Territory Development Manager – Abia / Enugu at Seven Up Bottling Company

Created by the Howdy Corporation in St. Louis, MO, 7UP was an optimistic venture from the very start. After great success with the Howdy Orange drink, company founder C.L. Grigg decided to try his luck with lemons and limes. C.L. Grigg spent more than two years testing over 11 different formulas, all in search of a drink that was refreshing enough to prove irresistible to the people of Missouri and the world at large. In 1929, C.L. Grigg’s bubbliest drink was born. The public quickly developed a taste for Grigg’s caramel colored lemon-lime soda. Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda sold, and sold well. As the drink grew more and more popular, the original name was traded in for something short and sweet. Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda became known as 7UP. Early advertising featured a winged 7UP logo with copy that read "a glorified drink in bottles only. Seven natural flavors blended into a savory, flavory drink with a real wallop." The drink was so successful by 1936 that Grigg changed the name of The Howdy Corporation to The Seven-Up Company. By the late 1940s, 7UP had become the third best-selling soft drink in the world. In the decades to follow, 7UP developed iconic branding, setting it apart from industry front-runners. In 1967, 7UP brought the phrase UNCOLA into the national vernacular. The UNCOLA campaign set 7UP apart from its competition and became part of a counter cultural that symbolized being true to yourself and challenging the status quo. Always at the frontier of taste and pop culture, 7UP was also among the first sodas to introduce sugar-free and caffeine free options. Through the years, advertising for 7UP featured everything from a cartoon mascot named Spot, to the "It’s an Up thing" and "Make 7UP yours" taglines.
Description

We are currently recruiting for a Territory Development Manager who'll be responsible for selling the company products to customers.

Job Details

Maintain and develop relationships with existing/new customers.
Conduct market research to identify selling possibilities and evaluate customer needs.
Promote our business success by implementing the cascaded annual business strategy.
Execute sales and trade marketing product display and merchandising techniques to ensure efficiency.
Ensure direct report covers the assigned route and report daily.
Monitor direct reports sales Performance
Set up meetings with potential clients to negotiate and close deals.
Gather feedback from customers or prospects and share with internal teams and ensure prompt resolutions to such feedback
Submit daily sales reviews and reports to the line manager
Ensure the availability of stock for sale.
Execute the route to market strategy.
Stay up to date with the latest sales trends and best practices.

Requirements

BSc / HND in any relevant field.
6 years+ experience in FMCG sales, with at least 2 years in a managerial or supervisory role.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to interpret sales data and market trends.
Proficiency in MS Office and CRM/Sales Management tools.
Membership of relevant professional bodies is an added advantage.