Recent Vacancies in Nigeria, September 19th 2012
Recent Vacancies in Nigeria, September 19th 2012
Our client, a conglomerate into manufacturing and sales of fast moving consumer goods wishes to strengthen its’ team for the emerging opportunities and therefore wishes to recruit the following positions:
1.) Position: Brand Manager
Location: Lagos
Responsibilities
- Collaborate to develop new products
- Monitoring the competitive landscape of the category in which the brand resides.
- Developing strategies to exploit market opportunities.
- Executing those strategies with the help of a cross-fimctional team.
- Delivering the sales volume, market share, and profit projections for the business.
Requirements - Enthusiastic self-motivated personalities with good organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- A degree in Pharmacy or any related field
- MBA or Masters degree in marketing
- 2-4 years of experience in product management.
- Must be very creative and ability to think out of the box
- Must have excellent IT skills
- Willingness to travel and work in a global team of professionals.
- Strong understanding of customer and market dynamics and requirements.
- Proven leadership and ability to drive sales teams.
- Strong analytical skill and computer proficiency
- Ability to manage changing environmental factors
- Results oriented and creative
- Have entrepreneurial leanings
- Able to operate in a fast-paced and changing market environment
2.) Export Manager
Qualification - A minimum of first degree/ HND in marketing or related discipline
- Export Experience: Minimum 5 years or 10 years preferably
- Experience of products in the Western Sub Saharan-countries is an advantage.
- Proficiency in communicating in French is an added advantage.
- The ideal candidate should be between the age of 35 -45 years
3.) Sales Representatives
Locations: Jos & Benin
Responsibilities - The ideal candidates will be responsible for conducting clinical meetings, Merchandising, Detailing of products to healthcare professionals.
Requirements - A bachelors degree in any of the biological sciences from a reputable university
- Should have a valid driver’s license
- Candidate should not be more than 30 years old
- Two or three years relevant working experience with a company into Fast moving consumer goods and ability to work in a team will be an advantage.
- Also candidate must be ready to work in any part of Nigeria.
- The ideal candidates should be target driven, smart and energetic, with strong potential for speed and ability to work under pressure.
4.) Position: National Sales Manager
Location: LagosResponsibilities - Plan, organize, direct and control your sales staff to meet set objectives,
- Establish a sales objective for the department.
- Recruiting, hiring and training your people.
- Developing the most well trained, professional sales force possible.
- Review the performance of your salespeople and to motivate and stimulate them to even greater achievements.
- Achieve forecasted sales by following (and, if necessary, adjusting) your written plan of action.
- Monitor each salesperson’s daily performance and compare it with that month’s objective.
- Making every effort to maximize both present and long term sales and gross profits
- Offer the sales team coaching, counseling, advice, support, motivation or information they need in order to help them meet their sales objectives.
- Review the entire inventory daily.
- Maximizing merchandising efforts by seeing that units are attractive and attention getting. Use effective displays, and select appropriate options and accessories.
- Ensure that the sales floor operations functions smoothly.
Requirements - A degree in Pharmacy or any related field
- MBA or Masters degree in marketing
- 5-7 years of experience in sales management.
- Must have excellent IT skills
- Willingness to travel and work in a global team of professionals.
- Extensive experience in all aspects of Supplier Relationship Management.
- Proven track record in managing and directing a highly skilled, motivated, successful and results- oriented sales force.
- Strong understanding of customer and market dynamics and requirements.
- Proven leadership and ability to drive sales teams.
- Able to operate in a fast-paced and changing market environment
Application Closing Date2 October, 2012
Method of ApplicationInterested and qualified applicants should forward a well written application and detailed curriculum vitae. Applicants should state position applied for on the top right side of the envelope to:
The Advertiser,
Advert No: 2036
The Guardian Newspapers Limited
Rutam House, Oshodi - Apapa, Expressway,
P.M.B. 1217, Oshodi, Lagos.