Fresher O’ Level Sales Assistant Jobs – Continental Forests
Organisation: Continental Forests
Reports to: Administration Officer
Duty Station: Uganda
About US:
Continental Forests is a Management Contractor for global-woods AG licensed by the government of Uganda to establish and manage a forest on over 12,000 hectares in Kikonda Central Forest Reserve Kyankwanzi district, Western Uganda.
Job Summary: The Sales Assistant will directly handle timber customers with information, prices and procedures for timber products, payments and documentation as is appropriate
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- First contact person at Kikonda Timber Yard for information on Company Timber Products; Sizes, Prices and availability as well as payment and delivery procedures.
- Collection of products movement documents from Kyankwanzi to other destinations from national and district authorities.
- Support the coordination of timber transportation trucks to supply various customers and timber yard
- Ascertains availability of timber products in the field for information and marketing purposes.
- Supervision of loading of trucks at the yard and in the field including of verification of quantities in accordance with Goods Issued Notes (GIN).
- Facilitates the issuance of permits based on requests, orders and payments for products.
- Facilitates the issuance of loading permits to the Processing and Security units based on written instructions or documents from Supervisors
- Ensures that the Permits are processed, signed and issued to the relevant units.
- Collects GINs issued after loading and submits them to the Supervisor for analysis
- Supervision of the cleaning of the loading area.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold an Ordinary level education certificate with at least a pass in English and Mathematics;
- Post-Secondary certificate in business management training
- Experience in preparing summary reports
- Full fluency in written and spoken English and local dialects
- Interpersonal skills
- Listening actively to customers to identify their needs
- Using specific product knowledge to provide solutions to customers
- Prioritizing tasks to maximize efficiency during each work shift
- Equitable and transparent
- Defusing upset customers using conflict resolution skills
- Good moral conduct and disposition
- Time Management
- Ability to learn and adapt to new circumstances
- Demonstrate professionalism
- Have a sense of urgency to meet deadlines
- Multi-task and set priorities effectively
- Excellent hand, eye and foot coordination
- Accomplish goals in a team environment
- Attention to detail
- Possess a positive “can do” attitude
- Age: Below 30 years;
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested applicants should submit their applications with evidence of requested information together with a Local council letter of recommendation to: work@continentalforests.com
The Estate Manager,
Continental Forests Limited,
P.O Box 32, Kiboga or can be hand delivered at the Head office on 42 kms Hoima –Kampala Road
NB: Please note that only shortlisted applicants shall be contacted and invited for the interview
Deadline: 30th August 2019
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