Job Purpose

• Provides overall leadership, strategic management, and day-to-day management of Commercial Operations aimed at enhancing the Corporation’s profitability.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Initiating the development and implementation of the Corporation’s revenue generation strategy through purchasing;
• Initiating the development and implementation of the Corporation’s revenue generation strategy through sales;
• Initiating the development and implementation of the Corporation’s revenue generation strategy through Key accounts management and customer relationship development;
• Spearheading Development and implementation of strategies for customer relationships and service delivery;
• Overseeing formulation of strategies for the promotion of wholesale/retail business and e-trade;
• Responsible directly for the performance of the department to ensure the overall target is achieved;
• Establishing, improving, and strengthening route to market operations for the formal and informal sectors;
• Guiding the development and implementation of strategies for government procurement agency services;
• Steering development of strategies to stabilize and influence consumer commodity prices and supplies;
• Creating partnerships and linkages to avail relevant products to the market;
• Initiating development and implementation of strategies for import and export trade;
• Coaching and mentoring staff in the department
• Overseeing the preparation of the budget, and annual work plans for the department;
• Appraising the managers office administrator and officers in the department
• Guiding development of effective public relations strategies, brand visibility, and Corporate Social Responsibility programs to effectively communicate to stakeholders and the general public.
• Preparing and presenting the departmental periodic reports.

Recognized qualifications

• Have a Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following: – Commerce or Business
• Administration (Marketing option) or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Have a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Strategic Management, entrepreneurship, or any other related field from a recognized institution ;
• Have a minimum period of twelve (12) years of relevant work experience, five (5) of which should have been in a managerial role;
• Have work experience in commercial, sales, or purchasing operations in a senior role in a large trading or Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) environment
• Be a registered member of MSK, CIM, or any other relevant professional body;
• Have a certificate in Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
• Be proficient in computer applications.
• Fulfill the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution 

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