We are seeking to hire a Commercial/Category Associate Beverage for our client one of Africa's Food and beverage companies. The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in driving business development revenue and profit by building relationships with prospective clients and converting them into satisfied customers. Working closely with the Category Commercial Lead you will contribute to achieving company goals and growth targets. Your responsibilities will include delivering engaging presentations managing client communications and driving customer acquisition
Job Title: Commercial/Category Associate Beverage
Salary: Very Competitive
Experience: 46 years
Industry: Financial Industry and FMCG
Location: Portharcourt and Uyo
Key Responsibilities:
- Follow and achieve departmental sales goals on a monthly quarterly and yearly basis. Implement strategies to drive sales growth and meet or exceed targets.
- Partnership with Brands to drive distribution of products in the ontrade/offtrade channel.
- Actively seek out new sales opportunities through methods such as cold calling networking and leveraging social media platforms.
- Identify and engage with potential clients to generate leads and expand the customer base.
- Preparing and delivering appropriate presentations on products and services.
- Strengthen relationships with existing clients and contacts exploring opportunities for upselling or crossselling. Proactively seek out potential clients establish new business relationships and nurture them to generate future sales.
Job Requirement:
- Bachelor’s degree in business marketing communication or related fields with a minimum of 4 years of experience in sales preferably in a B2B food and/or hospitality industry.
- Proven track record in B2B sales and conversion.
- Must have existing good relationships with lounges clubs or restaurants that are easily convertible.
- Excellent numerical interpersonal communication and people management skills.
- Tech savviness and a willingness to work with/sell SaaS.
- Proven ability to meet and exceed sales Targets.
- Proven track record of successfully managing customer relationships.
- Strong verbal and written communication skill