Graduate Entry Level Sales Executive at United Biscuits (UB) - Lagos
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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