• Application Deadline:
• Position: Sales Manager



• Job Type Full Time



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND



• Experience 6 years



• Location Anambra




• City Onitsha




• Job Field Sales / Marketing / Retail / Business Development 
  
  

Job Overview

• Sales Manager for SE will be in charge business development across Anambra, Enugu, Abia, Imo & Ebonyi and neighbouring states. The candidate must possess industry experience in relevant commodity (focus on Vegetable Oil Distribution) and must have mid-level managerial fitness for understanding and driving strategic business goals.


• This role will include developing regional tactical plans & executing same, aggressive customer base development, unlocking new channel for growth, and translating potentials into sales revenue in the market.


• He will cover all key customer and markets within the region and environs to create demand and handle all other marketing and sales related activities for Saro Agro-Allied brands and products.


• He will collaborate with other functions to ensure profitable growth of the region.


• He will take full ownership of business objectives, resource allocations & optimizations within the region.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for identifying& recruiting key customers for Soybean Oil (RSO/CSO/BSO) to target


• Ensure placement and merchandizing key SKU's in relevant channels (including HSM) for visibility and offtake


• Ensure understanding of their local needs, behaviours & buying patterns and categorize them appropriately


• Enumerate all open market and HSM within territory, and develop a customer database within them for Refined consumer soya oil and Rice


• Develop a journey plan with the database to ensure daily customer visits


• Apply sales skills and marketing initiatives in converting potential customers/sales lead to paying customers/demand


• Responsible for depletion of part of inventory of Crude, Bleached & Refined Oil from all warehouses to deliver revenue target


• Understand how to retain customers through good customer relationship management


• Ensure all Sales Payment is made into SAA bank account by customers


• Develop & implement all tactical plans geared towards upselling, including depletion and branding activations


• Executing appropriate activations and obtaining consumers' feedback for all new solutions.


• Scan the environment weekly to understand the existing and emerging competitors play, dynamics, vulnerabilities and opportunities and report same to line manager


• Weekly price monitoring of all SKU's & reporting, as well as other market drivers


• Follow up with customer payment for both cash and credit customers, within stipulated lead times


• Manage all customer issues towards building a sustainable relationship for growth.


• Collaborate with Logistics and Accounts & QA to ensure delivery of quality products to customers and handling all customer complaints, where necessary


• Any other job that may be assigned by the team line manager


• Provides reports of functions on daily and weekly basis to line manager (Bus. Dev. Mgr.) & other Interested parties

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a field such as Sales Management, or a related discipline.


• Must have a minimum of 6 years’ experience in Sales management.


• The candidate must possess industry experience in relevant commodity,


• Possess mid-level managerial fitness fo understanding & driving strategic business goals.


• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.


• Certification in NIMN/CIM will be an added advantage.

Key Competencies:

• Problem-solving and decision-making abilities.


• New Product Development and Commercialization of Product.


• Knowledge of commodity production processes.


• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.


• Strong organizational and time management skills.