House of Tara International – We are House of Tara, the largest brand in the beauty and cosmetics industry out of Africa. We currently have 24 branches across Nigeria with sales presence in Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya & South Africa. Our company takes pride in not just beauty consultation, but in empowering women, creating self-awareness and enhancing self-esteem.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Marketing and Sales Manager

Location: Lagos

Primary Responsibilities

• Responsible for identifying new market segments that is beneficial to the company.
• Forecast sales, develop Уout of the boxФ sales strategies/models and evaluate their effectiveness.
• Responsible for the establishment of both annual and monthly sales objectives in coordination with the Company’s business plan.
• Responsible for providing weekly, monthly and annual sales plan, monthly and quarterly updates, revisions and modifications to the set plans.
• Responsible for coordinating the specific objectives of the Sales Plan with all of the functional units of the company and, most specifically with Finance.
• Establish both market and target customer strategies for the company.
• Responsible for the successful management of the needs of the Company’s customers in order to meet the objectives of the company’s overall business plans and strategies.
• Manage all of the field and key account sales function.
• Define and manage the monthly and annual sales forecast and objectives for all of the sales personnel.
• Spend a significant portion of time on the field both with individual accounts and co-traveling with sales personnel.
• Keep up to date with recent market and industry trends, competitors, and leading customer strategies.
• Meets assigned team quotas for sales, profits, and strategic objectives.
• Accountable for the thorough implementation of all customer related initiatives.
• Responsible for the efficient allocation of company support.
• Responsible (with field marketing) for marketing investment.
• ROI in the assigned marketplace, i.e merchandising materials given out to various outlets and distributors must have a budgeted ROI.
• Responsible for identifying key media and advertising partners to accelerate business growth.

Qualification, Experience

• Must be a graduate
• Minimum 10 years’ experience preferably in FMCG and Open market operations
• Creative self-starter who is comfortable with both taking initiative and working in collaboration.
• Detail oriented with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with Microsoft applications, basic photo-editing and video-editing software, and internet browsers.
• Experience with Photoshop and InDesign is an added advantage.

Skill & Competencies:

• Detail Oriented
• Results Driven
• Excellent business report writing and presentation skills
• Customer service & relationship management
• Strong written and oral communication proficiency
• Must be Innovative

Application Closing Date
22nd August, 2020.