MANUFATURING JOB | Graduate Vendor Development Representatives at Fan Milk Plc

Fan Milk Plc is a leading manufacturer and marketer of healthy, nutritious and safe frozen dairy and non-frozen dairy food products with distribution channels across the length and breadth of Nigeria. Fan Milk Nigeria is a well established and fast growing food processing industry offering wide range of products.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Vendor Development Representative

Location: Nigeria

Purpose

  • Source for Vendors to support the New Exclusive Agents in the Outdoor Channel within the specified period and in the assigned sales territory.

Principal Accountabilities (IPE Factors: Impact & Innovation)

  • Ensure sourcing of Vendors for new Exclusive Agents in the assigned sales territory and achieve set target.

Reporting and Scope
(IPE Factor: Knowledge/teams & breadth/)

  • Position reports directly to the Regional Sales Manager
  • The scope of this position is domestic.

Work/Business Contacts and Authority (IPE Factor: Communication)

  • Customers: Exclusive Agents in Outdoor.
  • Represent Fan Milk on a day-to-day basis towards customers
  • Meet regularly with Regional sales manager to ensure sales and customer service is performed in accordance with the Fan Milk policies and plans.
  • Interact frequently with team members.
  • Work & business contacts:
  • Internally: FanMilk staff.
  • Relevant local authorities

Critical Qualifications/Skills/Experience (IPE Factor: Knowledge)
The ideal candidate:

  • Must have an outgoing and convincing personality, with a sense of urgency, who can communicate at all levels and persuade key stakeholders into the right course of action
  • Must have a degree.
  • Ability to Drive a Truck – possession of Class E Drivers Licence
  • Relevant sales experience (0-3years) preferably in FMCG Company.
  • Is driven by his/her desire to perform
  • Has broad experience with a structured approach to customer relationship management and business development
  • Has excellent entrepreneurial and commercial awareness
  • Possesses a high degree of assertiveness across cultural and educational diversity
  • Good knowledge of the FMCG market
  • Possession of Selling and Negotiation Skills.

Learning & Career Opportunities
In this position, the incumbent will have an opportunity to acquire skills and knowledge in the following areas;

  • Work as a team member in a large organisation
  • In-depth business knowledge of Fan Milk business
  • Good (internal and external) communication skills
  • Local Government relationship and other stakeholder management
  • Business development skills

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should APPLY