Job Title: Sales Manager
Job Summary
The Sales Manager will direct and oversee the organization's sales policies, objectives and initiatives. Set short- and long-term sales strategies and evaluate effectiveness of current sales programs. Also recommend product or service enhancements to improve customer satisfaction and sales potential in the company.

Roles and Responsibilities
• Achieve growth and hit sales targets by successfully managing the sales team
• Design and implement a strategic business plan that expands company’s customer base and ensure it’s strong presence
• Own recruiting, objectives setting, coaching and performance monitoring of sales representatives
• Build and promote strong, long-lasting customer relationships by partnering with them and understanding their needs
• Present sales, revenue and expenses reports and realistic forecasts to the management team
• Identify emerging markets and market shifts while being fully aware of new products and competition status

Qualification
• Determine annual unit and gross-profit plans by implementing marketing strategies; analyzing trends and results
• Establish sales objectives by forecasting and developing annual sales quotas for regions and territories; projecting expected sales volume and profit for existing and new products
• Implement national sales programs by developing field sales action plans
• Maintain sales volume, product mix and selling price by keeping current with supply and demand, changing trends, economic indicators and competitors
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
• Plan to ensure achievement of divisional and personal target, aligning with company sales policies and strategies
• Manage, develop, coach, control and motivate the sales force to develop their skill to ensure that a high professional standard is achieved and monthly sales target and KPI target are met
• Ensure targets are delivered through people management, performance review, reward and individual recognition
• Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the sales team and manage the sales program accordingly
• Provide on-the-ground support for sales associates as they generate leads and close new deals
• Meet with customers to discuss their evolving needs and to assess the quality of our company’s relationship with them
• Develop and implement new sales initiatives, strategies and programs to capture key demographics
• Provide daily report of field sales success and communicate VOC data to superiors
• Sell to existing and potential direct accounts as well as provide sales support to distribution partners to participate in closing and order or to facilitate and add value to the selling process
• Continually develop knowledge of the business climate, applications and competition for his/her defined geography and accounts
• Develop, maintain and execute a territory plan
• Continually assess current business distribution channels, develop and evaluate their performance and manage conflict ensuring alignment with territory plans
• Maintain data relative to partners, accounts and activities and will document customer interactions
• Prepare reporting as needed

Skills
Meeting Sales Goals, Negotiation, Sell to Customer Needs, Motivation, Sales Planning, Build Relationships, Coaching, Manage Processes, Market Knowledge, Develop Budgets, Staffing.

Method of Application
Qualified and Interested Applicants should send their updated CVs to recruiting@multiskills-ng.com on or before Friday 9th November 2018. Use job title as email subject.