Marketing and Sales Executive

Role Purpose

To support the Company’s marketing, sales and commercial activities through market research, customer engagement, sales coordination, commercial analysis, logistics planning and reporting, while building broad exposure across the fresh-produce commercial cycle.

The successful candidate will:

• Conduct market research and provide intelligence on customers, competitors, pricing and market trends.
• Support customer acquisition, business development and key account-management activities.
• Maintain customer enquiries, quotations, orders and sales records.
• Support development of seasonal sales forecasts and commercial plans.
• Participate in customer meetings and commercial engagements.
• Coordinate with Production, Packhouse, Quality and Finance teams on customer requirements and product availability.
• Support logistics planning and coordination, including transportation, cold storage and customer deliveries.
• Monitor stock, dispatches, goods in transit and customer deliveries.
• Assist with sales, pricing, revenue, cost and margin analysis.
• Prepare periodic sales, logistics and commercial-performance reports.
• Maintain commercial trackers, dashboards and customer information.

Qualifications and Experience

• A bachelor’s degree in marketing, Business Administration, Commerce, Agribusiness, Economics or a related discipline.
• Fully paid-up member of the Zambia Institute of Marketing
• At least 3–5 years of relevant experience in marketing, sales, business development, customer management or commercial operations.
• Practical exposure to customer-facing or revenue-generating activities.
• Experience within agriculture, fresh produce, food, FMCG, distribution, logistics or export-related environments will be an added advantage.

Nava Avocado Limited is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Applications are encouraged from all suitably qualified candidates, including women and persons with disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market research and provide intelligence on customers, competitors, pricing and market trends.
• Support customer acquisition, business development and key account-management activities.
• Maintain customer enquiries, quotations, orders and sales records.
• Support development of seasonal sales forecasts and commercial plans.
• Participate in customer meetings and commercial engagements.
• Coordinate with Production, Packhouse, Quality and Finance teams on customer requirements and product availability.
• Support logistics planning and coordination, including transportation, cold storage and customer deliveries.
• Monitor stock, dispatches, goods in transit and customer deliveries.
• Assist with sales, pricing, revenue, cost and margin analysis.
• Prepare periodic sales, logistics and commercial-performance reports.
• Maintain commercial trackers, dashboards and customer information.

Skills

• Market research
• Customer engagement
• Sales coordination
• Commercial analysis
• Logistics planning
• Reporting
• Customer acquisition
• Business development
• Key account management
• Sales forecasting
• Commercial planning
• Coordination
• Analysis

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in marketing, Business Administration, Commerce, Agribusiness, Economics or a related discipline.
• Fully paid-up member of the Zambia Institute of Marketing

How to Apply

Job application procedure
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Interested candidates who meet the requirements are invited to submit:

• A detailed Curriculum Vitae;
• Copies of relevant validated academic and professional qualifications; and
• A brief cover letter clearly indicating the position being applied for.

Applications should be submitted no later than 16th September 2026 clearly stating the position being applied.

Candidates should only apply for positions for which they substantially meet the stated qualifications and experience requirements.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.