Commercial Manager (Lubricant Brand) at Penafort Energy Nigeria Limited

Penafort Energy Limited is an indigenous Nigeria incorporated in November, 2011. The company has its operations in the downstream oil and gas industry, retail industry and also in the food and beverage industry.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Commercial Manager (Lubricant Brand)

Location: Festac, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities
Strategy:

• Establishing strategic plans and sales objectives in line with company’s targets
• Developing and implementing sales action-plans within different channels: key accounts, distributors, resellers, export & retail network Surveying consumer needs & trends, as well as, tracking our competitors
• Analyzing country market trends and discovering innovative opportunities for growth
• Identifying new product prospects, and/or product, packaging, and service improvements Sales/business development:
• Forecasting annual, quarterly and monthly sales goals
• Managing prospective clients and determining the frequency to solicit them to build a sustainable base for regional growth
• Achieve all budget targets

Management:

• Overall commercial responsibility of the lubricant business
• Managing, training, coaching, setting goals and monitoring performance of sales representatives and marketing agency
• Responsible for all licensing issues related to the function
• Responsible for the assets of the company at Lubricant Customer and Dealership Sites

Marketing:

• Work with marketing agency to prepare marketing budgets in line with business objectives
• Carry out promotion and marketing campaigns activities supporting business growth and brand awareness, in liaison with the marketing team
• Monitor customer satisfaction regarding quality of products and services and solve/report immediately any issues that may compromise quality of products and services

Requirements

• Degree in Business, Chemical Engineering /Mechanical Engineering or any Science related subject
• 5 Years’ working experience in the similar roles or industry
• Computer Literacy (Intermediate) Excel, Word, Power Point
• Detailed understanding of petroleum products, market and logistics.
• Knowledge on lubes application points (equipment) and Exposure on sales and marketing procedures
• Product knowledge (lubes)
• Detailed understanding of the planning and budget process methodology
• Excellent analytical skills at all levels
• Excellent comprehension skills to understand and interpret financial data and economics trends
• Should have written and interpersonal skills as well as excellent presentation, Effective communication and reporting skills across the business
• Attention to details

Application Closing Date
13th June, 2024.