Sales Manager - Poultry & Layer at Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Nigeria

Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Nigeria - At 140 locations in 92 countries around the world, the German Chamber Network (AHKs) offers its experience, network and services to German and foreign companies to support bilateral trade.

The Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Nigeria (AHK Nigeria) is part of this worldwide AHK German Chamber Network. AHK Nigeria together with its commercial affiliate DGIC International Business Services Ltd. support German and Nigerian companies in fostering their business relations through their extensive network and expertise. Besides offering relevant B-2-B services, we provide expert services through our competence centres - Energy & Environment, Skills Development, Innovation & Startups and Agribusiness

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Sales Manager - Poultry & Layer

Location: Lagos

Description

• We are currently looking for a Sales Manager - Poultry & Layer for our client, to present the company, their products and technical information to prospects and current clients.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Identify ways to improve performance and profitability of farm by implementation of products.
• Providing advice on farm design and equipment lay-out
• Manage territory goals by prospecting, following up, and maintaining clients
• Conduct customer field research studies
• Proactively seek new business opportunities in the market
• Conduct demos of technology and value offering
• Stay up to date with new products/services and technology offerings
• Follow up on payments for accounts
• Seek an authoritative point of contact for the industry sector
• Identify and build new sales channels
• Increase sales substantially with matching growth in gross profit
• Negotiating price and payment terms and resolving customer issues.
• Analyze trial data and authoring technical sales presentations and reports
• Present our company to potential clients (Conferences, Trade shows, Web Meetings, etc.)
• Build long-term trusting relationships with clients
• Present our company to potential clients (Conferences, Trade shows, Web Meetings, etc.

Requirements

• Educational Qualification Required: University graduate (B.Sc. Business Management, Agricultural Sciences, or related field)
• Minimum Experience Required: 3-5+years experienced as a Sales Manager, preferably in Technical livestock equipment sales layer/broiler
• Strong communication skills.
• Understanding of sales performance metrics
• Extensive commercial “solutions” and negotiating skills and experience including services agreements and multi-client agreements specific to Nigeria and Sub-Saharan market
• Ability to deliver engaging presentations
• Self-starter self-disciplined and target focused but able to work in a team matrix environment.
• Hands-on experience with selling to a cold prospect (you have the endurance to withstand all the people saying “no” to find the person who says “yes”)
• Experience with CRM software
• Experience with MS Excel & PowerPoint (developing/analysing spreadsheets, charts, and presentations)

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title and preferred Local Government as the subject of the email.

Note: Only successful applicants will be contacted

Application Deadline Tuesday, 20th September, 2022.