Job Vacancy: Senior Marketing Officer

Superior Milling Company Limited (SMC), a leading company in Zambia’s commercial maize milling sector, invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced professionals to fill the position below:

Position: Senior Marketing Officer

Grade: SM3

Reports to: General Manager

Location: Lusaka

Job Purpose

To develop and execute SMC’s sales and marketing strategies to grow volumes, market share, revenues, and brand recognition of mealie meal products in a highly competitive, low-margin environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive sales growth across wholesale, retail, and institutional channels.
• Develop and implement annual and quarterly sales and marketing plans.
• Manage pricing, discounts, and trade terms in line with company policies.
• Conduct market intelligence on competitor pricing, promotions, and distribution.
• Strengthen distributor, retailer, and key account relationships.
• Execute marketing campaigns, trade activations, and point-of-sale branding.
• Manage marketing budgets and track return on investment.
• Prepare sales forecasts, reports, and performance analyses.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and ethical selling practices.

Qualifications & Experience

• Grade Twelve School Certificate
• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Sales, or a Business-related field.
• Minimum five (5) years’ experience in FMCG sales or trade marketing.
• Strong knowledge of Zambia’s mealie meal market and distribution channels.
• Proven record of driving sales growth and market expansion.
• Must be professionally registered with the Zambia Institute of Marketing (ZIM) at Associate Level or higher.

Key Competencies

• Strong commercial, analytical, and strategic thinking skills.
• Excellent communication and negotiation abilities.
• Results-driven with high integrity and accountability.
• Willingness to travel extensively across Zambia.

• Drive sales growth across wholesale, retail, and institutional channels.
• Develop and implement annual and quarterly sales and marketing plans.
• Manage pricing, discounts, and trade terms in line with company policies.
• Conduct market intelligence on competitor pricing, promotions, and distribution.
• Strengthen distributor, retailer, and key account relationships.
• Execute marketing campaigns, trade activations, and point-of-sale branding.
• Manage marketing budgets and track return on investment.
• Prepare sales forecasts, reports, and performance analyses.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and ethical selling practices.

• Strong commercial, analytical, and strategic thinking skills.
• Excellent communication and negotiation abilities.
• Results-driven with high integrity and accountability.
• Willingness to travel extensively across Zambia.

• Grade Twelve School Certificate
• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Sales, or a Business-related field.
• Minimum five (5) years’ experience in FMCG sales or trade marketing.
• Strong knowledge of Zambia’s mealie meal market and distribution channels.
• Proven record of driving sales growth and market expansion.
• Must be professionally registered with the Zambia Institute of Marketing (ZIM) at Associate Level or higher.