Myjoy Food Industries Limited Vacancy for a National Sales Manager

Myjoy Food Industries Limited, a leading industrial bakery located in Ibadan, is currently seeking to employ suitably qualified candidates to fill the vacant position below:     Job Title: National Sales Manager Location: Nationwide Job Summary

• Accomplish business development activities by researching and developing marketing opportunities and plans; implementing national sales plans towards the achievement of the company’s goal.

• Develop and implement effective sales strategies throughout the nation.
• Lead nationwide sales team members to achieve sales targets for the company.
• Establish productive and professional relationships with key personnel in the regions and throughout the nation.
• Maintain sales and marketing staffs by recruiting, selecting, orienting and training employees.
• Provide sales information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends for management’s decision making.
• Follow-up on the activities of the sales and marketing staffs recruited for optimum and excellent performance.
• Accomplish marketing and sales objectives by planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating advertising, merchandising, and trade promotion programs; developing field sales action plans.
• Identify marketing opportunities by identifying consumer requirements; defining market, competitor's share, and competitor's strengths and weaknesses; forecasting projected business; establishing targeted market share.
• Negotiate and close agreements with large mega customers.
• Monitor and analyze performance metrics and suggest improvements.
• Prepare daily, monthly, quarterly and annual sales forecasts.
• Perform research and identify new potential customers and new market opportunities.
• Provide timely and effective solutions aligned with distributors’ needs.
• Stay up-to-date with new product launches and ensure sales team members are on board.
• Carryout other duties that may be assigned to you by management periodically

• B.Sc./HND in Marketing or other disciplines;
• At least 10 years of proven work experience as a national sales manager in fast-moving consumer goods companies;
• Strong communication and team management skills
• Analytical skills with a problem-solving attitude
• Availability to travel as needed
• Must have a very good sales track record
• Experience in sales of breads/confectioneries will be an added advantage
• Experience in managing a high performance sales team
• An ability to understand and analyze sales performance metrics