Marketing & Sales Officer Jobs – Latitude Trade Co
Job Title: Marketing & Sales Officer
Organization: Latitude Trade Co
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
Latitude Trade Company (LTC) is a rapidly growing social enterprise in Uganda sourcing specialty cacao for export and producing bean to bar chocolate at origin. Working with over 1,000 certified organic smallholder farmers, our mission is to sustainably increase incomes and reduce risk for our suppliers while positively impacting the community and environment surrounding our operations. We aim to provide chocolate makers and consumers in East Africa and around the world with the highest quality, transparently sourced and fully traceable Ugandan cocoa products.
Job Summary: The Marketing & Sales Officer will be implementing marketing, advertising and distribution strategies for Latitude chocolate within Uganda, East Africa and overseas.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Contributing to development of marketing, branding, packaging and distribution strategies
- Implementing sales and distribution strategies via retail, wholesale, and online
- Implementing strategies for customer acquisition and customer care
- Liaising with production staff to plan and coordinate monthly schedule of orders
- Implement social media and online advertising strategies
- Coordinate packaging, media, and advertising requirements
- Support implementation of chocolate education and tours programs
- Organize and carry out events, tours and tastings
- Support logistics of distribution channels for all chocolate products
- Participate in product development and ongoing market research
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree from reputable university in related field
- Prior experience in marketing, sales, and distribution of food products in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Knowledge of or previous experience in hospitality, food and beverage, food manufacturing, confectionery, bakery supply-chain, and/or specialty product distribution
- High degree of organization and communication skills
- Fluent spoken and written English
- Ability and willingness to learn on the job
- Outgoing personality with an interest in quality products made in Africa
- Positive attitude and sense of humor
Benefits & Compensation:
- Competitive monthly salary
- Communications allowance
- Reimbursement of health related expenses
- 21 days of annual leave plus public holidays
- Coverage of all work-related travel
- Candidates hired from outside of Uganda will be provided with relocation support
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates please submit CV, cover letter, and references to jobs@latitudetrade.co