Sales/Marketing Manager at Management Alternatives Limited

Management Alternatives Limited - Our client, is a direct ICT channel of the MTN Enterprise Business Unit trading on MTN Nigeria SMEs products and services. As part of its consolidation and expansion effort for its operation in Nigeria, MAL is recruiting competent and qualified personnel to be outsourced to the client organization for the position below:

Job Title: Sales/Marketing Manager

Reference Code: SDC/MAL/SMM010
Location: Abuja
Department: Sales
Reports to: Managing Director

Summary

• Under the supervision of the General Manager, Sales/Marketing Manager will work to improve the organizations market position and achieve financial growth.
• This person will provide in depth support in defining long-term organizational strategic goals, build key customer relationships, identify business opportunities, negotiate and close business deals and maintain extensive knowledge of current market conditions.

Essential Duties and Responsiblities

• Accountable for overall sales/business performance in the unit.
• Develop and execute the marketing and sales plan, including sales targets and form strategic relationships with key customers, and stakeholders.
• Generate sales monthly, weekly and annual sales report for the Organization
• Manage the company’s own retail outlets and manage a direct sales team to drive sales output
• Represent and promote the company’s image in the industry and community.
• Develop and execute marketing initiatives to promote the company’s offerings to its target market.
• Maintain a hitch-free delivery to the customers and strive to resolve complaint within 24 hours, if they arise.
• Monitor stock levels of customers for prompt replenishment, to avoid stock-outs.
• Coordinate marketing event/promotion to create awareness and enhance sales volume.
• Motivate staff by leading through example, resolving conflicts and driving business performance.
• Provides product line budget requirements into the business unit annual operating plan.
• Develops all aspects of the marketing mix to ensure the successful launch of new products throughout the subsequent lifecycle.
• Drives pricing activity throughout the product lifecycle.
• Drives available marketing resources and uses those resources appropriately and as needed.
• Protects intellectual property of the organization, and works with legal counsel and engineering to ensure asset protection.
• Uses market research capabilities to plan for and implements an appropriate approach based on the understanding of the organizations target market and competitors.
• Drive improvement of customer satisfaction and solves elevated customer issues in relation to product.
• Recommends marketing process changes that will improve Organizational Productivity
• Develops work plans for Marketing/Sales Associate and Customer Relations Officers to deliver product line results; provides guidance and direction on problems and issues; delegates work assignments considering employee skills and development needs.

Education Qualifications, Experience, Skills, and Competencies

• First Degree in Business Administration, Marketing or related field
• At least 3-5 years sales experience in either the telecommunications or FMCG sector and in a managerial position driving a team
• Demonstrated achievements to include building channel partner and retail networks in excess of 100 dealers
• Excellent numeric and analytic skill
• Calm temperament
• Aggressive achiever, fast learner and culturally adaptable
• Excellent communication skill
• Excellent Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite

Remuneration

• N100,000 - N120,000

Application Closing Date
22nd May, 2017.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit one page personal profile and CV's as a single word document to: [email protected] The subject of the mail should be the Job Title - Job Code

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.