Recent Vacancies at Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc, 18th September, 2018

Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc has been a part of the lives of Nigerians at home and abroad. Our global vision is to be a leading foods company in Africa providing high quality and affordable products in the most convenient ways to consumers through world class brands like Golden Penny Flour, Golden Penny Semovita, Goldenvita, Golden Pasta and Golden Noodles. The Company's flagship brand, Golden Penny, remains one of the best known and the preferred brands amongst bakers, confectioneries and consumers in Nigeria. We are recruiting to fill the position below:     Job Title: Regional Sales Capability Manager - Food Location: Eastern, Nigeria The Job

• Ensure the execution of both on-the-job and classroom training interventions as defined in the Sales capability plan within the allocated Sales region.
• Deploy the identified performance metrics for each role in the Sales team (including distributor sales staff) and continuous evaluation of the regional organization against these criteria.
• Work with the National Sales Capability Manager to drive the transfer of Sales best practice from and into the allocated Sales region.
• Evaluate and test competencies of the Regional Sales force to identify skill gaps.
• Implement the agreed Train the Trainer activities in the region.

• Have the ability to influence and deliver value through people.
• Have effective communication skills.
• Possess good interpersonal skills and know how to build effective relationships across the sales force.
• Be passionate about training and people development.

• B.Sc. or HND.
• 5 ‘O’ level credits including Mathematics and English in not more than 2 sittings.

• 7 years’ Sales experience in a major FMCG blue chip organization.
• Strong field sales experience is essential.

• Work with the Trade Marketing Manager to develop effective TM strategy and annual TM plan for the assigned region to support/deliver the key consumer/brand objectives for all categories.
• Work closely with the Category Managers to ensure that the brand plans/objectives are fully reflected in the Trade Marketing activities.
• Develop and provide the Sales teams with appropriate tools and support materials to drive outstanding execution of the TM category plan (sales presenters, POS materials).
• Develop clear objectives for each Trade activity in the region and undertake pre- and post-promotion evaluation to determine ROI and if the activity met its objectives

• Have the ability to influence, motivate and lead a diverse sales team.
• Have effective communication skills.
• Possess excellent team coordination and interpersonal skills.

• B.Sc. or HND.
• 5 ‘O’ level credits including Mathematics and English in not more than 2 sittings.

• 5 years' Sales/Marketing experience gained in a major FMCG blue chip organization.
• Experience within a FMCG field sales role is essential.