Territory Sales Manager at Reckitt Benckiser Nigeria

Description

• Want to be the face of a global business? As Territory Sales Manager at Reckitt, you’ll have the freedom to provide our customers with a uniquely personalised experience. Your way. 

 Scope & Dimension of the Role

• Territory Sales Manager (TSM) / Territory Sales Officer (TSO) / Customer Development Officer (CDO) is responsible for delivering stretch sales and shipment targets, coverage, and in-store presence (Distribution, Shelving, Pricing and Merchandising) across channels in their locations.
• The role is also responsible for bringing all Reckitt's trade initiatives to live is their location.
• One is also responsible for building the capability of all DIstributor's team in their location.

Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities 

• Responsible for ensuring key performance indicators (Sales, shipments, ECOs, MSL etc) are met in the assigned territory.
• Collaborates with Distributors (DB) and Reckitt HQ team to deliver expectations and innovations. Evaluate at regular intervals, the services rendered, coverage and distribution gains, and financial status of the distributor.
• Monitor constantly Distributor stock, sales, and trade receivables of distributors and super stockists and take corrective actions if and as required, to ensure that the business is healthy.
• Responsible for identifying and developing new business opportunities. This involves analysing hard data and extensive field visit with TSM.
• Ensure proper planning of area coverage plans and the implementation of systematic coverage of the territory and evaluate and modify the same at regular intervals.
• Responsible monitoring and reporting competitive activities happening within the locations in line with and also assess the possible impact on our business.
• Forecast brand wise/ SKU wise sales within accuracy norms a month on months to ensure optimum stocks at the DB locations.
• Responsible for training the location(s) Distributor Sales Teams on all sales fundamentals and requisite selling skills needed to win in trade.
• Responsible for ensuring the veracity of all data shared by the Distributors with Reckitt for the location(s).

Professional Qualification & Experience

• Candidates should possess a B.Sc or HND in relevant fields in line with Business Objective.

Competence Required:

• Should have excellent communication skills with emotional intelligence and strong people-relation skills
• Should have strong analytical skills and should be able to forecast/plan with available sales data
• Should be able to multi-task with great problem-solving ability.

Salary

• Competitive Salary & excellent benefits package

You’ll love it because:

• You’ll get to make an impact like never before.
• You’ll be responsible for your own projects - we can’t wait to hear your ideas.
• The products you get out there will make people’s lives better.
• Our iconic brands will provide an incredible platform for you.
• And our dynamic, ownership-driven culture will help bring the very best out of you, every day.