Assistant General Manager / Chief Operating Officer at a Fast-Growing Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Marketing Company

We are a fast-growing pharmaceutical manufacturing and marketing company (with a collective turnover exceeding N5bn in 2025 and a 5-year growth trajectory to N21bn+). They include multinational and indigenous concerns with strong presence in antibiotics, anti-malaria, diabetes, oncology, urology, cardiovascular, premium multivitamins and analgesic segments.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Assistant General Manager / Chief Operating Officer

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time
Reporting to: MD/Board

Job Summary

• We seek disciplined, high-personal drive, result-oriented leaders and field staff ready to drive ethical demand generation, hospital promotion, productivity and commercial performance.

The Role

• Run day-to-day business operations with minimal supervision.
  Deliver operating profit and provide strong leadership across Sales, Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain/ Importation, and HR. Act as the MD's trusted representative.

Key Accountabilities

• Overall business performance (revenue growth, operating profit, cash discipline).
• Control of a large pharmaceutical sales force, credit control, and collections.
• Operational efficiency: warehousing, clearing, distribution.
• People leadership, performance management, organisational discipline.
• NAFDAC, PCN, and internal governance compliance.

Requirements

• 16-20 years' experience in Nigerian pharmaceutical industry
• Minimum 5 years in a senior commercial or general management role.
• Proven track record in business leadership, profitability, and cost control.
• Strong competence in sales force management, demand generation, and collections.
• High integrity, follow-through, ownership mindset, decision maturity.

Monthly Compensation
N1,500,000 + official company car + family HMO (up to 4 members) + pension + quarterly performance incentive.

Application Closing Date
14th May, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their one page Suitability Statement (clearly stating why you are the most suitable for the specific role), your current CV/Resume (PDF or MS Word format as indicated),and a photo ID (for field roles) to: ekinijobs.pharma@gmail.com: using "Your Full Name - Position Applying For/Location" (e.g., John Okolo - MMR/Awka) as the subject of the email.

Note

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the next stage of the selection process.
• For more enquiries: 08029606103 (No CV submissions via WhatsApp but email only as instructed).