Rural Retail Distribution Manager at Corporate Headhunters Limited

Location: Kaduna (Northern Nigeria)
Reports To: Head of Sales

Description

• Our client is currently looking for a Rural Retail Distribution Manager
• She/he will manage our client's retail and distribution channels.

Responsibilities

• Lead distribution initiatives to ensure continuous improvement in operational efficiency and effectiveness to allow an annual 30% increase in sales.
• Ensure merchandise is scheduled, received, unloaded, and checked as appropriate.
• Initiate and support strategies to reduce slow moving inventory, per organisational objective.
• Drive retail and supply chain management resources to allow company to maximize market share.
• Coach, develop and train retail supervisors on principles and methods to establish a safe distribution channel and working environment.
• Develop practical solutions to problems without sacrificing quality.
• Meet departmentТs daily, weekly and monthly goals of the distribution centre.
• Achieve high performance standards while coaching, training, and developing employees on best practices of our business.
• Analyse opportunities for growth, cutting costs, reducing damages and improving efficiencies.
• Continually improve productivity targets and process improvements
• Implement standard policies/procedures to eliminate waste and improve productivity.
• Develop and manage project scope, project schedules, resource plans, and budget requirements.
• Complete status reports and communicate key issues to senior management.
• Assist in the training, monitoring, and recognition of employeesТ compliance with safety policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Comply with company safety policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Manage any other distribution projects.
• Maintain a positive and professional working relationship with peers, management, and support resources, with a constant commitment to teamwork and exemplary customer service.
• Provide regular updates to the head of the business unit on the progress.
• Lead efforts to complete field analysis and management reports.

Requirements

• Must have solid experience and competence in retail distribution management.
• A Bachelor's Degree in Agriculture, Agronomy or related field.
• Must have 3-5 years of distribution management experience, preferably in a seed company or other agricultural company that works with a retail distribution to produce cereal seeds/grains.
• Experience in a fast-paced medium to large sized distribution centre environment.
• Solid knowledge of distribution operations, practices and procedures including merchandise flow.
• Strong administrative, organizational, managerial, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Leadership ability to guide and drive results from a team.
• Passion for supply chain management and constant process improvement.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to directly work with farmers and field agents to achieve optimal outcome.
• Ability to interact and build relationships with people of diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance
• Keen eye for detail.
• Ability to resolve complex issues; work independently - receiving minimal guidance
• Experienced and are resident or ready to relocate to Northern Nigeria.

Other Requirements:

• Thrives in a fast paced, start-up environment with dynamic business priorities.
• Unlocking Potential of Team Members - extensive experience and passion for coaching and mentoring a team.
• Detailed Orientation and Managing Complexity - extensive experience leading a complex organization and passion for getting into details to identify root cause of issues and create innovative solutions.