Sales & Marketing Agent At Nexus Staffing Solutions

Nexus Staffing Solutions is recruiting Sales & Marketing Agents on behalf of our client, a growing travel and food-service platform seeking to expand its customer base and establish partnerships across Kenya.

The successful candidates will play a key role in creating awareness, acquiring customers, generating business opportunities and developing partnerships with restaurants, hotels, travel businesses and other relevant organisations.

This is a field-oriented, target-driven opportunity suited to individuals who are confident approaching customers, building relationships and generating business.

The positions are not restricted to specific counties. Candidates from different parts of Kenya are encouraged to apply, particularly those based in areas with strong potential for travel, hospitality, tourism, food-service and consumer activity.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and acquire new customers within the assigned market.
• Promote the company\'s platform, services and value proposition to potential customers.
• Conduct direct sales and field marketing activities.
• Identify restaurants, hotels, travel businesses and other potential business partners.
• Develop and maintain relationships with potential and existing customers.
• Approach businesses and decision-makers to introduce partnership opportunities.
• Generate leads through field visits, networking, referrals, social media and other marketing channels.
• Follow up with leads and convert prospects into customers or business partners.
• Create awareness of the platform within the assigned territory.
• Support local promotional activities, activations and market-development initiatives.
• Gather customer and market feedback and share insights with management.
• Maintain accurate records of leads, prospects, customer interactions and conversions.
• Meet agreed sales, customer acquisition and business-development targets.
• Represent the organisation professionally when interacting with customers and business partners.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Sales, Marketing, Business Administration, Hospitality, Tourism or a related field is an advantage.
• Previous experience in sales, marketing, business development or customer acquisition is preferred.
• Experience in hospitality, tourism, restaurants, hotels, travel, food service or related sectors is an added advantage.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to confidently approach potential customers and business partners.
• Strong persuasion, negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• Self-motivated and comfortable working with sales targets.
• Ability to work independently and manage activities within an assigned territory.
• Good follow-up and customer relationship management skills.
• Basic digital and social media marketing skills are an advantage.
• Willingness to undertake field-based sales and marketing activities.
• Must demonstrate initiative, energy and a strong interest in business growth.

Ideal Candidate

• We are looking for hungry, energetic and commercially minded individuals who are comfortable getting out into the market and creating opportunities.
• You may be a sales representative, marketing executive, business development officer, hospitality sales professional, travel sales agent, field marketer or an ambitious individual with strong customer acquisition ability.
• Experience in restaurants, hotels, tourism, travel, food service or hospitality will be an added advantage, but candidates with strong transferable sales and business-development experience are encouraged to apply.