Head of Sales at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Reference Number: 130-PEO00852
Department: People & Change Nigeria
Job type: Permanent

Roles & Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be reporting to the Executive Director - Marketing and will be responsible for overseeing all sales activities of the company and meeting sales target. Other responsibilities include:

• Devise strategies and techniques necessary for achieving the sales targets
• Development and implementation of the brand and marketing strategy for new and existing products
• Ensures that the marketing team implements the marketing objectives.
• Coordinates the efforts of the marketing, communications and public relations staff and coordinates at the strategic and tactical levels with the other functions of the Organization.
• Setting activity and revenue targets for members of the sales team
• Coordinate the appearance of all Organization print and electronic materials such as letterhead, use of logo, brochures, etc
• Map out potential customers and generate leads for the Organization
• Ensures continual training and development of all members of the sales department.

Requirements
Skills & Competencies:

• Communication and presentation skills
• Limited insider relationships and links with competitors
• Confident, driven and dynamic leader
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to spot branding opportunities

Qualification & Experience
Qualification:

• Minimum of Second class Upper Bachelor's Degree in Marketing or a related field.
• Must be a member of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria or any equivalent.
• A Master's Degree will be an added advantage.

Experience:

• Over 10 years' marketing experience in the insurance industry
• Expertise in marketing of insurance products
• Previous experience successfully managing sales teams from a similar industry
• Proven track record of achieving targets and driving sales growth in a business.