Recruitment Of Area Sales Manager & Van Sales Representative At Ayoola Foods Ltd, Lagos

Ayoola Foods Ltd was founded by Engr. Segun Emmanuel Olaye, who is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer. He bagged his Masters Degree at Odessa Engineering Institute in 1984 in the former Soviet Union, now Ukraine. During his six-year stay abroad, he missed a lot of African delicacies which was not available then in Odessa, USSR.

1). Area Sales Manager

Location: Lagos

Job Description

The Job Description includes, but is not limited to the following.

-Responsible for coordination of all sales activities and achievement of sales growth in all sales territory

-Oversee the activities, coach and monitor the performance of sales representatives

-Achieve sales targets and give feedback on sales trends by conducting market research and analysis to evaluate trends

-Devise and present ideas and strategies to promote sales of the company’s products

-Promotional activities through trade shows, event marketing, and activation

-Prepare route plan and ensure marketing team adheres to it strictly

-Coordinating sales team to generate leads

-Design and implement a strategic business plan that expands the company’s customer base and ensures its strong presence

-Build and promote strong, long-lasting customer relationships by partnering and understanding their needs.

-Present sales, revenue, and expense report and realistic forecasts to the management team

-Identify emerging markets and market shifts while being fully aware of new products and competition status

Requirements

-Candidates should possess an HND / Bachelor’s Degree with at least 5 years work experience.

-The preferred candidate should have had a similar experience in a food or beverage industry with at least 5 years of work experience in a similar role.

-He/She must be familiar with the business trends in the Region.

-The ability to drive with a Valid Driver’s License is compulsory.

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2). Van Sales Representative



Location: Lagos

Job Description

We are in need of Van Sales Representatives to cover and drive sales within Lagos. The Job description includes, but is not limited to the following:

-Assist key distributors in secondary sales within the assigned territory.

-Build and promote strong, long-lasting customer relationships with key distributors to drive sales of all company’s products in the assigned area.

-Prepares route plan & adheres to it strictly.

-Ensure sales routes are planned for and followed diligently.

-Sell company products to potential retail outlets & customers.

-Responsible for all sales activities in the territory assigned and the achievement of sales growth in the sales territory.

-Maintain a cordial relationship with customers within assigned territory and expand the territory by identifying potential customers.

-Must be accountable for all the stocks in his custody and payment for products supplied/sold.

-Ensure product availability/visibility in the markets and neighborhoods

-Communicate all marketing and customer issues to his/her immediate line manager promptly.

-Report on competitors’ activities in the market

-Ensure to sell all SKUs for assigned distributors without discrimination and achieve volume target.

-To always sell within the assigned selling route/territory daily with no cross-carpeting.

-Achieve daily set target

-Give feedback on sales trends by conducting market surveys.

-Be involved in promotional activities through trade shows, event marketing, and activation within the assigned area.

Requirements

-Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s Degree / OND / HND qualification with a minimum of 5 years work experience.

-The preferred candidates must be Male/Female who has experience as a field or van sales representative in the food or beverage industry and be familiar with the markets in Lagos.

-The ability to drive with a valid driver’s license is compulsory.

Deadline: Sep 23, 2022

How to Apply: Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: hrcvbank1@gmail.com using “ASM Lagos Mainland” or “Van Sales Rep (Lagos)”as the subject of the mail.