International Sales & Marketing Manager - Sugar - GCC & East Africa

Key Responsibilities / Tasks

- Manage sugar sales and marketing activities within the region (GCC Market and East Africa)

- Develop new customer relationship and sales opportunities in the region for sugar sales to Industrial clients, B2B channels and local importers.

- Able to leverage on existing relationships with both customers and suppliers in the area

- Maintain a detailed and current knowledge of customer requirements, competitor activity, market activity, customer and supplier performance

- Resolve any issues and problems of your clients and act as a link between client/supplier and the internal teams.

- Assisting senior traders with respect to the customer requirements, sugar sourcing and maintaining the relationship with customers

- Required to be travel extensively in the region to meet customers, understanding their requirements and growing sugar sales in the Region

Key Qualifications / Experience

- Minimum 5-7 years of experience on handling sales in the FMCG/Food Industry/Beverages/Agriculture Commodities in the GCC/East Africa region

- Strong, pre-existing network of connections within Middle East and East African markets

- Demonstrate strong judgement, business acumen and self-motivation to grow a dynamic business

- Possess good interpersonal skills, including written and verbal communication

- Preferable to have understanding of the sugar commodities market and sales