Willers Solutions Limited – Our client, a Paint Manufacturing Company, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Technical Sales Manager

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Adheres to all company policies, procedures and business ethics codes and ensures that they are communicated and implemented within the team.
• To facilitate FRT in development of sales strategy/policy, processes and procedure.
• To manage the implementation of all the relevant applicable SOP’s.
• To ensure sales transactions are executed as per given prices and policies.
• To monitor various projects progress, identify new project opportunities and share regular update with FRT/ART.
• To manage the day-to-day operations of sales region providing guidance, encouraging teamwork and facilitating related professional work processes in order to achieve high performance standards.
• To make regular customer visit for sales development and facilitate customers for various projects and probabilities to boost sales.
• To deal with customer grievances and follow-up with technical team for resolution and various customer trials analysis and support.
• To coordinate with internal and external parties at the appropriate levels to ensure smooth flow of interaction and transaction.
• To assess the various information tools, identify business opportunities, scope of new product development and pinpoint bottleneck areas i.e. market threats, competitors initiatives etc. to further increase sales volume, market share and profitability.
• To ensure Sales Targets are achieved as per assigned product and region/key accounts wise through managing the effective sales strategy and follow-up to ensure accomplishment of sales operational plans.
• To develop dealer network in each state as per assigned territory/region and promote them for higher coverage in the assigned state.
• To develop good customer base, manager customer relations, facilitate business managers/sales head to organize various business meets/seminars to boost customer intimacy.
• To focus actively on Key Accounts and seek support from various functional team/management where appropriate to ensure prompt solution to their satisfaction.
• To prepare and recommend sales budget and monitor financial performance verses the budget to ensure business alignment.
• To monitor stock inventories in alignment with the budget and re-order level for product as well as packaging.
• Manages to effective communication by setting individual targets, developing and motivating staff, providing of formal and informal feedback on performance and training needs – to maximize subordinate and department performance.
• To develop second line successor and drive performance through team to take up higher challenges.
• To prepare all applicable reports in time for accuracy and to ensure that they match the functional requirements, policies and standards

Requirements

• Must have a solid experience in B2B Marketing and must have exposure in leading a team of 4-5 people.
• A Minimum of BE/B.Tech – Paint OR Chemicals and PG Qualification.
• A Minimum of 5 Yrs of Experience in selling paints & providing technical service to the Marine
• Protection and Oil & gas sector.
• Good knowledge about the various coatings their specifications, application etc.
• A good spoken and written English skill is a must. Working knowledge of French would be an added advantage.
• Excessive travelling is required in and around Nigeria/West Africa.
• As per the need of the business the job is transferrable and posting can be made anywhere in Nigeria/West Africa.
• A few years of experience in the development of Marine Protection coatings for this sector will be an additional advantage.

Salary
N450,000 – N500,000 / month.

Application Closing Date
26th August, 2024.