Graduate Recruitment in a Leading FMCG / Consumer Goods Company

Adexen Recruitment Agency - Our client, a leading FMCG / Consumer goods company, is recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Sales Executive Job Reference: 1195 Location: Asaba, Suleja and Port Harcourt - Nigeria Job Description

• The Sales Executive must translate the organization’s vision, mission, and values into a meaningful context in order to maximize the sales team potential and craft sales plans for high performance.
• He/she will be responsible for meeting customer acquisition and revenue growth targets by keeping the company competitive and innovative while overseeing the sales operation.

•  Achieving growth and hitting sales targets by successfully managing the sales team
• Designing and implementing a strategic business plan that expands company’s customer base and ensure its strong presence
• Setting objectives, coaching and performance monitoring of sales representatives
• Build and promote strong, long-lasting customer relationships by partnering with them and understanding their needs
• Collecting customer feedback and market research
• Reporting to senior managers
• Hire high-performing salespeople according to HR staffing guidelines
• Train new sales people to ensure success
• Present sales, revenue and expenses reports and realistic forecasts to the management team
• Identify emerging markets and market shifts while being fully aware of new products and competition status
• Maintaining and increasing sales of company's products by implementing sales plans
• Servicing the needs of existing customers
• Increasing business opportunities through various routes to market
• Setting sales targets for individual reps and the sales team as a whole
• Allocating areas to sales representatives
• Monitoring the sales team's performance and motivating them to reach targets
• Compiling and analyzing sales figures

• University Degree or HND in Marketing, Business Administration or a related field.
• Successful previous experience as a sales representative or sales manager, consistently meeting or exceeding targets
• Strong business sense and industry expertise
• Excellent mentoring, coaching and people management skills
• Familiarity with data analysis and reporting
• Hardworking, persistent, and dependable
• Positive and enthusiastic
• Demonstrate ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively at all levels of the organization
• Proven ability to drive the sales process from plan to close
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills