Business Development Manager - East & Southern Africa

About Flora Food Group

We offer consumers a compelling choice in four growing categories: butters and spreads, creams, liquids and cheeses. We hold leadership positions in many of the 100 countries we operate in, with iconic brands including Flora, Becel+ProActiv, Blue Band, Country Crock, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Rama, and Violife, together with our local brands and Professional business.

Global branded food champion Flora Food Group, offers the next generation of delicious, natural, nutritious food. Our products are more affordable and more sustainable than their dairy equivalents.

Drive Growth and Innovation as our Business Development Manager in the East & Southern Africa region!

Location: Kampala, Uganda

Onsite


Are you the hunter, ready to make an impact?

So, what does it take to be successful in this role?

• Strategy and Execution: Develop and implement strategies to identify opportunities, penetrate and onboard more customers and grow our food portfolio, including the launch of new Flora Food Group products in the market. You will liaise with the commercial teams based in Nairobi to implement the winning ideas and lead the development of joint business plans with these accounts.
• Collaboration and Coordination: You will manage the Key stakeholders, provide insights and lead the business in prioritization of opportunities.
• Performance and Investment: You will present weekly & monthly progress performance updates along with opportunities and risks during business reviews with senior management.
  
  

About you!

Hard Skills

• 5+ years’ experience in Sales, Category, Marketing and/or related function within a matrixed company.
• Relevant experience in executing sales product strategy and/or sales plans
• Strong Negotiation skills with relevant experience in managing and leading joint business plans with commercial customers
• Relevant experience building forecasts with multiple P&L factor considerations
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and PowerBI skills
  
  

Professional Attributes

• A go getter with a winning mentality who is willing to visit customers frequently
• Long Term Commitment.
  
  

What’s next?

If you recognise yourself in this profile, please hit the apply button now and submit your application. We prefer to receive your application before 17th March 2025.

We understand your resume might not be up to date and recommend that you apply with what you have or your LinkedIn Profile. Flora Food Group is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workplace, we understand that you might not meet all the requirements stated in the description, but we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this role or other roles. 

Flora Food Group is an employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and equal opportunities for all. We recruit based only on values, qualifications, performance, skills, behaviours, experience, and knowledge. We ensure job advertisements are free from unintentional bias.

No personal characteristics should be a barrier to joining Flora Food Group. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or other personal characteristics.










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