Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc has been a part of the lives of Nigerians at home and abroad. Our global vision is to be a leading foods company in Africa providing high quality and affordable products in the most convenient ways to consumers through world class brands like Golden Penny Flour, Golden Penny Semovita, Goldenvita, Golden Pasta and Golden Noodles. The Company’s flagship brand, Golden Penny, remains one of the best known and the preferred brands amongst bakers, confectioneries and consumers in Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Regional Sales Capability Manager

Location: North East, Nigeria

Purpose

• Responsible for the implementation of the sales capability development plan across both consumer and foodservice business units in an allocated sales region.

The Job

• Ensure the execution of both on-the-job and classroom training interventions as defined in the sales capability plan within the allocated sales region.
• Deploy identified performance metrics for each role in the sales team (including distributor sales staff) and continuous evaluation of the regional organization against these criteria.
• Evaluate and test competencies of the regional sales force to identify skill gaps.
• Work with the National Sales Capability Manager to drive the transfer of sales best practice from and into the allocated sales region.
• Implement the agreed Train the Trainer activities in the region.
• Undertake the on-boarding of all new Sales hires in the region.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Statistics, Finance, or a related field.
• Certification in Business Analytics, Data Science, or CRM tools.

Experience:

• Five years sales experience gained in a major FMCG blue chip organization.
• Strong field sales experience is a must.

The Person Must:

• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Ability to analyze sales data and interpret trends to identify opportunities and make informed decisions.
• Ability to adapt to changing market conditions and adjust their strategies as needed.
• Ability to develop and execute strategic sales plans to achieve regional sales targets.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.