Marketing Officer Job Opportunities – Igara Growers Tea Factory Limited
Job Title: Marketing Officer
Organisation: Igara Growers Tea Factory Limited
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Branding Unit Manager
About US:
Igara Growers Tea Factory Limited is a smallholder tea company located in the South Western district of Bushenyi. Igara is a leading black tea producer that manages this process from the farmer to the markets by implementing a series of programmes and procedures that will ensure the company realizes maximum benefits for all stakeholders.
Job Summary: The Marketing Officer is mainly responsible for marketing the Branded tea product of the company internally and externally with good creative, innovative and persuasive language to convince the customers to buy and more importantly to increase the sales and generate profits for the company.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide support to the overall marketing objectives of the Igara Brand Unit.
- Plan marketing campaigns in conjunction with the Branding unit Manager.
- Develop promotional ideas and objectives from conception through to delivery.
- Take responsibility for Specific campaigns as agreed with the Branding Unit Manager.
- Maintain liaison with external and internal suppliers to assist in the delivery of marketing materials.
- Ensure that all promotional material is properly printed and distributed effectively
- Manage and maintain positive relationships with other marketing and media partners.
- Provide regular information and where necessary assists in the compilation of reports to the Branding Unit Manager.
- Participate in determination of Market prices for the Company’s branded teas.
- To undertake any reasonable duties as assigned by the relevant authorities.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in BBA, B COM, or any other business related field with marketing option from recognized institution
- A minimum of three years of working experience in marketing any product in a large or medium scale organization.
- Ability to develop proper market strategies
- Very creative and innovative
- Good organization and planning
- Problem analysis and solving
- Formal presentation
- Persuasiveness
- Good judgment
How to Apply:
All applications accompanied by a CV and copies of relevant documents should be submitted to any of the following offices;
Thu General Manager,
Igara Growers Tea Factory Ltd,
Butare Kyamuhunga, 12kms on Ishaka Kasese
Highway
P.O Box 110 Bushenyi. Uganda
Or
Uganda Tea Development Agency Limited Plot 821, Rubaga Road For the attention of The General Manager Igara Growers Tea Factory Ltd.
NB: The application should indicate the position applied for and any form of soliciting will lead to disqualification.
Deadline: 16th July 2018
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