United Biscuits (UB) is one of the world's pre-eminent branded snacks

businesses. We produce some of the best known and loved sweet and savoury

snacks, with products ranging from biscuits and crackers to cakes and savoury

snacks. Our unrivalled portfolio of brands has been meeting consumer needs for

well over 100 years and includes such favourites as McVitie's, Jacob's, Carr's,

McCoy's, Hula Hoops, McVitie's Jaffa Cakes, KP, Mini Cheddars, go ahead!,

Verkade, Sultana, BN, and Delacre. UB holds leading or strong number two

positions in its core markets of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France,

Belgium and Ireland. Moreover our brands and products have global appeal. We

have a rapidly growing international business unit serving consumers from North

America to the Middle East, Africa, and Australia.


We are currently seeking a high calibre Sales Executive to cover the Lagos area

in Nigeria.


Job Position: Sales Executive


Location: Lagos

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.

Responsibilities

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 & Experience

The Individual

Of graduate calibre, you will have a track record of success gained within FMCG,

Telecoms or Home appliances.

You will also:

Be Passionate, dynamic, self motivated and innovative with solid commercial

acumen.

Have as strong customer focus

Demonstrate the ablility to lead and influence.

Bilingual, very good written & spoken English is essential. French or

Portuguese would be useful.

Computer literate to include Excel and Word

Strong communication and analytical skills

Flexible to travel domestically regularly and periodically internationally and

have a local Driving Licence.

Application Closing Date

22nd December, 2012


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