Workforce Group – Our client, a world leader in Bio-innovation, is currently looking for suitable candidate to fill the position below:
Job Title: Country Manager (West Africa)
Location: Lagos
Reports to: Board of Directors
Job Summary
- The Country Manager will be part of the company’s sales team with responsibility to develop the company business in the Food & Beverages division across the West Africa region.
Key Responsibilities
- Analyze and synthetize the competitive environment and report with the solid facts that will drive strategic and tactical responses to the market.
- Deliver enthusiastic sales approach and basic technical understanding that will identify the need/pain then translate this to demand for solution for such opportunities.
- Manage commercial projects from idea generation to the final stage of implementation, while ensuring the products offerings meet customer, market and competitive demands.
- Develop and commercialize new business relationships and opportunities with an already existing knowledge of market across Food & Beverages in West Africa
Job Requirements
In this position, you need to have:
- University Degree or equivalent qualification in Food Technology/Engineering
- 3-5 years of relevant experience, preferably from producers or suppliers to Food & Beverages Industries.
- Possess strong business acumen – in particular understanding of negotiation principles, account planning, value pricing & supply chain principles.
- Proven communication and presentation skills as well as MS office proficiency.
- Be prepared to travel up to 60% of your time in designated region.
- Speak English and local languages where French would be a strong plus
- Have a driving license (B).
Remuneration
Competitive pay.
Job Title: Business Development Manager
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Reports to: Country ManagerJob Summary
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Reports to: Country ManagerJob Summary
- The Business Development Manager will be working with the company team to cover West Africa Region in identifying and approaching both new and existing customers/partners to scout for and mature new business opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage commercial projects from idea generation to the final stage of implementation, while ensuring the products offerings meet customer, market and competitive demands.
- Take ownership of a number of N2M-innovation projects and co-own pipeline creation & progression.
- Work closely with the various stakeholders both within the company and externally clients.
- Conduct detailed analysis of market & business opportunities
- Select, position & drive the most promising concept ideas & technical solutions towards implementation of customer’s detergent brands.
- Ensure strong relationship building to pave the way for future collaborative projects.
Job Requirements
In this position, you need to have:
- Strong track record of building new business & driving inspirational dialogues with customers
- Strong business acumen, entrepreneurship and ability to work in cross-functional teams
- Great network skills to build business & partnerships externally with customers, academia and industrial associations
- Minimum 5 years of strategic sales, marketing and/or business development experience from the detergent, chemical, specialty ingredient or FMCG industry
- Relevant advanced Degree (M.Sc. or MBA) within Economy, Business Administration or Science/Engineering.
Remuneration
Competitive pay.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV’s to: jobs@wfmcentre.com Or yinka.adebanjo@workforcegroup.com Using ‘Country-Manager’ as the subject of the mail.
Application Deadline 18th October, 2018.
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