Job Description
- Application Deadline:
- Position: Area Sales Manager
- Job Type Full Time
- Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA
- Experience 10 years
- Location Abia , Edo , Imo , Lagos , Oyo , Rivers
- City Aba , Benin , Ibadan , Owerri , Port Harcourt
- Job Field Sales / Marketing / Retail / Business Development 
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsible for executing sales and marketing strategies, and effectively managing the Regional
- Sales Team to achieve set goals.
- Manage existing distributors and wholesalers, and recruit more to cover all the white spaces to ensure distribution of Frutta’s brands across the Region.
- Train, coach, manage and supervise Regional Sales Team to achieve monthly sales and revenue targets.
- Effectively execute and implement "Route-to-Market" strategy across the region to effectively distribute Frutta’s brands and win in all retail outlets.
- Achieve retail coverage expectations by channel by location.
- Execute all Channel promotional activities to win disproportionately in the region.
- Effectively manage the regional sales team to keep them motivated, inspired and committed on the job.
- Provide detailed monthly sales report by brand/SKU/Customer to the National Sales Manager.
- Execute all national initiatives and guidelines in a timely and excellent manner.
- Effectively manage customers to drive customer satisfaction.
- Build and motivate a high performing team.
- Spend 70% of time focusing on retail outlets in the market to train, develop and support the sales team to win disproportionately in the region.
- Provide monthly demand forecast by SKU by brand by customer.
- Track and share competitor market activities in a timely manner.
JOB REQUIREMENT
- Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Business Administration or a relevant field.
- Master’s Degree will be an added advantage.
- Relevant certifications and training are an added advantage.
Work Experience:
- A minimum of 10 years’ FMCG sales experience with at least 5 years in Regional Sales Leadership role.
- Experience in Juice and Beverages products is highly relevant.
- A track record of delivering results in a Sales role that focused on building capability, business transformation and growth.
- Successful track record in managing high-performance sales and
- Marketing teams within a region and result oriented.
- Has people management experience.
- Demonstrated ability to coach and develop teams.
Technical requirements:
- In-depth knowledge of Region and Nigeria markets for Juice and
- Beverages Product.
- Knowledge of Business strategy development, Distributor
- Management, Regional Operations, Retail, Open Market, Key Accounts, etc.
- Demand forecasting and business development.
- Good knowledge of channel structure and opportunities.
- Person Specification:
- Building Collaborative and Healthy Relationships - Amiable enough to easily build productive working relationships with co-worker clients and resources whilst valuing people of different backgrounds, cultures and demographics.
Key Performance Indicators:
- Quality ratings of products as indicated in control reports versus specification.
- Number and complexity of consumer product complaints per month
- Loss of sales opportunity on account of low-quality standards