Commercial Manager – Print Job Opportunity – Monitor Publications Limited



Organization: Monitor Publications Limited
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Head of Commercial

About US:
Monitor Publications Limited,
a Nation Media Group Company is Uganda’s most influential media house,
operating The Daily Monitor, Saturday Monitor and Sunday Monitor newspapers,
93.3KFM, 90.4 Dembe FM, Nation Couriers and the Monitor Business Directory.

Job Summary: The Commercial Manager – Print will be in
charge of formulating and coordinating strategic advertising plans and to
implement them to ensure growth of print advertising, revenues and advertising
market share of Monitor Publications. The position will entail optimizing MPL
profitability and market share by achievement of short, mid and long term
revenue objectives.

Key Duties and
Responsibilities: 
  • In
    charge of the design and implementation of strategies that grow the sector
    through customer growth and retention across all sectors and drive revenue
    growth.
  • Design
    the digital business strategy and sales plans to ensure profitability of all digital platforms.
  • Organizes
    regular Business Mangers meetings to review sales progress and provide leadership to ensure the highest degree of retention, morale
    and discipline.
  • Builds
    and maintains close working relations with top notch customers including agencies and grow both revenues and market share
  • Work
    closely with the Managing Editors (Print and Digital) to ensure rich editorial content that drives circulation and advertising revenues
  • Perform
    any other duties as assigned by the General Manager – Commercial.




Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The
    Commercial Manager – Print should hold a bachelor’s degree in any
    business-related course or equivalent business or sales management.
    Possession of an MBA will be an added advantage
  • A
    minimum of five years of relevant sales management experience in
    an FMCG industry as well as proof of meeting targets, two years at management level. 
  • Computer
    literacy skills
  • Ability
    to develop and communicate a clear strategy
  • Strong
    proposal writing skills
  • Strong
    customer focus
  • High
    business acumen
  • High
    personal standards
  • Results
    oriented
  • Strong
    communication (oral & written)
  • Excellent
    interpersonal skills

How to Apply: 
All candidates who are
suitably qualified and interested are encouraged to send their applications,
detailed CVs and copies of academic documents with a daytime telephone number to:

The Head of Human Resource,
Monitor Publications Ltd.,
P.O. Box 12141,
Kampala, Uganda.

Or via E-mail to: resourcing@ug.nationmedia.com

NB: Only short listed candidates will be
contacted.

Deadline: 28th April 2016

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