Graduate Trainees at Excel Paints Industries Ltd,Ibadan

Excel Paints Industries Limited initiallystarted business as Celebrity Paints Limited in Ibadan, Nigeria in 2005 and later expanded its business to the beststandard with the incorporation of ExcelPaints Limited in 2010. Excel PaintsIndustries Limited is positioned to manufacture high quality paints productsthat will match international standards. The company was incorporated in 2010with its head office and factory at 10 Elebele Light Industrial Layout Yenagoa,Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The company is one of the leading paints manufacturersin the southern part of Nigeria with an array of product lines, which includeEmulsion, Texcoat, Gloss, Industrial, Automotive, Marine Paints, Wood Finishand Putty of different kinds. The quality policy of the company is well definedin such a way as to cover the framework for establishing and reviewing theproducts quality from time to time. The company is on course of being ISO9001:2008 certified.

Excel paints industries limited iscommitted to her vision of becoming number one Pan African paints producer inNigeria and West Africa in 5 years. The current five-year vision process hasconfirmed that with a reliable projected growth strategy and adequatecapitalization, Excel Paints IndustriesLimited will deliver over N100 billion and PBT of 10-15% to her investorswithin a short period of time. Recently the Excel Group has expanded its reach into the Oil and Gas Sectorwith the establishment of Excel MarinePaints and Coating Ltd. Presently the company has expanded her sales operativesto about eleven (11) states of the federation and these sales outlets includeAsaba, Abuja, Lagos, Ibadan, Port Harcourt, Calabar, Uyo, Yenagoa, Benin, Awka,Warri and Ilorin.
The management team comprises of seasoned professionals that have made mark intheir respective areas of endeavor.

Excel began with a production capacity of100 tonnes paints and currently produces 3000 tonnes of paints annually. Today,Excel is listed among the largest paintproducers in Nigeria.

Excel Paints Industries Ltd is recruitingto fill the below position:

Job Title: Graduate Trainee

Location: Ibadan

Job Summary

Achieve maximum sales profitability, growth and account penetration within anassigned territory and/or market segment by effectively selling the company’sproducts.
Personally contact and secure new business accounts/customers.
Promotes/sells/secures orders from existing and prospective customers through arelationship-based approach.
Demonstrates products and services to existing/potential customers and assiststhem in selecting those best suited to their needs.

Responsibilities
o Thesuccessful candidate will be groomed to effectively and efficiently carry outthe following:
o Prospectingfor new and existing customers for business opportunities, ensuring thatpersonal and team sales goals are met and exceeded.
o Managingthe Depots as a profit centre
o Makestelephone calls and in-person visits and presentations to existing andprospective customers.
o andconsulting with marketing and technical service areas.
o Participatesin trade shows and conventions.
o Ensurestock availability in Depot
o CoordinateSale and Marketing effort within segment market
o Havebasic knowledge and workings of unit in the organisation

Qualifications
o Freshgraduate of Bsc/HND in any discipline.
o Demonstratedaptitude for problem-solving; ability to determine solutions for customers(consultative sales approach).
o Mustbe results-orientated and able to work both independently and within a teamenvironment.
o Mustpossess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
o Mustnot be more than 30 years of age at nextbirthday.
o Bewilling to work in Ibadan

Application Closing Date
20th May, 2013

Method Of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications to [email protected]