Reports To: Manager - Sales and Trade Development Sokoto

Division: Sales and Distribution

Mission:
To manage and develop trade infrastructure and the channels of distribution especially retailers to ensure MTN dominance at retail in the assigned territory.

Description:
Confirm that sub dealers and dealer branches are contacted and stock receipt/movement verified.
Provide informal training in shops on products, services and promotions being run by marketing, channel or region and on-the-spot training/coaching of all visited outlets in territory (100% of all visited outlets in call cycle)
Manage events and promos, generate sub-dealer promo specifications and perform post-promo evaluation
Provide weekly/monthly sales activity report and market intelligence report to field service engineers
Monitor and report back on network quality and other sales impacting indices in territory covered
Ensure call cycle time of 8 - 10 visits a day per territory or as business requires
Identify, classify and support all players in channels of distribution and ensure weekly/monthly database update
Ensure MTN product availability in channel is >95% at all times and provide weekly product availability report of all visited outlets during call cycles
Direct all channel participants to MTN identified growth area within your territory
Establish consistent channel standards including branding as per channel recommendation.
Increase brand awareness – Signage, POS distribution and target 65% visibility in the channel of distribution (Trade marketing team will measure)
Support all identified outlets with 100% merchandizing as appropriate and defined.
Build relationship between lower and upper levels (i.e. authorized distributors and sub dealers), support trade partners and Sub dealers and link subs, retailers etc. to Trade Partners and help nurture the relationship
Resolve all issues/queries with regards to activations, products and promotions

Education:
First degree Preferably social sciences
Fluent in English

Experience:
1–3 years’ experience in an area of specialization, with experience working with others
Experience working in a medium organization
Sales and Marketing experience in a fast-moving consumer goods environment

*Eligible Females and People with Disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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