Trading Head

Job Description : HEAD OF TRADING GHANA 15-20 years experience Effectively manage end to end Trading, Sales & Marketing, Retail, Institutional Sales, B2b, B2C and Manufacturing /Production and allied activities of all the companies within the Trading Division in Ghana. The purpose of the job is to achieve the Top line & Bottom Line in line with the Business Strategy of the Organization. Responsible for a holistic P & L Account for the Trading Division. Job Purpose of Direct Reports Job purpose of the direct repartees is to assist the Trading Head in achievement of Sales Targets ( Top Line & Bottom Line ) in line with compliance, quality & cost. Job Context & Major Challenge (What are the specific aspects of the job that provide a challenge to the jobholder in the context of the job?) · Defining & Cascading the Sales Strategy · Execution of operations as per SOP · Market Penetration, Brand Building and Brand Promotion · Ensuring finished goods are dispatched within stipulated time period · Ensuring safety & security of the People, Products & Properties of the company · Employee Motivation & team spirit · Ensuring availability of products at all times · Ensuring Customer Service & Customer Satisfaction · Ensuring all the equipment's are running efficiently Accountability ( What to be done ) Budgeting & Costing · Budget Preparation for entire Trading Division · Deciding the Budgets, Top Line with the GM's & Business Heads · Forecasting & Budgeting Sales for assigned Category & Product Line · Costing - Finalization on the pricing of the products · Complete P & L Accountability for the Trading Vertical · Finalization on the margin % for the products Sales for all Verticals - Trading, Retail, Institutional Sales, B2C · Preparing the Sales Strategy for Trading Division · Planning the Range Selling for each vertical within the Trading Division · Monitoring & driving sales based on the Budget & Strategy · Market Penetration - Numeric & Weightage Expansion · Motivating & driving sales team for Sales target achievement - Top Line Sourcing, Procurement & Ordering · Ensuring timely planning for local procurement achieving Production & Project Targets · Ensuring Availability of CKD, Raw Material & Spares at all times · Ensuring procurements are in line with the specifications. · Ensuring procurements are in line with desired quality & within budget. · Introduction and Launch of the New Products, New Categories & SKU's Production & Quality · Developing Production Strategy in line with Business Objectives · Cascading Production Strategy with various Unit / Factory heads · Process Development & implementation · Ensuring achieving of the predetermined production targets · Ensuring timely maintenance of the equipment's to keep the plant in Healthy Condition · Developing strategy for New Product Categories · Ensuring Production as per the budgeted cost & quality norms Project Management - Opening of New Branches & Retail Outlets · Business Expansion - Opening of New Branches & Retail outlets as per the business Plan · Project planning in line with the business requirement · Ensuring timely completion of the project - Retail Outlets/ New Branches & Manufacturing Units · Ensuring project completion as per the agreed budget · Ensuring the output from the project is in line with the designed specifications Service - To Clients, To Customer & After Sales Service · Ensuring high Customer Service levels across the retail stores · Ensuring after sales service for all Two & Three Wheeler business · Good Communication and service to all Institutional Sales Clients & B2C Customers · Ensuring the service within the defined TAT · Conducting Customer Service Satisfaction Surveys as planned · Ensuring compliance of all quality norms for finished goods Market Research & New Product Launch · Exploring expansion opportunities through continuous market research · Ensuring the ATL & BTL activities as budget and planned · Trade Marketing Activities - Participation is Trade fairs · Marketing & Brand Building · Brand Positioning and capturing the market Share · New Product Launch - Communication and Brand Awareness Inventory Management & Cost Control · Monitoring & review of stocks and movement of Finished Goods · Monitoring & review of stocks across verticals · Ensuring maintenance of the Inventory Days as Budgeted for all verticals · Monitoring of Plant Spare Inventory · Monitoring & timely availability of stock of Raw Material · Ensuring the damaged and dented products are within the set norms · Ensuring Trading expenses are in line with budgets · Initiating measures to control costs · Ensuring culture of cost control across the plant Environmental, EHS, Statutory Compliances & Public Relations · Ensuring production in accordance with the proposed norms by various authorities · Ensuring all statutory compliances · Dealing with all government authorities and agencies · Ensuring Health & Safety process are implemented & complied with · Developing relations with all local bodies, departments & people HR & People Development · Recruitment of the staff as per the approved structure · Budgeting Manpower & the structure for the business · Ensuring KRA's are defined for all employees · Periodic review of the performance of the employees · Training & motivation of the staff · Identification of the potential employees for higher responsibilities Competency Classification · Technical or Functional Competencies · Managerial Competencies · Human Competencies

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