Job Vacancy @ Legendary Foods Ltd Ghana – Sales Account Officer

• Company: Legendary Foods Ltd
• Location: Ghana
• State: Kumasi
• Job type: Full-Time
• Job category: Sales/Marketing Jobs in Ghana

About the organization: Legendary Foods Ltd. is a company dedicated to the sustainable practice of farming edible insects. With a farm in Kumasi, Ghana, Legendary Foods seeks to farm locally desired insects as a way to address food insecurity. Legendary Foods farms the palm weevil larva, a local delicacy that has been traditionally harvested. Legendary Foods seeks to rapidly scale its production, co-develop packaged products, take advantage of export opportunities to other West African countries and to advance research on the palm weevil larvae while building a conscious company.

Position: Sales Account Officer

Location: Kumasi, Ghana

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Start Date: As soon as possible

Role description: Legendary is looking for a passionate individual to have a significant & highly impactful contribution to the organization’s sales function, drive sales growth and direct sales strategy. The candidate should have the ability and willingness to ride a motorbike

Note: DO NOT APPLY IF YOU NOT ABLE AND WILLING TO RIDE A MOTORBIKE Tasks/duties:

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Engage in Active Selling

• Pitch products to businesses and potential customers.
• Strategically identifying potential B2C and B2B clients to grow small to large business accounts through initiating and closing the sales on products
• Maintaining a professional network of potential clients/customers and business opportunities.
• Generate sales by prospecting leads, cold calling, and negotiating advantageous deals.
• Execute sales strategy and provide feedback to pivot sales strategy with sales managers
• Assess and implement a methodology to increase B2C & B2B sales
• Contribute collection efforts
• Coordinate deliveries
• Door to door selling
• Product education with individual & business customers

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Manage Customers + Customer Feedback

• Resolve product or service problems by clarifying the customer’s complaint; determining the cause of the problem; selecting and explaining the best solution to solve the problem; expediting correction or adjustment; following up to ensure resolution.
• Liaising with field sales, retailers, and wholesalers to understand product requirements and limitations
• Additional responsibilities upon request.
• The candidate should be adaptable and flexible with the understanding that Legendary Foods is a quickly growing company and it is a start-up environment. This means that all people may occasionally have to do things outside of their strict department or role responsibilities.
• Must be highly organized, have a positive attitude, be highly energetic, and willing to engage in active field sales activities

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Requisite Skills:

• Ability and willingness to ride a motorcycle
• Customer Relationships, Customer Retention, Market Research.
• Ability to multi-task (not in a given moment but over days and weeks), prioritize and manage time effectively.
• Customer orientation and ability to adapt/respond to different types of characters
• Proven customer support experience
• Excellent communication skills (oral)
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Ability to pivot & adapt, mobilize resources quickly
• Driven by results and sales
• Must be willing to move around and travel to hot and congested areas
• High level of integrity
• Conform to a results-driven, target-based role

Reports to: Business Development & Sales Manager

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Supported by: sales team, business analyst, accounting team & processing team

Compensation: Compensation commensurate with experience. Compensation will be part base + part bonus based on targets. Health insurance is available after the probation period ends.

Method of Application

Send an email to hr@legendaryfoodsafrica.com with the title: “Sales Account Officer” Email should include your CV. Also indicate your ability to ride a motorbike and your years of experience in motor riding.

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