Job Description
Level: Entry level
Purpose of the Position
- To deliver assigned sales target and manage/develop channel partners for optimum results
Key Performance Objectives
Sales Target:
- Ensure achievement of sales target
- Implement Sales plan
- Meet assigned sales quotas and cover designated targeted market segments
- Understand the business environment in which the company finds itself and assists in collating marketing information where necessary that might be useful for strategic planning efforts.
- Maintain awareness of sales activities in assigned territory.
- Give feedback of competitor’s activities and changes experienced
- Implement Sales plan within assigned territory.
Channel Management:
- Work with designated Channel partners and agents and assist them on a daily basis to meet their assigned quotas
- Manage Branded Stores and Moms & Pops
- Ensure Brand Visibility
- Ensure the channel partners (branded stores and Moms & Pops) have the necessary funds required for them to transact consistently, effectively and efficiently
- Identify and develop on a sustainable basis new channel partners in assigned territory.
- Develop and implement special sales activities to deplete stocks
- Monitor and analyze dealership practices regarding decoder sales activities and inventory planning
- Supervise the Direct Sales Agents
- Monitor the relationship between the Channel Partners and Direct Sales Agent
- Assists in preparing background sales call information and research, proposals/contracts, summaries of sales activities and call follow-up.
Development of New markets:
- Identify business opportunities
- Prospect leads and initiate contact with the leads
- Supports supervisor in developing new market opportunities in the designated territory or market
- Maintain a database of sales leads and assign to the other team mates
- Identifying prospects and ensure adequate follow up to generate business opportunities.
- Arrange markets with potential customers; challenge their objections to ensure their buy-in.
Key Customers
Internal:
- Marketing, Commercial Sales, Customer Care, Customer Operations, Digital Enablement, Customer Value Management, Customer Experience & PMO, Strategy, CII, Legal, Regulatory, Finance, HR; BTD
External:
- Retailers, Distributors, Decoder Manufacturers, Installers, Agencies, Hospitality Industry and other businesses.
Qualifications
Essential
Experience:
- Commercial experience in Nigeria
- 2-3 years in a commerce, business administration or sales
- Experience selling in marketing in FMCG Sector will be an added advantage
- Experience in trade sales activations
- Experience in channel partner management
- Deep sales & distribution knowledge
Technical Competencies:
- Commercial Acumen
- Selling / Marketing techniques
- Market / customer knowledge
- Product / service knowledge
- Competitor knowledge
- Financial understanding
- Risk Management
- Governance and Compliance.
Behavioral Competencies:
- Problem Solving
- Result Orientation
- Attention to Detail
- Time Management
- Planning & Organising
- Resilience
- Ideas Generation