Sales Supervisor at Tomato Jos Farming and Processing Limited

Tomato Jos is a private equity-backed, fast-growing social enterprise located in Kaduna, Nigeria, that believes in the power of local production for local consumption. Our company aims to supply 10% of the processed tomato market in Nigeria within the next 5 years, sourcing tomatoes from smallholder farmers within our network and making high-quality branded consumer products for Nigeria and West Africa. We currently work with farmers in the Kaduna area, and we are building a tomato processing facility that will be commissioned in early 2021, which will enable us to make value-add tomato products, including tomato paste and Tomato mix.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Sales Supervisor

Location: Zaria, Kaduna

Responsibilities

• Achieve growth and hit sales targets by successfully managing the sales team
• Design and implement a strategic business plan that expands the company’s customer base and ensure its strong presence
• Managing objectives setting, coaching, and performance monitoring of sales representatives
• Build and promote strong, long-lasting customer relationships by partnering with them and understanding their needs
• Present sales, revenue, and expenses reports and realistic forecasts to the management team
• Identify emerging markets and market shifts while being fully aware of new products and competition status
• Deliver presentations from time to time and demonstrate products to customers.
• Provide a daily recap of results and accomplishments to the regional manager.
• Work with the sales manager in negotiating prices and terms and prepare sales agreements
• Coordinate sales team by managing schedules, filing important documents, and communicating relevant information
• Respond to complaints from customers and give after-sales support when requested
• Store and sort financial and non-financial data and present reports to the regional sales manager
• Handle the processing of all orders from distributors with accuracy and timeliness
• Monitor the team’s progress, identify shortcomings and propose improvements
• Assist in the preparation and organizing of promotional material or events
• Ensure adherence to laws and policies of the contract from the distributor

Minimum Qualifications and Experience Required

• HND / Degree in Business Administration or any related field
• Ability to work in an extremely high-pressure high accountability environment.
• Successful previous experience as a sales representative or sales manager, consistently meeting or exceeding targets
• Strong business sense and industry expertise
• Ability to speak Hausa fluently

Additional Qualifications and Experience That Will Set You Apart:

• Strong interpersonal skills, demonstrated by the ability to develop and maintain relationships with other team members
• Proven result in driving sales process from plan to close
• Ability to meet and/or exceed sales target
• Previous experience selling FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) products in a similar company

Expected Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies:

• Ability to troubleshoot and solve problems
• Customer relationship management
• Ability to Commit to continuous education through workshops, seminars, and conferences
• Demonstrated ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively to costumers
• Knowledge of distributor Stock Management
• Excellent mentoring, coaching, and people management skills
• Good interpersonal and effective communication skills.
• Stamina to work round the clock during the peak of the project.

Application Closing Date
10th February, 2022.