• Application Deadline:
• Position: Area Sales Manager (Yola)



• Job Type Full Time



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND



• Experience



• Location Adamawa




• City Yola




• Job Field Sales / Marketing / Retail / Business Development 
  
  

Purpose of role 

As an Area Sales Manager, you will be responsible for providing leadership and guidance to sales officers in a specific territory to achieve shared sales targets and goals.

Responsibilities

• Manage, train, and provide overall guidance to the sales team of an assigned territory.


• Set reasonable sales targets to be achieved by the sales team.


• Monitor the performance of the sales team and motivate members to meet or exceed sales targets.


• Collect customer feedback and provide updates to senior management.


• Travel to potential and existing customers within an assigned sales area to present company offerings and build brand awareness.


• Utilize outbound telephone calls, email communications, and face-to-face meetings with customers and distributors to close sales.


• Develop and sustain long-term relationships with customers.


• Implement a sales management process to assist the sales team in identifying and prioritizing key customers and prospects.


• Allocate areas to sales representatives.


• Develop sales strategies and setting targets.


• Compile and analyze sales figures and possibly deal with some major customer accounts yourself.


• Collect customer feedback and market research.


• Report to senior managers - RSM.

Requirements:

• A bachelor’s degree in marketing, business management, or related field is preferred.


• Professional qualifications and proof of professional training is an added advantage.


• Proven sales experience: FMCG (Tomato Paste and Seasonings) sales experience is compulsory


• Proven track record of meeting sales quotas.


• Proficient in all MS- Office Suite.


• Excellent management, leadership, and organizational skills.


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.


• Outstanding negotiation and consultative sales skills.


• Effective communication skills.


• Exceptional customer service skills


• Previous industry experience