Job Vacancies at Vendease

About Vendease

Vendease is a fast-moving consumer goods e-procurement platform for B2B clients in Nigeria, with a mission to ensure restaurants are free to focus on catering to their customers. We take the problem of food supply- availability and quality of restaurant owners so that they can focus on serving their customers. As an online marketplace, we give restaurants the opportunity to buy everything they need remotely and seamlessly from anywhere in the world.

What you will be doing

• Specifying quality requirements of Vendease supplier.

• Assessing customer requirements and ensuring that these are met.

• Investigating and setting standards for quality and health safety for Vendease.

• Monitor product quality to ensure compliance with specifications and standards.

• Implement improvements to storage processes that lead to overall increases in product quality.

• Ensure compliance to raw material standards through maintenance of good supplier control.

• Provide and maintain a safe work environment by ensuring quality assurance practice, good hygiene practice, and good housekeeping practice in the warehouse.

• Train other employees (e.g. Inventory, Warehouse, Logistics, Fulfilment Officers) for quality management systems and hygiene practices.

• Carry out periodic compliance audits of warehouse staff, operations, and equipment in relation to quality and hygiene standards.

• Carry out sensory evaluation and shelf life analysis on finished products.

Requirements

• BSc in Microbiology, Food Science, Industrial Chemistry and other related field

• Available to resume immediately

• 2- 4 years experience in Food Safety & Quality Assurance in a hospitality or food industry

• Good time management

• Strong communication skills (both written and oral) 

• Proactiveness and ability to take initiative

• Natural ability to interact with people from various backgrounds and various levels

• Attention to detail

• Problem-solving

• Experience in food handling

• Strong knowledge of food quality standards.

Why should you join us?

We are a group of intelligent Ants constantly challenging ourselves to be the best in our industry. Being part of us is an opportunity to be part of a success story, grow an outstanding career, and work in a friendly environment where you can be yourself and thrive in your chosen career. Below are a few benefits we also offer at Vendease:

• Awesome work culture

• Competitive pay

• Remote work (Hybrid)

• Health Insurance

• A chance to be part of a winning team

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About Vendease

Vendease is a leading procurement platform, with a mission to ensure restaurants are free to focus on catering to their customers. We take the problem of food supply- availability and quality of restaurant owners so that they can focus on serving their customers. As an online marketplace, we give restaurants the opportunity to buy everything they need remotely and seamlessly from anywhere in the world.

About the Role

• You will work directly with our Head of Revenue to figure out exactly how to drive business development, revenue, and profit to achieve our goals.

• As a Sales Associate, you’ll drive the Vendease growth engine by building relationships with prospective clients and turning them into happy customers.

• You’ll actively prepare and deliver appropriate presentations on our products and services.

• As a Sales Associate at Vendease, you’ll manage communications between key clients and internal teams.

Job Description

• Follow and achieve departmental sales goals monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis.

• Actively seeking out new sales opportunities through cold calling, networking, and social media.

• Preparing and delivering appropriate presentations on products and services.

• Negotiating/closing new businesses every month (A closed business is a business that orders at least once within a month).

• Managing communications between key clients and the internal team.

• Bringing new businesses from existing clients or contacts and developing business relationships with potential clients.

• Increasing sales volume.

Job Requirement

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, communication, or related fields with a minimum of 2 years of experience in sales, preferably in the food and/or hospitality industry.

• Experience working with a farm is mandatory for success on the role

• Experience working with a CRM tool for sales lead generation, tracking, and forecasting

• Proven track record in b2b sales and conversion.

• Must have existing good relationships with distributors or restaurants that are easily convertible.

• Excellent numerical, interpersonal, communication, and people management skills

• Tech savviness and a willingness to work with/sell SaaS.

• Proven ability to meet and exceed sales Targets.

• Proven track record of successfully managing customer relationships

• Strong verbal and written  communication skills