United Biscuits Recruiting in Nigeria [October 2013]

We are currently seeking a high calibre Sales Executive to cover the Lagos area in Nigeria.
The role reports to the Nigeria Regional Manager, you will be responsible for growing McVities’s brand in Lagos from availability & visibility perspectives, with the support of the UB team and the local distributor.

The key area of focus is in the retail environment.

Most of the products are locally made but some of them are imported from the UK. The brand is highly important to our distributor, but currently lacks UB field support . The purpose of this role is to give McVities’s this required support in the field.

Key Responsibilities

• Planning
• Defining Visibility Standards, planograms and pos material
• Assisting the RM in setting must stock lists by channel.
• Contributing in the brand’s sku planning
• Following up stock availability
• Identifying with the distributors Sales Managers opportunities and new untapped potential channels of distribution.
• Recommend to RM Incentives to sales force or to the trade
• Makes decisions regarding implementation of sales plan and trade marketing activities to be in line with the agreed plans
• Be a key channel of communication from management to field force and vice versa and main contact with UB local marketing team.
• Exchange best practices within Lagos markets and in some occasions at Nigeria level

Desired Skills and Experience