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Head of East Africa Expansion at Reckitt Benckiser

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Company Details
Industry: Consumer Goods
Description: At RB, our vision is a world where people are healthier and live better, so we’re always looking for the next breakthrough that can make a difference. You might not recognize our name, but you will be familiar with our brands - Scholl, Nurofen, Strepsils, Durex, Gaviscon, Dettol, Lysol, Finish, Vanish. They’re the products that protect your world. And we’re proud to call them our own. Headquartered in the UK, we’re a truly global company with operations in over 60 countries worldwide. Our health, hygiene and home products are sold and trusted in almost 200 countries, bringing our vision to millions of people. Ranked in the Top 20 on the London Stock Exchange, our relentless drive to outperform has trebled our revenue since 2000 and quadrupled our market capitalisation. We’re just as demanding of our social and environmental impact too. We’ve cut our carbon footprint by 20% in just 5 years and set new 2020 targets; cutting water use by a 1/3, carbon by a 1/3 again, and for a 1/3 of sales to come from more sustainable products. It’s not PR – it’s progress. And we’re already well on our way to exceeding our targets.
Job Description

We are searching for a determined and experienced business leader who thrives in a dynamic environment and dedicates themselves to sales excellence. Seize this chance to make an impact and propel your career forward with a team that values your unique contributions.

Your responsibilities

  • Building and maintaining strong relationships with key client stakeholders at senior and mid‑management levels.
  • Leading cross‑functional collaboration across territories and departments, including marketing, account management, and operations, to support sales initiatives and ensure exceptional customer service.
  • Monitoring market trends, competitive landscapes, and economic indicators to inform pricing decisions, product mix, and sales approaches.
  • Setting annual sales targets, sales quotas, and gross‑profit plans; managing forecasting, pipeline development, and performance tracking.
  • Developing, and coaching a high‑performing sales team while fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
  • Managing national sales operations, including resource planning, team assignments, and performance management.
  • Driving adoption of sales and marketing automation platforms and ensuring consistent sales processes and data quality.
  • Overseeing reporting and analytics to provide insights on demand generation, pipeline health, conversion metrics, market segmentation, and win/loss performance.
  • Defining and enforcing database quality standards and leading data improvement initiatives across sales and marketing.
  • Work collaboratively with the sales and marketing teams and fosters a culture of continuous process improvement
  • Championing the company’s values, offerings, and partnerships through clear communication and stakeholder engagement.
  • Analyse pipeline and lead data, deliver periodic reporting to the sales and marketing teams providing key business insights: typical reporting relates to Demand Generation, Pipeline Forecast and Trends, Conversion Rates, Target Account, Market Segmentation, Win/Loss, Age.
  • Report on key KPIs related to the lead and the opportunity waterfall in order to implement a consistent closed loop between marketing and sales.
  • Through reporting and analytics, validate the quality of the lead and pipeline data and provide guidance to improve the overall data quality.

Skills, capabilities & experience we're looking for

  • Understand the impact of operational initiatives from a sales or marketing perspective.
  • Prepare reports and use appropriate mode of communication.
  • Proficiency at analyzing data, building reporting, and making strategic recommendations based on data and trends.
  • Manage multiple projects and work to tight deadlines.
  • Proven success track record working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
  • Keen business sense, with the ability to find creative business-oriented solutions to problems.
  • Proven communication and presentation skills.
  • Manage client relationships with seasoned negotiation skills.
  • Keep the process excellence and data management.
  • Previous business management experience in the region, primarily markets such as Uganda, Tanzania & Horn of Africa
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or a relevant field.
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar role or Sales Leadership role
Salary: Discuss During Interview
Education: Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time

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