Regional Sales Capability Manager at Flour Mills of Nigeria

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 Position: Regional Sales Capability Manager - Food
Job 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.

The Person Must

• 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.

Qualification

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

Experience:

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