Area Sales Manager at Chika’s Food Full Time

We are seeking a skilled, reliable, efficient employee to join our growing organization in the capacity below:

Job Title: Area Sales Manager

Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• We are looking to recruit someone with background in Area Sales Manager/ Management to join our expanding team.

Responsibilities

• The position of Area Sales Manager consists achieving planned sales for products and services offered by the company and service target modern trade accounts.
• It also involves managing customers by ensuring that best service levels are achieved through delivery of products in time and with desired fill rates.
• Maintaining and increasing sales of your company’s products
• Reaching the targets and goals set for your accounts
• Establishing, maintaining and expanding your customer base
• Servicing the needs of your existing customers by ensuring optimal management of customer funds and ensuring good returns for the customer
• Conducting periodic availability and visibility checks and reporting to Head of Marketing
• Suggesting schemes and promotions by account prioritizing inputs to get maximum returns
• Setting sales targets by branches
• Monitoring payments and ensuring in time payment to prevent OOS due to default in agreed payment cycles.
• Tracking panNigeriaconnections from HQ to regional stores of accounts and managing PODs and tracking remittances by invoices
• Developing sales strategies and setting targets
• Monitoring your team’s performance and motivating them to reach targets
• Compiling and analyzing sales figures
• To co-ordinate with the regional ASMs to ensure fill rates at targeted levels
• Collecting customer feedback and market research
• Reporting to senior managers and also to directly deal with the head of accounts purchase department and finance functions
• Keeping up to date with products and competitors by collating pricing & scheme information on a monthly basis
• Proven expertise in new launches management and business development
• To drive activations in the market in accordance with brand input plans

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from arecongnisedUniversity in Sales, Business, Marketing or any relevant field of study
• Previous experience in a similar role within a large company operating in Nigeria.
• Proven sales experience and knowledge, including familiarity with current trends in sales methods
• Knowledge of or experience with internet sales methods, such as search engine marketing and search engine optimization
• Experience with customer relationship software and services, such asSalesForce
• Strong communication skills with an ability to communicate across different levels of an organization

Application Closing Date
30th June, 2021.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV in Word or PDF format to: [email protected] The subject of the mail must be “Area Sales Manager”

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted