AG Leventis Has 8 Job Vacancies

 For over seven decades, AG Leventis (Nig) Plc has provided West Africa with reliable, innovative & affordable products & services. By focusing on the core markets such as Power, FMCG, Logistics and Real Estate - AGL has become one of the Major forces in Nigeria & beyond.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

1.) Sales Coordinator (Hotels, Restaurant & Cafes) (Leventis Foods Limited)

Location: Lagos

Objectives

• Implements the sales and marketing plan for the Hotel/Restaurant/Café (HORECA) channel to ensure sales targets are achieved or exceeded for the team.

Responsibilities

• Sales and development of the company brands in the HORECA sector in Lagos
• Daily interface with HORECA trade customers, brand development activity which includes design and implementation
• Identifying and establishing contact with potential customer proactively.
• Responding to sales inquiries from new and existing customers.
• Maintaining the company’s contact database management with up-to-date contact, accurate and activity details.
• Ensuring effective internal communication within the Sales, Marketing team.
• Keeping a tight control on receivables and control credit limit with customers.
• Implement coverage and frequency plan for HORECA Channel, as agreed with line Manager and achieve the targeted trade coverage, cell frequency and outlet call plan in the territory/Channel
• Achieve excellent visibility of our brands through the placement, management and recording of merchandising materials in line with agreed objectives / outlets.

Qualification and Key Competencies

• B.Sc/HND Marketing or any related discipline with 2-4 years relevant Sales & Marketing experience handling Food Service accounts specific to HORECA customers in the Lagos region ideally with international FMCG/food background with an emphasis on hotels, restaurants, catering businesses, and fast food chains
• Excellent network of existing HORECA contacts and trade relationships.
• Excellent problem solving and organization skills
• Self-motivated and flexible and organization supervision.
• Should have negotiation skills to deal with different kinds of customers
• An established customer base and with an excellent rapport with key accounts.
• Creative, action oriented person, reliable self-starter with the ability to work and deliver measurable result with little supervision.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license
• Exposure to Hotels, restaurants & catering knowledge with comprehensive awareness of Local Lagos Market

2.) Logistics Officer (Leventis Motors Limited)

Location: Lagos

Responsibilities

• Manage all trip issues pre/post within the plant
• Assist delivery officers in filling forms
• Monitoring / follow-up of field logistics systems to ensure all standard practices are adhered to and compliance maintained
• Collect all forms wage bills & consignment debit notes
• Payout trip allowances
• Prepare reports on personnel & other operational logistics issues
• Daily communication en-route with delivery officers
• Assessment for safety invoicing and trip monitoring
• Maintain optimum level of inventory
• To manage the vendor and keep a good relationship with them.

Qualification and Requirements

• B.Sc/HND in Social Science with minimum of 3 years experience in Logistic & Transportation
• Basic personnel management and leadership skills
• Understanding of items such as labor law and business ethics
• Good interpersonal skill
• Understanding of basic fleet-related accounting, budgeting, performance analysis and long term cost efficiency analysis.
• Good communication skills including ability to prepare and present concise oral and written logistics operations reports.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft excels and word.

3.) Key Account Manager - Bread & Pastries (Leventis Foods Limited)

Location: Lagos

Objective

• Implements the sales and marketing plan for the corporate channels to ensure sales targets.

Responsibilities

• Sales and development of bread and snacks in the corporate institution sector in Lagos
• Daily interface with corporate customers, brand development activity which includes design and implementation
• Identifying key accounts and set up new channel in close coordination with National Commercial Manager.
• Forecasting sales per channel product and product group.
• Provide sales and distribution expertise to channels and merchandisers including selling method and techniques.
• Ensure maximum shelf presence and phasing within available outlets.
• Updating National Commercial Manager or now products and customer needs, merchandising requirements and promotional strategies including competitor’s activities and other industry trends.
• Gather data on marketing trends competitive products and pricing.

Qualification and Key Competencies

• B.Sc/HND Marketing or any related discipline with 2-4 years relevant Sales & Marketing experience handling Food Service accounts specific to corporate institution customers in the Lagos region ideally with international FMCG/food background
• Excellent problem solving and organization skills
• Should have negotiation skills to deal with different kinds of customers
• An established customer base and with an excellent rapport with key accounts
• Creative, action oriented person, reliable self-starter with the ability to work and deliver measurable result with little supervision
• Must possess a valid driver’s license

4.) Sales Manager (Leventis Foods Limited)

