TAFUGET — Sales & Marketing Manager

Company: Tafuget
Sector: Software & Digital Products / Tech & Software
Location: Mwanza, Tanzania — On-site
Contract: 6-Month Renewable
Hours: Full-Time, Monday–Friday
Base Salary: TSh 400,000/month
Deadline: 20 September 2026

About Tafuget

Tafuget is a software company headquartered in Mwanza, building digital products and technology solutions for the local market. They are looking for an energetic, organised Sales & Marketing Manager to own the commercial pipeline and bring structure to how they market and sell their products.

The Role

This is a hybrid commercial role, with selling as the primary focus and operational/marketing coordination supporting the sales process.

The successful candidate will:

• Be the main point of contact for prospects and clients.
• Keep sales activities organised.
• Manage marketing content.
• Keep CRM records organised and up to date.
• Report to management.
• Be based in Mwanza.
• Occasionally travel to other regions.

Key Responsibilities

1. Sales — Primary Focus

• Own the sales pipeline end-to-end, from prospecting, outreach and follow-up through to closing deals.
• Conduct market research to identify new business opportunities and understand buyer personas.
• Present Tafuget's products and services to prospective clients.
• Negotiate contracts and terms.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date CRM records, including leads, pipeline stages and performance metrics.
• Build and maintain relationships with existing clients and develop new ones.
• Respond to inbound customer enquiries through calls, chat and other channels.

2. Marketing & Operations — Supporting Focus

• Plan and create social media content and marketing materials that support the sales pipeline.
• Monitor competitors and market trends, including pricing, products and positioning.
• Keep client/prospect records, quotes and contracts organised and accessible.
• Collect customer feedback and product-improvement suggestions and route them to the relevant team.
• Represent Tafuget at relevant community and business events.
• Support day-to-day office coordination and perform other assigned duties.

Required Profile

Essential Requirements

• Diploma or Degree in Sales, Marketing, Business, or a related field.
• At least 1 year of experience in a sales and/or marketing role.
• Fluent in Swahili and English, both spoken and written.
• Comfortable using everyday digital tools such as:
  • Browsers
  • Google Workspace / MS Office
  • Zoom
  • WhatsApp Web
  • CRM software
• Quick to learn new digital tools.
• Based in or willing to relocate to Mwanza.
• Open to occasional travel within Tanzania.

Strong Assets / Preferred Skills

These are the areas we identified earlier:

• Experience selling software, technology products or B2B services.
• Hands-on experience with CRM systems and structured pipeline management.
• Social media content creation and basic marketing materials.
• Excellent negotiation, networking and relationship-building skills.
• Self-motivated, organised and comfortable working independently.

What Success Looks Like in the First 6 Months

Tafuget expects the successful candidate to achieve:

1. A visible and up-to-date CRM pipeline, with no missed follow-ups.
2. Consistent generation of new leads and movement of leads through to closed deals.
3. Regular, on-brand marketing content that supports sales conversations.
4. Client and prospect relationships that are well tracked, informed and responsive.

Employment Terms

• Full-time: 08:00–16:30, Monday–Friday
• Occasional Saturday work for urgent matters only.
• 6-month renewable contract, subject to performance.
• Base salary: TSh 400,000/month
• Performance incentive: TSh 100,000, paid on the 15th of each month.
• Salary may be reviewed upward based on performance and company growth.