Zonal Sales Manager (Beverage) at Rite Foods Limited - 4 Openings

Rite Foods Limited is a truly world class, proudly Nigerian Foods and Beverages manufacturing company which began food production in March 2008. Our company is a major player in the sausage segment of the food industry and is gradually gaining market share in the soft drinks and energy drinks’ segment of the beverage industry in Nigeria.

Rite Foods Limited manufactures under high ethical standards and hygienic conditions to produce quality products that are fit for consumption.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Zonal Sales Manager (Beverage)

Locations: Abuja, Abia, Benin - Edo, and Port Harcourt - Rivers
Job type: Full time

Job Purpose

• The Zonal Sales Manager (Beverage) will be responsible for driving sales performance, distribution expansion, and market share growth for the company’s beverage portfolio within the assigned zone.
• The role requires strategic leadership of territory sales teams, effective distributor management, and execution of sales and trade marketing initiatives to achieve volume, revenue, and profitability targets.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement zonal sales strategies to achieve monthly, quarterly, and annual sales targets.
• Drive volume growth and numeric distribution across general and modern trade channels.
• Ensure effective distributor management, including stock availability, credit control, and inventory rotation.
• Monitor and improve key performance indicators (KPIs) such as volume, revenue, distribution reach, strike rate, and call productivity.
• Execute promotional campaigns, trade activations, and market penetration initiatives.
• Identify new business opportunities and expansion areas within the zone.
• Lead, coach, and monitor field sales representatives within the zone.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, pricing strategy, and route-to-market standards.

Qualifications

• First Degree or its equivalent in Business Administration, Marketing, Sales, or other relevant discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in FMCG sales, with at least 2–3 years in a supervisory or zonal leadership role within the beverage industry.

Required Skills & Competencies:

• Strategic sales planning and execution
• Leadership and team management
• Distributor and channel management
• Strong analytical and reporting skills
• Negotiation and stakeholder management
• Trade marketing execution
• Strong understanding of route-to-market strategies

Application Closing Date
27th February, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their relevant qualifications to: talents@ritefoodsltd.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.