Distribution Manager job at Zambia Daily Mail Limited
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Vacancy title:
Distribution Manager

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Professional Services , Category: Management ]

Jobs at:

Zambia Daily Mail Limited

Deadline of this Job:
24 January 2022  

Duty Station:
Within Zambia , Lusaka , South - Central Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, January 14, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed


JOB DETAILS:
Distribution Manager
Overview

The Zambia Daily Mail is a Limited Company wholly owned by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). The Company is incorporated under the Companies Act, number 10 of 2017 of the Laws of Zambia. It is one of the leading publishers of daily newspapers in Zambia.
The Company has a vacancy for the position of Distribution Manager and is now inviting suitably qualified and ambitious Zambians to apply and be considered for the position. This is a Middle Management position reporting to the Director Commercial and is based at Head Office in
Lusaka.

The Job
To implement among others, tenets of the strategic plan as related to distribution, effectively manage all the distribution channels across the country and develop value add services on the already existing infrastructure.

. Key Responsibilities
• Print order management which includes making it demand driven.
• Subscribers base management which includes ensuring up to date subscription register.
• C) Vendor management (Retail) which includes cash collection from vendor sales.
• Sales agents management which includes debt collection from this and other distribution lines of business.
• Fleet Management.
• Develop capacity in direct report team members which includes total performance management culture in the team.
• Growing e-paper subscription.
• Management of the courier business.

. Qualifications And Experience
• Full Grade 12 Certificate with at least 5 ‘O’ levels including Mathematics and English.
• Minimum of Degree in Marketing, Business Administration, ZIM Certified Professional Marketing Programme, ZIM Professional Diploma in Marketing or Chartered Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing (CIM).
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• At least 5 years’ sales experience at middle management level with a bias towards fast moving consumer goods (FMCG).
• Demonstrate ability to lead and open up new markets.
• High integrity and honesty.
• Must have a clean driving licence.
• Demonstrable proficiency with MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to travel across the country.
• Must be a member of Zambia Institute of Marketing.
• 4. Terms of engagement:
• The successful candidate shall be engaged on full time basis.

Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
If you think you are the right person for this job, please send your application letter together with a detailed CV and copies of your academic and professional certificates to the undersigned, not later
than 24 January, 2022.
The Director-Human Resource & Administration
Zambia Daily Mail Limited
PO Box 31421
LUSAKA

Only shortlisted candidate shall be contacted for interviews.


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Job Info
Job Category: Shipping/ Distribution jobs in Zambia
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 24 January 2022
Duty Station: Lusaka
Posted: 14-01-2022
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 14-01-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 14-01-2065
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