Sales Manager - PCI at OutsideinHR Limited

Job Objectives

• Sales Manager - is to develop sales plan and sales strategy for key accounts that ensures attainment of company sales, goals and profitability in consultation with FRT/ART.
• The role manages relationship with the customers and manages sale of the company's products and services with the customer.
• To do periodic competitive analysis and initiate regular projects based on various new products launched in local and global markets.
• To prepare product presentations for key customers.
• The target customer for this position is Manufacturers in Personal Care, Soap and Detergent Industry.

Job Responsibilities

• Adheres to all company policies, procedures and business ethics codes and ensures that they are communicated and implemented within the team.
• Duties include the following, measurable in terms of time, cost, quality or quantity
• Sales Strategy - Prepare sales plan with a road map to achieve planned business objective through identification and tapping new business opportunities; with profit responsibility.
• Day to Day Management - To make regular customer visits for sales, business development and to facilitate customers for various projects and probabilities to boost sales.
• To acquire thorough understanding of key customers need and requirements.
• 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 do project tracking on a continuous basis to judge the market potential for key products and striving to widen the customer base through extensive research.
• Customer Relationship - To develop confidence and comfort with the customer to ensure they do not turn to competitors.
• To expand the relationship with the customer by continuously proposing solutions that meet their objective.
• Sales Targets - 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 prepare and update customer profile on continues basis and build database for all key accounts.
• To assess the various information tools, identify business opportunities and pinpoint bottleneck areas to further increase sales volume, market share and profitability.
• Budget - To prepare and recommend sales budget and monitor financial performance verses the budget to ensure business alignment.
• Reporting - To prepare all applicable reports in time for accuracy and in order to ensure that they match the functional requirements, policies and standards.
• Related Assignment - To perform other related duties or assignment as and when assigned.

Job Requirements

• Interested candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum of 10 - 12 years of experience in sales.
• Well exposed to B2B Sales in specialty chemicals.
• Well versed with Excel/Power point Presentation
• Must be a chemistry graduate or chemical engineer (or related courses), handling sales of similar products
• Frequent traveling is required in and around Nigeria/West Africa.
• As per the need of the business, the job is transferable and posting can be made anywhere in Nigeria/West Africa.