Sales Merchandiser at Seven-Up Bottling Company Limited


Seven-Up Bottling Company Limited is one of the largest manufacturing companies in Nigeria, producing and distributing some of the nation’s most- loved beverages in the country like; Pepsi, 7Up, Mirinda, Teem, Mountain Dew, H2oH!, Lipton Ice Tea and Aquafina premium drinking water. SBC has recently entered into Home & Personal Care category with the 2SURE brand and launched its first product, a Hand & Surface Sanitizer. Seven Up boasts of nine bottling plants with state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities strategically located across various regions in the country.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:



Job Title: Sales Merchandiser
Location: Agege, Lagos
Employment Type: Contract
Sector: FMCG

Job Brief

  • Seven-Up Bottling Company is hiring for an experienced merchandiser who will help get the right product in the right place, time, quantity, and price.

Responsibilities

  • Plan and develop merchandising strategies that balance customers’ expectations and company’s objectives
  • Analyse sales figures, customers' reactions, and market trends to anticipate product needs and plan product ranges/stock
  • Collaborate with buyers, suppliers, distributors, and analysts to negotiate prices, quantities, and time-scales
  • Monitor stock movement and consider markdowns, promotions, price changes, clear outs, etc
  • Build constructive customer relationships and team with channel partners to build pipelines and close deals
  • Remain up to date with the industry’s best practices
  • Maximise customer interest and sales levels by displaying products appropriately
  • Produce layout plans for stores and maintain store shelves and inventory
  • Forecast profits/sales and plan budgets

Requirements

  • Minimum of OND qualification
  • 1 year work experience.
  • Proven working experience in merchandising, preferably in sales of Beverage
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong listening, presentation, and decision-making skills
  • Commercial acumen and the ability to “decode” customers
  • Highly creative with experience in identifying target audiences and devising campaigns that engage, inform, and motivate
  • Up-to-date with the latest merchandising trends and best practices

 

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Application Deadline  18th April, 2024.