2018 Graduate Sales Internhip Program at Procter and Gamble

Job ID: SLS00002509

Description

• Do you want to be in the driving seat to sell our global leadership brands?
• Are you intrigued by the idea in building long-term business relationships with our customers?
• Then an Internship in our Sales Department is the right place for you to gain a great experience.

Your Role as an Intern in Sales
Trade Marketing & Category Management:

• You have the commercial responsibility for a category (e.g. Baby care with Pampers, Hair Care with Head & Shoulders etc.) for Nigeria
• Your mission will be to improve turnover and Sales fundamentals by making strategic choices in terms of budget, assortment and promotion.
• You will work alongside with the Brand leaders.

Key Account Management:

• Externally focused on national and key accounts, you will contribute to national negotiations on prices, assortment, merchandising and promotions.
• You will collaborate with the whole customer team to prepare business plans and external negotiations.

What we Offer

• We guarantee you responsibilities from day 1 and to have the ownership of at least one or two big projects.
• Your manager will coach you and will ensure you get a dedicated training program, including some days with our Sales force.
• The Sales internship program is the best way to start building your career at P&G. Our career paths are based on promotion from within: All of our Commercial Sales Directors have started their career in the field!
• Paid Learning Experience: We treat you like a real full time employee, not only in terms of the responsibility you take on, but also by providing you with a competitive monthly stipend

Qualifications
We are looking for:

• Recent graduates with B.Sc or HND (Second Class Upper and above only)
• Must be willing to work in the Northern region of Nigeria
• Good command of the Hausa language and MS Office tools
• Candidates must have at least 4 months free period for the Internship program before their NYSC start date
• Born leaders and are passionate to make things happen
• Have an external focus and a real passion for Sales / Marketing
• Like to bring creativity & innovation to their work
• Have strong analytical thinking and skills
• Fluent in English