Regional Technical Sales Manager at Millar Cameron

Millar Cameron is a leading recruitment consultancy who provide recruitment talent solutions to the Food Value Chain, Agricultural, International Development, Logistics, Building Materials, Industrial Chemicals, Real Estate and Finance sectors in developing geographies with a particular emphasis on Africa.

Our client, a Global Leader in the Specialty Ingredients sector, are looking for a suitably qualified candidate to fill the position below:

Job Position: Regional Technical Sales Manager, West Africa, Nigeria - Animal Nutrition
Job Location: Lagos

Job Description

• The Technical Sales Manager will be based out of Nigeria and is responsible for the Animal Nutrition Sector across the West African Market
• The individual will be responsible for accelerating sales by exceeding the company’s annual and strategic plans.

Responsibilities

• Providing technical support to customers and distributors, following the agreed customer strategy to win or sustain sales.
• Managing the product portfolio, informing customers of the research and application information; offering nutrition advice and recommendations.
• Conducting feed manufacturing trials to provide recommendations to customers.
• Participating in the technical and marketing events in the region.
• Working with QA/QC, manufacturing and industry departments.
• Meeting sales targets for the region.
• Supporting product regulatory compliance for the region, offering technical support to product registration.
• Reporting to the Business Manager based in Nigeria and the Business Director based in Europe.
• Administratively reporting to the Regional Director in South Africa.
• Significant levels of travelling required across West Africa.
• Travel outside the continent for periodic technical training.

Requirements

• Significant animal feed industry experience in Nigeria.
• University Degree plus Master's Degree in Animal Nutrition or related Agricultural discipline
• Strong knowledge of the Nigeria and West African poultry industry.
• Ability to formulate animal diets.
• Fluent in English. French proficiency is a plus.
• Ability to take initiative working alone as well as working well in a team.
• Strong presentation and report writing skills
• Willing and able to work in an international business environment with significant levels of travel.

Remuneration

• On offer, will be a competitive salary and an excellent package.