Sales Operations Officer at Foodco Limited

We are a diversified consumer goods company with interests in retail, fast food restaurants, entertainment and manufacturing. From our humble beginning as a small fresh foods stall in Bodija, Ibadan, Oyo State, we have grown to become a leading brand in South-West Nigeria.

For over three decades, we have built a strong reputation as an industry leader in both quality and responsible citizenship. We have broken new grounds, forged solid ties with our partners, customer and staff and continue to make impactful interventions within our host communities.Locations: Abeokuta, Adegbayi, Akinolugbade, Akala, Akobo, Akobo Bakery, Apata, Arulogun, Asero, Bodija, Dugbe, Gbagi, Head office, Homes, Idi Aba Abeokuta, Idi Ape, Monatan, Moniya, Ologuneru, Oluyole, Jericho, Ring Road – Oyo and Ikotun, Ikoyi, Ita Oshin, Lekki – Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time 

Role Overview

We are recruiting early career graduates for the Branch Leadership role at FoodCo Nigeria Limited, a leading multichannel retail company in Nigeria. Interested applicants must possess strong customer service and relationship management skills, basic understanding of operations and store management, marketing and negotiation skills

Key Responsibilities

Optimize inventory management, maintain a visually appealing sales floor, deliver exceptional customer service, and uphold operational excellence.
Commitment to training and assignments in the retail outlets.
Acquiring an excellent understanding of product lines and services, offered by FoodCo Nigeria Limited.
Learning the value chain in FoodCo’s businesses. That is the full range of activities, involved in procuring the products/raw materials, getting them into the stores/production units, design of stores/placement of products, to attract sales from different demographic groups.
Delivering excellent services to customers, through an excellent knowledge of products, and the ability to continually solve customers’ problems.
Supporting all the functions in the retail outlets (over specified periods of time), with a cheerful disposition.
Understanding the FoodCo culture and promoting this at the retail outlets.
Developing a great working relationship with all categories of workers, and vendors.
Learning how to cross sell to customers and excelling in this skill.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s Degree / Higher National Diploma in a related discipline
Minimum graduating GPA- second class upper/upper credit
0-2 years post NYSC experience
Age limit- 27 years
Strong problem-solving skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
People oriented- A genuine love and concern for people, comfortable dealing with diverse personalities
Passion for service- constantly going the extra mile to delight customers.
Hands- on approach to work, strong initiative- willingness to take on diverse tasks on the shop floor.
Leadership potential- Ability to motivate others towards accomplishing departmental goals.