Area Manager at Adexen Recruitment Agency

Adexen Recruitment Agency is mandated by a multi-national, best selling Spirit Company with premium brands to recruit an Area Manager for its operations in Nigeria.

Our client is a multi-national best selling spirit company with premium brands, is recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Area Manager

Job Reference: 804
Location: Nigeria
Industry: Food and Beverages

Job Descriptions

• Build strong, mutually rewarding relationship and foster team spirit with distributors and partners.
• Drive and manage growth across the Nigerian market.
• Deliver Financials for brand portfolio EFO, NSV and Brand volumes.
• Effective Management of A&P within allocations.
• Drive Shipments & Depletions based on annual plans.
• Drive and monitor depletion with distributors to ensure shipment and depletions are reflective of each other.
• Forecasting, financial planning, periodic reviews and management across all business indicators.
• Build brand plans and activation along with partners keeping global positioning and local marketing..
• Maintain and grow brand visibility in off trade and other channels.
• Work closely with marketing manager and distributors, business managers to implement high quality brand plans.
• Project the company as marketing driven and sales focused organization.
• Motivate and drive performance to win in the market.
• Develop talent and capability; facilitate implementation of functional and individual capability for everyone in the team.
• Implement price updates with distributors based on norms by the company and industry.
• In value chain to ensure margins of the company and distributors are market prevalent.
• Management of Discount Budgets within allocations & prescribed pricing strategies.
• Quarterly Review of Shipment / Depletions and KPI and signed agreements.

Requirements

• First Degree in a relevant Social Science course.
• MBA or equivalent will be an added advantage.
• Minimum 12 to 15 years sales & marketing experience in FMCG.
• Experience in finance, budgeting, profit & loss account required.
• Local legal knowledge.
• Knowledge of Alcohol business in the Nigerian market required.
• Strong Analytical capability to work with figures.
• Ability to communicate across diverse levels and culture.
• Be organized, self motivated and confident.
• Experience of working across and building effective working relationships between functions.
• Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills.

Remuneration
Attractive package

Application Closing Date
Not Stated.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online