NATIONAL SALES MANAGER
Global Career Company
- Lagos, Lagos State
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Commercial Strategy and Sales business plans
- Lead and steer the development and implementation of a Sales/Commercial Strategy & Plan, forecasts and policies, integrating global/regional
- Continually improve and challenge the overall value chain in maintaining profitability, pricing and promotions in line with our BDF competitive strategy as well as general trading terms & conditions.
- Key Account Management
- Builds and evolves an analysis driven process of customer account management.
- Builds long term mutually beneficial relationships with customers based on Core Values. Responsibility for negotiation and delivery of all elements of pricing and Trading Terms & Conditions.
- Distributor Management
- Select, appoint, and manage Distributors in our chosen territories where our own operations are not viable.
- Continually evolve these relationships as an extension of the business.
- Closely monitor stockholding, sell-out data, profitability and other relevant performance indicators.
- In Store Operations
- Set up and implement clear in store strategy and focus by channel with 3rd party field force.
- Manage relationship and facilitate collaborative working environment with 3rd party field force.
- Manage Perfect store execution through clear KPI measurement, tracking performance and continuous improvement.
- Shopper & Customer Marketing
- In collaboration with the Head of S&CM, CEWA, support in the development of the Assortment, Investment, strategy by Category and
- Directs and controls the approved sales Budgets & Forecasts in order to deliver Net Sales and profit objectives.
- Full responsibility for confirmation and delivery of monthly, quarterly and annual Sales and targets.
- Control and delivery of all relevant cost budgets.
- Leadership - Guide, motivate, develop, manage and build engagement within the commercial team and internal and external stakeholders.
- Drive best in class cross functional collaboration and engagement.
- Priority focus on developing key talent in the business.
- Co-build and sets strategy, direction and enable teams to execute with excellence
- Compliance - Ensure responsible, sustainable, and compliant trading and customer/competitor engagement practices are maintained within the
- Develop and execute Route to Market plan for Nigeria
- Distributor evaluation, selection, Value Chain and Contract finalisation
- Steer the regulatory topics and seek resolution them with the support of local, regional and global regulatory team
- Education · University / higher education degree Ø Experience
- +10 years of significant Sales, Marketing and or Shopper & Customer Marketing management experience within FMCG
- Successful track record of excellence at senior level within or leading a Sales/Commercial team in FMCG environment.
- In depth experience and ownership of commercial relationships.
- Strong people focus and ability in the Leadership and Development of teams
- Strong understanding of in store operations
- Highly developed negotiation and strategy development skills
- Business + Entrepreneurial acumen/Financial Skills
- Business Management Skills /Joint Business Planning
Global Career Company