[Kusirie Senkondo]

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

 

Soma Biblia is an  Evangelical literature Ministry incorporated in Tanzania. Our main functions are selling and distribution of;- Bibles, Christian literature and other Church Supplies to the churches and society through our book centers in Dar es Salaam, Iringa, Mwanza, Arusha, Mbeya and mobile distribution network .`

We are looking for a dynamic, focused and Born-again Christian Tanzanian to fill the post of  Branch Manager Trainee to be stationed at Dar es Salaam.

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

 

·         Planning, coordinating, directing and controlling sales and distribution in the lines of; - sales trips, church sales, town sales, bookshop sales, etc.

·         Carrying  out sales to the existing customers and looking for new customers

·         Ensure  a professional presentation and decoration of our products

·         Develop dedicated partnerships with shopkeepers and sales staff

·         Draw up a list of all customers and track down their performance

·         Carry out market research and draw up strategies for developing business connections

·         Exercise appropriate customer care and timely provision of services

·         Maintain good relationship with churches and other Christian organizations

·         Carry out operations of the branch in accordance with set procedures and guidelines  

·         Prepare product promotions and advertisement

·         Prepare weekly and monthly marketing, sales and distribution reports

·         Ensure that all stocks movements are properly documented and signed.

·         Ensure that all bookshop, town, trip and church sales are properly documented and accounted for.

·         Ensure stocks at the store, bookshop, sales vehicles and church boxes are periodically counted, reconciled and differences investigated and made good.

·         Perform other duties as may be assigned by Sales Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS and EXPERIENCE:

·         Bachelor degree in Marketing or Business Administration or Commercial.

·         Completed Studies 2014 or a period of less than two years back.

·         Excellent computer skills in all Microsoft Applications.

·         Innovative, creative and solution oriented

·         Good at time management, flexible and honest.

·         Born-again Christian with unquestionable ethics and integrity.

·         Excellent communication and negotiating skills both in English and Swahili

·         Ability to work in a team

·         Flexible to travel

 

 

 

Mode of Application:

 

Interested applicants who meet the above qualifications are invited to submit a CV and a cover letter to the address set out below electronically or by post or physically:-

 

Finance and Administrative Manager,

Soma Biblia-Dar es Salaam,

P.O. BOX  12772,

Phone: +255 754 292995

Email :  finance.s...@gmail.com

Mwai Kibaki Road-Mikocheni B (Opposite Baraka Plaza)

 

The closing date for applications is Saturday 14^th Feb., 2015.

Note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted