Career Opportunity at The Nigerian Bottling Company Limited

 Employment Nigeria 30-Dec-2017 NIGERIA , Marketing and Sales  


The Nigerian Bottling Company Limited a leader in the non-alcoholic beverage industry in Nigeria and is the sole franchise bottler of The Coca-Cola Company. Applications are invited from qualified candidates for the below vacancy : 

POSITION : Top On Trade Manager (Premium Spirits)

Responsibilities

  • Sets performance management routines with own team, Field Sales & wholesale teams to review account plans progress
  • Develops strategic partnerships with key customers
  • Builds alliances with key cooperating departments through common routines (Field Sales, Ho.Re.Ca, wholesales, customer marketing)
  • Develops a cross-functional team approach in account management for joint value creation
  • Exploits all opportunities in the market through the team for maximizing results
  • Ensures successful launching of all new products/categories 
  • Develops, implements & evaluates key on-trade customer plans
  • Generates Customer Insight & Analysis
  • Supports On-Trade outlet segmentation (Gold, Silver, Bronze) through the team
  • Negotiates and manages On-Trade Agreements
  • Develops Tailor Made Sales Drivers Activities (Visibility, Distribution, Persuasion, Quality, Price)
  • Evaluates and measures effectiveness of key initiatives/activities
  • Develops & Monitors On Trade Agreements by status report per activator, area, region
  • Controls invoices of promos, tailor made sales activities, Point Of Sales (POS) regarding On Trade Agreements.
  • Manages Key On-Trade Customers at volume, Net Sales Revenue (NSR)  & Net Contribution level-achievement of all critical KBIs (NSR, financials, RED (Right Execution Daily), etc.)
  • Customer satisfaction
  • Coaches peers on issues related to On Trade Activation
  • On-route coaching & feedback direct reports and Field Sales  HORECA ( Hotel ,Restaurant and Cafeteria) team
  • Implementation of capability development plan
  • Drives On Trade Activation strategy in the market (customer negotiations, leading at peer level & upwards)
  • Develops annual business plan for On Trade Activation and relevant key customers
  • Significant contribution in the development of the monthly activity plan with Customer Marketing team 

  Qualifications  

  • University Degree ideally business related (i.e. Sales, Marketing, etc.); good command of English will be considered as additional asset.
  • 6 years of proven operational track record in Sales/ Commercial.
  •  4 years of managerial experience, preferably in a large manufacturing companies
  • Key Account Management
  • Financial acumen & resources management
  • Selling & negotiation with large customers
  • Operational planning & performance management
  • Analytical thinking & synthesis to drive decision making
  • Communication (oral, written, presentations, influencing)
  • Building successful & mutual benefit relationships
  • Customer Centric oriented;
  • Listens actively and challenges processes and structures;
  • Open to ideas and improvements submitted by customers and others.
  • Sound Sales/ Commercial related operational knowledge, complete value-chain/ system knowledge including TCCC.
  • MS Word/ Excel/ Power Point user
  • Overall commercial understanding
  • On Trade Activation experience

 Skills:

  • Communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Negotiation Skills.
  • Effective Presentations Skills.
  • Emotional maturity, integrity.
  • Ability to lead and manage change.
  • Good project management skills
  • Ability to manage through several layers.
  • Ability to read and interpret market data and competitive response.
  • Ability to make and communicate hard decisions and courage to stay the course.
  • Deep business understanding.
  • Ability to think in terms of functional sustainability rather than short term wins.
  • Business planning.
  • Ability to think in terms of profitability and sustainability rather than functional capability.
  • Contingency planning.
  • Ability to think tactically and strategically.
  • Ability to set standards for management/ business performance.


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