• Application Deadline: Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: National Sales Manager - Food Spices / Seasonings


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 15 years


• Location Not specified


• City Onitsha


• Job Field Sales / Marketing / Retail / Business Development 
  

Job Description

• Plan, manage and execute sales target achievement pan Nigeria.


• Create and ensure follow up on new leads and referrals resulting from field activity.


• Coaching and mentoring team members.


• Continuously acquire and maintain current product, customer and territory knowledge and ensure team alignment.


• Establish and maintain current and potential client relationships


• Prepare and submit regular reports on sales activities, closings, follow-up, and adherence to goals on a national scale.


• Identify and resolve client concerns pan Nigeria.


• Develop and implement special sales activities to reduce stock and ensure prompt stock depletion

Qualifications

• B.Sc. Degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or any other relevant discipline. (An MBA degree in Marketing or Business Administration will be an advantage).


• Additional qualification and related association memberships is an added advantage

Requirements:

• Candidate must be a passionate salesperson and result oriented


• Possess a minimum of 15 years FMCG sales experience preferably from food spices / seasonings.


• MUST be currently working in either spices/seasoning company or must have worked in a spices/seasoning company for at least 7 years in a managerial position.


• Candidate should be analytical, charismatic and must possess excellent relationship management and interpersonal skills.


• Must have functioned in a managerial and leadership capacity of a major FMCG company in the last seven years.


• Must possess strong business acumen and in-depth knowledge of the local consumer spices /seasoning market.

Other Requirements:

• They must be very hardworking, target oriented, with high level of integrity


• Grounded in supervisory and leadership skills is mandatory


• Extensive knowledge of Spices/Seasonings market dynamics in Nigeria


• Ideal candidates should be ready to reside in Onitsha.


• Applicant must understand the whole rudiments of sales process and developing a sales and marketing strategy.


• Sales administration competencies


• Must understand market and competitive activities/analysis

Skill Set:

• Ability to work independently with little supervision.


• Attention to details


• Business development skills


• Leadership skills


• Managerial skills


• Initiative


• Presentation capabilities.

Salary / Benefits

Highly competitive