Job Description
About the job
The ideal candidate will be responsible for
- Implementing sales strategies, pricing, and credit policies and programs to enhance market presence and competitive performance of company products within a region.
- Achieving sales plans, sales targets and performance standards aimed at improving market performance within a region.
- Managing & coordinating regional sales activities and all sales employees in the assigned region to maximize account sales
- Driving actively primary and secondary distribution efficiently and effectively
- Managing all stock situations in assigned region to prevent stock out or obsolete stock conditions
- Establishing and maintaining excellent relationship with regional distribution networks
- Administering sales and purchase agreements for products in the region
- Monitoring product distribution in support of total logistics
- Liaising with warehouse, logistics to ensure that sales orders are serviced promptly
- Obtaining on an on-going basis, competitor information to help the marketing department
- keeping abreast of developments on the field.
- Gathering data on sales performance and market trends on the company’s products, for input in company sales forecasting
- Recognizing and prioritizing the key retailers within the area, allocating resources appropriately in order to maximize sales
- Dealership/Distributor Management
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
- B.Sc or HND in Arts, Social sciences or any other relevant discipline.
- Minimum of 6 years cumulative field sales experience in a multinational FMCG company
- Must be willing and able to work in any part of the country.
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
- Sales dealership
- Marketing & sales techniques
- Marketing communication
- Trade chain management
- Cost management
- Customer service & relationship management
- Negotiation skills
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
- High level of interpersonal skills
- Decision making
- Time management
- Good listener
- Self-motivated
- Leadership Ability