Job Opportunity at Pyxus Agriculture Tanzania Limited,Logistics & Marketing Coordinator
Logistics & Marketing Coordinator
Company:
Pyxus International, of which Pyxus Agriculture Tanzania Limited (PAT) is a subsidiary, is a global agricultural company united behind a common purpose – to transform people’s lives so that together we can grow a better world.
With 145 years’ experience delivering value-added products and services to businesses and customers, we are a trusted provider of responsibly-sourced, independently-verified, sustainable and traceable products and ingredients.
Job Summary:
- To nationally coordinate the upcountry market preparation and procedures including the collection and delivery of tobacco to and from Market Centres and railheads to factory in compliance with Pyxus International, Inc
- Market Procedures and Pyxus Agriculture Tanzania Limited Agronomy SOPs.
What you will do:
- Coordinate the upcountry market preparation and procedures including the collection and delivery of tobacco to and from Market Centres and railheads to factory in compliance with Pyxus International, Inc. Market Procedures
TOBACCO LOGISTICS
- Controls and coordinates tobacco collection logistics, tracks timely truck movements in all Areas of tobacco movement in compliance with Pyxus Agriculture Tanzania Limited Logistics Procedures
- Controls and coordinates all tobacco collections logistics, liaises with Shipping Officers and transporters to ensure correct and accountable dispatch, collection and clearing of market are done within stipulated times for each Area;
- Ensures that Shipping officers liaises constantly with field staff, transporters and Railhead Supervisors for correct timing of truck dispatch, arrival at market centre (MC), loading at MC, arrival at railheads and offloading so that it can immediately reassigned for another trip without delay;
- Tracks timely truck movements in all areas of tobacco movements (MC to RH’s, RH’s to Factory) and controls truck backlogs at railheads and reviews backlog at factory;
MARKET OPERATIONS AND PROCEDURES
- Coordinating market preparation including procedure training ensuring compliance and reports to the Upcountry Logistics Manager daily on tobacco purchase, shipments and stock available at railheads and market centres in compliance with Pyxus Agriculture Tanzania Limited Marketing and Buying Procedures;
- Conduct continuous national and area training for all staff involved on market operations including field staff prior to market commencement and ensures that they abide with market procedures set up;
- Ensures pre-market audit checklists are assigned, checked and all the requirements are corrected and completed on time for all market centres before buying season;
- Coordinates Railheads operations and all market centre stocks during market time to ensure correct weights , bale counts and no pilferage;
- Ensures that Railheads and market centres are secured and safe from fire, pests, theft and free from NTRM;
- With Shipping Officers reviews staffing levels to ensure right size and efficient staffing levels based on proper work and time study or evaluation (draw up a staffing lists and clear responsibilities
- Reports to Logistics and Leaf Sales daily tobacco purchases, shipments and stocks available at railheads and market centres in line with Pyxus Agriculture Tanzania Limited markets reporting procedure;
- Monitors and reports Area targeted buying progress in line with the agreed buying schedule or volume per day or period for each region;
- Ensures that all staff involved in marketing operations are well communicable via mobile phones or emails for easy receiving directives and feedback on challenge they faced without delay;
- Plans and ensures that Shipping Officers and NTRM Supervisors receives proper NTRM trainings annually;
- Supervises the subordinates, prepares and checks the weekly action plan, monitors performance, identifies strengths and weaknesses, and takes appropriate action;
- Supervises the subordinate’s, prepares and checks weekly action plan, monitors performance, identifies strengths and weaknesses, and takes appropriate action; critically reviews expenditure versus. budget plan;
- Ensures that the STP and SHE Policies and Procedures are implemented and adhered to throughout IFAS operations in compliance with Pyxus International, Inc. STP and SHE Policies
- Ensures that the STP and SHE Policies and Procedures are implemented and adhered to throughout the relevant operations in compliance with Pyxus Agriculture Tanzania Limited STP and SHE Policies;
- Ensure all market centre staff including porters have adequate PPE for their defined job or task
Who you are and what you’ve done:
- Degree in Logistics and Planning, Agriculture or similar Essential
- Post graduate Degree in Logistics and Planning, Agriculture or similar Desirable
Experience
- Agricultural products Markets 4 to 6 years Essential
- Knowledge Areas
- Agricultural products production Essential
- Computer knowledge Essential
- Agricultural products Market procedures Essential
- Report preparations Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant Tanzanian Government Departments Desirable
Skills
- Ability to plan and coordinate Projects Essential
- Analytical and problem solving Essential
- Leadership and team management Essential
- Written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills Essential
- Technical understanding of machinery and equipment Essential
- Fluency in English and Kiswahili Essential
The Human Resources Director
Pyxus Agriculture Tanzania Limited
P.O. Box 843
Tabora
Tanzania
NB: All applications should be sent to the HRD’s office/PYXUS Agriculture – Tabora office before 14 August,
2020.