Location: Lagos

Responsibilities

• Acquire new businesses/accounts within designated territory
• Liaises with distributors arid customers to maximize sales potentials
• Collect competitors MIS and market update
• Prepare and send sales reports as per defined system and processes
• Coordinate, develop and groom sales reps towards organizational goals and objectives
• Provide smart customer feedback
• Maintain a superb customer relationship interface en behalf of the company

Qualifications and Key Competencies

• B.Sc/HND in Marketing or any Social Sciences with 4-8 years sales experience
• Sales and Marketing background
• Ability to work under minimal supervision
• Numerical skills
• Confident and Presentable
• Excellent communication and written skills
• Must be computer literate

5.) Sales Manager (Construction Equipment and Commercial Vehicles) -(Leventis Motors Limited)

Location: Lagos

Responsibilities

• Actively Market and sell the company range of equipment and services on Construction Equipment or Commercial Vehicles such as Bulldozer, Excavator, Forklift, Teletruk, wheel loader or Bus, Truck, Trailer etc.
• Prospect for new customers to form enduring relationships via sales calls, meeting and follow up to secure customer /sales.
• Write sales order; secure deposit and processes paper works in accordance with established policies.
• Keep an up to date account of customers’ activities and operations.
• Continually studies of equipment specifications to improve knowledge performance and applications.

Qualifications and Requirements

• B.Sc. /HND/B.Eng. or any relevant degree and MBA Marketing will be an added advantage with a minimum of 5 years' experience in Construction Equipment or Commercial Vehicle sales and services.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Capacity to work well in a team and results-driven.
• Confident and sound presentation skill.
• Ability to prioritize activities and cope with time pressure.
• Negotiation skill.

6.) Sales Manager (Druckfarben Nigeria Limited)

Location: Lagos

Responsibilities

• Achievement of annual revenue, margin and P&L KPIs set in the business plan.
• Grow distribution, (sales, marketing and promotional activation) number of customers and market share as per agreed strategy
• Propose and import new products in the Nigerian market capable to grow market share
• Ensure that the team has clear objectives and is methodically evaluated based on both performance and behaviour.
• Provide monthly report, identify, deviations versus the plan and propose and implement corrective actions
• Monitor and evaluate possible expansions in other territories of proximity
• Leads the development relationship with keys customers who are considered strategic for the business.
• Ensure that the brand and its products are of the required level of quality through continuous benchmarking and consumer research.
• Propose and ensure accurate implementation of commercial and credit policy for the paints business

Qualification and Key Competencies

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in a Commercial Management role in paints in the Nigeria market.
• B.Sc/HND in Chemical Engineering or any other related Degree.
• Ideal candidate must be result-oriented, self-motivated, and able to work both independently and within a team environment with a proven track record in industrial and decorative paints
• Must possess strong presentation skills and be able to communicate professional in written responses to emails.
• Organised and analytical, able to eliminate sales obstacles through creative, adaptive approaches and ability to build new business in paints
• Good understand of finance and figures

7.) Graduate Sales Representative (Leventis Foods Limited)

Location: Lagos

Objective

• To acquire new business/accounts and sales delivery target set by the organization.

Responsibilities

• Acquire new business/accounts within designated territory
• Liaises with distributors and customers to achieve monthly target
• Collect competitors market update
• Prepare and send sales reports per defined system and processes
• Maintain a superb customer relationship interface on behalf of the company

Qualification and Key Competencies

• B.Sc/HND in Marketing or any Social Science with 0-2 years sales experience
• Confident and Presentable
• Excellent communication and written skills
• Ability to work under minimal supervision

8.) Sales Engineer (Chrisstahl Nigeria Limited)

Location: Lagos

Responsibilities

• Maintains relationships with Company clients and develops new contracts throughout Nigeria.
• Responsible for development and delivery of products demonstrations
• Responsible for representing the product to customers and at field events such as conference, seminars, etc.
• Providing pre-sales and after sales support.
• Convey customers requirements to products management teams.
• Able to travel throughout Nigeria (sales territory) to meet the client, explore new ones.

Qualification and Key Competencies

• Ideal candidates must be self motivated with a proven track record in plumbing and industrial goods sales.
• Comfortable in the dynamic atmosphere of a technical organization with a rapidly expanding customer base.
• Must possess strong presentation skills and be able to communicate professionally in written responses to emails.
• Organised and analytical, able to eliminate sales obstacles through creative and adapive approaches.
• Must be prepared to travel.
• 0 - 3 years relevant experience in vendor sales
• Experience and familiarity of our products and line of business a plus.
• Mechanical or Chemical Engineering is strongly preferred.
• Valid drivers license.

Application Closing Date
15th September, 2015.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications to: recruitment@agleventis.com using the job position applied for as the subject matter