Customer and Territory Sales Manager Job at FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc

FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc is a unique multinational FMCG & B2B company aiming to stay successful in an ever-changing and increasingly complex world. We are unique because our suppliers, the farmers, are also our owners. Since we own the entire supply chain, from grass to glass, we can guarantee the high quality of all our products. As we work in highly competitive markets, we need to be agile while balancing all interdependencies inside and outside our company. Next to a supply-driven business, our portfolio consists of many strong commercial brands all over the world.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Customer and Territory Sales Manager

Job ID: 56397
Job Location: Nigeria
Job-Category: Sales & Marketing
Work hours: 32-40 hours

Description

• Manages sales activities across channel within the region; drive regional sales performance & customer development in line with FCW strategy. 
• Undertake administrative and execution leadership to oversee day to day business activities of the KBP, including management of the field sales force to achieve distributor and sales force development.

Job Responsibilities

• Prepares Business Plan for his/her region based on company’s vision and targets.
• Provides leadership to sales team to achieve the set objective and ensures the implementation of territory sales and distribution plan according to company guidelines, procedure and instructions to meet the sales volume and value targets for the territory as agreed in business plan.
• Create joint business plan with customer and guide through achieving its KPIs.
• Ensures Distributors in his/her sales region operate in line with company’s standards (warehousing, sales force effectiveness, financial healthiness etc). 
• Co-located at the assigned distributor to manage day-to-day operational issues including sales tracking, inventory management, data management system and customer database management.
• Provide key inputs to quarterly/annual distributor review. Manage credit risk in his/her sales region and proactively recommend actions to prevent bad debts/other credit losses.
• Provides leadership direction as well as supervises the field sales force management.
• Engage, enable and energize the team for optimal performance. Coach and mentor team in core sales skills via field trips and or classroom training, set long and short term targets for primary and secondary, evaluate team’s performance and provide feedbacks and developmental actions to drive performance.
• Monitors the market developments, new opportunities and competitors’ activities in line with company requirements to create new initiatives for business growth within assigned territory. This includes, but is not limited to, collecting key insights on competitive brands and changes to competitor distribution structure. 
• Provides sales forecast in order to ensure efficient supply of products in line with market demand.
• Develop, cascade and implement plans in all sales channels in his/her region to ensure that potential demand for company’s product is fully exploited.
• Conduct regular retail & market audits to ensure optimal service level, promo execution, picture of success etc.                               
• Have the ability to understand and apply technology and digital tools,including enhancements,provided to execute commercial operations with efficiencies to maximize business result.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess a First Degree in any discipline
• Minimum of  eight years’ experience in Sales, three of which must be in a managerial Level
• FMCG experience will be an added advantage
• Proactive team player that is able to cascade and lead achievement of expectations
• Owners mindset
• Shows trust to others, giving them room to meet their objectives
• Always looking for progress for the employee and the business

What We Offer

• A dynamic, challenging, and innovative work environment.
• We believe in nourishing growth and offer training and personal development.
• Competitive remuneration package.