer and business interactions, with ambitions to become the continent’s largest business and consumer platform.

Mocality.com is a division of MIH Internet Africa, a NASPERS company.

Mocality.com has an exciting opportunity for a talented and passionate Sales and Marketing Manager, who will be tasked with driving sales and product usage as well as help build the product profile and knowledge in the region.
The Sales and Marketing manager should be a self-starter who is capable of thriving in a start up environment.

The Marketing Manager will report to the Mocality.com Kenya Country Manager.

Duties and Responsibilities

Marketing
* Develop the marketing strategy for Mocality.com
* Responsible for executing marketing efforts in order to improve product and brand awareness in the market.
* Responsible for managing and training of the teams involved in ‘Education’ drives.
* Plans and develops traditional and digital (i.e. online and mobile) marketing programs and analyzing customer response to the same.
* Tracks market trends, analyzes results in order to improve marketing strategies and tactics.
* Assists in development and managing of marketing budgets as well as tracking and management of expenses, to ensure they are within such set budgets.
* Planning and management of marketing events and promotions as well as other events that may be necessary to be undertaken by other local Mocality divisions.
* Captures, develops and maintains demographic and other market data as needed in order to support marketing goals.
* Timely and constant reporting to the Country manager of plans, trends, and ideas that have been set to reach set goals.
* Develops new ideas and communicates potential uses for analytics across the business

Sales
* Develops a sales strategy for the market that ensures attainment of company sales goals and profitability.
* Responsible for the performance and development of Sales/Product Ambassadors
* Prepares action plans by individuals as well as by team for effective search of sales leads and prospects.
* Initiates and coordinates development of action plans to penetrate new markets.
* Provides timely feedback to the Country Manager regarding performance.
* Provide data on competitive pricing models and on competition
* Maintains accurate records of all pricings, sales, and activity reports submitted by Product Ambassadors.
* Creates and conducts proposal presentations as and when required as well as assisting product ambassadors in preparation of proposals and presentations.
* Controls expenses to meet budget guidelines.
* Adheres to all company policies, procedures and business ethics codes and ensures that they are communicated and implemented within the team.
* Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements:
* Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in business, marketing or related field of study.
* Well-Developed Interpersonal Skills and Professional Demeanor
* 2-5 years of inside/outside sales experience preferably within technology or service sectors.
* Excellent computer and project management skills.
* Familiar or experienced in a consultative sales methodology and value based selling.
* Analytical skill set, strong presentation skills, ability to interact with any level within an organization
* Outstanding Written and Verbal Communication Skills
* Demonstrated ability to build and maintain client relationships
* Experienced in gathering user requirements and documentation of functional specifications.
* Enthusiastic can-do attitude, highly self-motivated, result oriented, detail oriented and a well developed sense of drive.
* Proven leadership and ability to drive sales teams
* Willingness to travel and work irregular hours

All applications should have the “Application for Sales & Marketing Manager Position” on the subject line.

Send the applications to joshua@mocality.com not later than 4th of March 2011.

Only successful candidates will be contacted.

Should you not have heard from us by the 7th of March, consider your applications unsuccessful.