Job Opportunity at Pyxus Agriculture Tanzania Limited, Sales and Marketing Assistant
Sales and Marketing Assistant
Company:
Pyxus International, of which Pyxus Agriculture Tanzania Limited (PAT) is a subsidiary, is a global agricultural company united behind a common purpose – to transform people’s lives so that together we can grow a better world.
With 145 years’ experience delivering value-added products and services to businesses and customers, we are a trusted provider of responsibly-sourced, independently-verified, sustainable and traceable products and ingredients.
Job Summary:
To develope & execution of Channel, sales, Coverage & brand building plans to deliver targets for the year and also support to lead and drive sales and marketing strategic plans and dominate the market in line with PAT standard operating policy an procedures;
What you will do:
Develope & execution of Channel, sales, Coverage & brand building plans to deliver targets for the year and also support to lead and drive sales and marketing strategic plans and dominate the market in line with PAT standards
MARKETING AND SALES CHANNEL DEVELOPMENT
- Drives distribution and product availability, supports new product introduction, leads the development execution of brand solutions & activities, channels specific category plans to develop destination portfolio by building new networks to win in-store, in line with Pyxus AOP’s
- Drives distribution and product availability across channels at the point of purchase;
- Supports new product introduction for listing into the market;
- Channels specific category plans to develop destination portfolio by building new networks such as Direct to
- Consumer, Hotels, Cafeterias, Restaurants and similar;
- Leads the development execution of brand solutions & activities for specific Customer/Channels based on fully integrated, shopper, customer and channel insights as assigned by the Head of Sales and Marketing;
- Manages total trade investments with instructions from the Head of Sales and Marketing;
- Analyzes the ROI of the marketing activities executed with the customer and consumer Channel and
- Customer thought and reports to the Head of Sales and Marketing;
- Works with Account Managers to ensure excellence in in-store activation and delivery of integrated Customer
- Business Plan and Customer Marketing Plan;
SALES AND TRADE MANAGEMENT
- Oversees all sales performance, Monitors smooth Key Distributors payments, analyses competitors information and rollouts customer engagement and registers new distributors;
- Responsible for all sales performance of all PAT brands on both secondary and primary across all channels and distributors in the country, including all the byproducts;
- Monitors smooth Key Distributors payments to PAT and ensures that all claims of Key Distributors are verified and settled on time and in full, and reports to the Head of Sales and Marketing on weekly basis;
- Does the following Monthly in line with Market development and reports to the Head of Sales and Marketing for review and guidance;
- Competitor information analysis and
- Consumer/trade engage activities rollout Vets, interviews and registers New distributors upon approval by the Head of Sales and Marketing and reports the progress on monthly basis;
Who you are and what you’ve done:
- Bachelor’s Degree ( Sales, Marketing, Business Admin, Economics, Finance, IT) Essential
- Master Degree Desirable
Experience
- Sales and Marketing role or Sales operations role 2 to 3years Essential
- Trade Marketing 2 year Essential
Knowledge Areas
- Sales Management Essential
- Trade Marketing Essential
- Channel Development Essential
- Customer, Consumer and Channel management Essential
Skills
- Analytical and problem solving skills Essential
- Ability to manage work teams and achieve objectives Essential
- Verbal and written English and Swahili and ability to prepare and present relatively complex situations Essential
- Ability to plan the work program and identify critical objectives and issues for the on and off season Essential
- Quality control and Troubleshooting skills Essential
- Attentive to details and instruction Essential
- Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines Essential
The Human Resources Director
Pyxus Agriculture Tanzania Limited
P.O. Box 2363
Dodoma
Tanzania
NB: All applications should be sent to the Human Resource Coordinator Office PYXUS Agriculture Dodoma before 17 August, 2020.