Urgently Wanted: Meat Marketing Officer At East Pork Producers Cooperative Company (EPPC)

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Urgently Wanted: Meat Marketing Officer At East Pork Producers Cooperative Company (EPPC)

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Urgently Wanted: Meat Marketing Officer At East Pork Producers Cooperative Company (EPPC)

Meat Marketing Officer job vacancy

Station: Chitungwiza

Date: 28 April 2023

Application Deadline: 7 May 2023

 

Background

East Pork Producers Cooperative Company (EPPC) is a coalition of pig producers organised formally to represent the interests of Murehwa, Marondera, Goromonzi, Seke producer associations. The EPPC and Ziyaduma formed a partnership to consolidate meat marketing arrangements targeting Chitungwiza and Harare market. Ziyaduma abattoir is a private owned business offering slaughter services based in Dema, Seke district. The EPPC has individual farmers supplying porkers regularly through Ziyaduma Abattoir for collective marketing to identified Chitungwiza independent butcheries and other markets (Harare and beyond).  The Partnership, through the EPPC Meat Marketing Business, seeks to organise pork producers, and deliver quality pork meat and pork meat products regularly on a sustainable and profit basis to improve the pork value chain.

Job purpose

The purpose of the Meat Marketing Officer (MMO) is to facilitate and coordinate routine collective marketing of pork meat guided by market demand and partnership supply schedules. The MMO will operationalise the partnership meat marketing model to operate sustainably with support from partnership representatives and report on performance regularly to the partnership.  The MMO will aggressively search for lucrative markets through a wholesale and retail meat marketing centre, for continuous supply of quality assured meat to paying market. He/She will contribute towards the growth and development of EPPC meat marketing businesses to the point of growing and sustaining weekly pork meat deliveries to Chitungwiza, Harare and other markets. The incumbent will mobilize more farmers for weekly pork meat supply (individually and in groups) linking them to more paying markets (existing, new ones). He/she will also provide continuous technical marketing guidance to the partnership with emphasis on market retention, new market penetration, competitor analysis, and quality assurance.  The role is administered on performance basis (e.g., number of monthly sales, kgs marketed, price advantage for the farmer) as defined through agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Job specific requirements

  • Strong knowledge of Zimbabwean pork meat marketing business (specifically Chitungwiza and Harare) and excellent business, marketing, negotiation skills
  • Effective communication, negotiation skills and ability to network and establish collaboration with pork producers, abattoirs and Chitungwiza pork meat markets (and Harare).
  • Experience and skills in setting, managing, and achieving pork meat marketing targets in marketing.
  • Minimum 2 years work experience within the Pork Meat Marketing, livestock industry
  • Have a driver’s license and have experience riding a motorbike an added advantage.

 

Qualifications

A Diploma in Marketing/business development/Agriculture or relevant course. Practical experience working in the Pork Meat business in Chitungwiza and Harare an added advantage.

 

To apply please email your CV and cover letter titled ‘Meat Marketing Officer job application’ to ppbsmasheast@gmail.com by 1700hrs on 7 May 2023.

 

NB: ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE NOTIFIED

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