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.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their cover letter and current resume to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.