Summary
Date Posted: Friday, November 19, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The Organization
Finlays is a leading independent business to business supplier of tea, coffee, and botanical solutions to beverage brand owners worldwide. The group has established itself as a reliable, responsible, innovative, and sustainable producer with a deep knowledge and passion for its products. Sustainability is pivotal to the group's success, and it lies at the heart of what Finlays does and stands for
Finlays is a subsidiary of the Swire Group, which is diversified conglomerate, headquartered in London. It controls a large range of wholly owned businesses across nine countries selling into more than 80 countries worldwide. Our powerful global network gives us exceptional reach and comprises of: Tea Farms and Tea Processing Facilities, Trading and Sales Offices, Manufacturing/Extraction Sites, Blending Facilities, Packing Facilities, and Innovation Centres
We invite applications for the position of a Commercial Manager, Leaf tea at our Mombasa, Kenya operations
Finlays is an equal opportunity employer.

The Job
Reporting to the Managing Director/Commercial Director - MEAC, the jobholder is expected to trade in tea by buying it either directly from producers or from the tea auction and selling it to international buyers.

Key responsibilities
• Develop and execute Business Plans for James Finlay Mombasa overseas customers
• Identify new market opportunities for existing and new innovation tea products
• Manage existing customers to solidify mutual expectations of performance and growth while developing new ones
• Drive "Request for quote" process with new prospects
• Identify and attend trade shows and other business functions to keep abreast of developments in the marketplace, to find potential new business, and to market company's end-to-end solutions.
• Gather customer and market insights to inform outreach strategies .
•Work closely with MEAC teams to develop and deliver the James Finlay Mombasa "Must Win Battles" for new business in the customer development function.
• Update and implement pricing models for Value added Products
• Negotiating for contracts with clients
• Processing client orders by working with cross-functional departments
• Tasting and selecting teas for standards
• Preparing relevant Commercial reports
• Buying both from auction and directly

Minimum Requirements
• Hold a degree preferably in Business or Food Science from a reputable University
• Five years' experience in similar role
• Knowledge and understanding of the tea industry
• Excellent Marketing skills
• Expert in Microsoft office 365, Power Point and Excel
• Excellent tea tasting skills
• Good blend formulation skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Working knowledge of ITTS
• Basic Finance knowledge
• Shipping and related documentation knowledge

Education Requirement: No Requirements

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8 60 Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
If you meet the requirements of the position, please submit an application including a detailed CV, your postal address, e-mail and telephone contacts, current and expected remuneration, names and addresses of three referees to reach us not later than 3rd December, 2021.
Human Resource Director,
MEAC P.O. Box 84619 - 80100,
Mashundu Street, Mombasa, Kenya Email: https://www.fuzu.com/jobs/commercial-manager-leaf-tea-james-finlays 
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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