Job Openings at GBfoods Africa

Role & Responsibilities:

• The successful individual will deliver a reliable and consistent clearing and forwarding service for all imports and exports to support the manufacturing, maintenance, and Trade activities in Ghana and across some west African markets.
• You will be interacting and communicating with Statutory Institutions, Clearing and Forwarding Agents to ensure confidence in our import and export processes.
• The main responsibilities will be:
• Coordinate activities to mitigate associated import and export costs by liaising with suppliers and service providers regularly to ensure delivery dates of imports and exports are met without delays.
• Process statutory exemptions, regulatory permits and licenses, and other government approvals for imports and export operations.
• Assist Import and Export Team on Freight Forwarding and Customs Clearance, to ensure contractual compliance, timely and costeffective logistics and supply chain solutions.
• Maintain records for accounting purposes in accordance with company procedures, including the checking of all invoices and shipping manifests for conformity to tariff and Customs regulations.
• Supervises a team of people including organizing work schedules and issuing shipping instructions to ensure delivery times and locations are coordinated.
• Maintains close liaison among agents, brokers, transporters, and warehouses to ensure complete visibility on imports and exports containers.
• Coordinate with Shipping Lines and Forwarders with regards to billings, charges, and other related matters.
• Prepare shipping instructions, documents, and coordinate bookings with carriers for export orders
• Coordinating with accounts to ensure payments are made to suppliers within the specified payment terms

What can you expect from us?

• Being part of a multinational company where you will be able to contribute to growth and development of a business while being developed and equipped for success.
• What do we expect from you?
• We are looking for someone who is committed, has professional logistics experience and is ready to explore the opportunities and challenges that the role brings.

Requirements:

• Complete understanding of significant legal and commercial issues within supply chain.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with diverse business drivers and variables.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Proven capabilities to perform as a team player.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, CILT or related discipline.
• Minimum five years experiences in a similar role
• Good knowledge in the use of PowerPoint and Excel
• Experience working with an FMCG with a multicultural environment.

Aligned to the GBfoods values (GBHood):

• Authenticity
• Ownership
• Joy
• Proximity

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About the job

Role & Responsibilities:

• We are in search of a Sales Officer Tamale who will be responsible for building the business in the Northern Region of Ghana he/she will be assigned to identifying, establishing and maintaining strong relationships with clients and customers to facilitate direct sales of the company's products in the Region.
• The main responsibilities will be:
• Responsible for Net Sales Target for his/her assigned territory
• Responsible for driving growth of existing products as well as launching of any new product in his / her assigned territory.
• Handle redistribution model of sales to customers
• Establish, maintain & expand customer base in his/her territory with the help of other team members.
• Implement sales strategies in his/her assigned territory.

What can you expect from us?

• Being part of a multinational company where you will be able to contribute to growth and development of a business while being developed and equipped for success.
• What do we expect from you?
• We are looking for someone who is committed, has professional field Sales experience and is ready to explore the opportunities and challenges that the role brings.

Requirements:

• 2-3 years' experience in a sales role in FMCG industry
• Relevant Degree or professional Certificate in Marketing or Sales
• Very good communication and negotiation skills
• Good at meeting deadlines and solving problems
• Open mindset, proactiveness, teamwork
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite

Value alignment: Aligned to the GBfoods values (GBHood):

• Authenticity
• Ownership
• Proximity
• Joy