Job Brief
- Seven-Up Bottling Company is currently recruiting for Territory Development Manager who will be accountable for the daily sales execution and management of TDOs /TDEs within assigned territory towards the actualization of the overall sales target.
Responsibilities
- Ensure sustained growth of SBC’s market share in key SKUs within assigned territory.
- Recognize opportunities to continually increase SBC’s market share through identification of untapped channels and new routes, understanding of customer business drivers, and new product launch.
- Activate local and national marketplace initiatives and promotions to continuously build brand development and maximise brand performance.
- Identify potential sales risks, opportunities, and misses for the distributor(s), communicate accordingly, and recommend solutions.
- Responsible for the territory’s sales tracking and numeric distribution to achieve planned objectives.
- Implement quality & control measures at distributor outlets - FIFO, stock numbers, through the assigned direct report.
- Organise, guide, and motivate direct reports to achieve sales targets within the agreed profit margins.
- Submit market trend reports received to the line manager on a monthly basis.
- Conduct regular fieldwork with the direct report to ensure all agreed sales initiatives are properly executed; provide feedback to the distributor and the sales team for improvement.
- Partner with product supply team, logistics, and warehouse to ensure product availability.
- Coach direct reports on selling skills.
- Encourages direct reports to attend scheduled learning and development programmes.
- Ability to use mobile sales force automation applications to drive sales and improve customer experience.
Requirements
- B.Sc / HND in a Management course or any relevant field.
- 5 years+ sales experience in route to market and sales management with a proven track record of sales of beverage.
- A postgraduate degree in a relevant field will be an advantage.
- Leads prospecting
- Customer relationship management
- Excellent leadership/coaching Skill
- Good communication skills
- Negotiation skill
- Goal oriented and target driven.
Application Closing Date
11th April, 2024.
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