AGO Sales Representative (Onikan, Lagos)

Job Purpose:
· Handle AGO sales and support LPG marketing operations
· Assist in accomplishing business development activities and plans;
· Implement diesel sales and operational strategies and plans;
· Research and develop ways of continuous improvement
· Sourcing business opportunities and closing out deals
Responsibilities:
· Executing AGO sales with AGO peddler

• Ensure accurate and safe dispensing of good quality product
• Ensure timely and appropriate Maintenance of the truck
• Assist in ensuring appropriate logistic arrangement
• Facilitate and ensure timely delivery of all product supplies
• Developing methods of cost reduction, both on a permanent and ad-hoc basis, depending on need.
• Actively using new techniques and focus on fact based problem solving.
• Ensure spending against budget
• Assure that negotiated agreements are effectively administered
• Ensuring that grievances and customer complaints are addressed in a timely fashion.
• Continually improve safety, maintain and improve housekeeping in all areas.
• Maintain individual skills keeping up to date with latest operational and production management

· Depot liaison activities and relationship management and maximization including building new relationships and maintaining a strengthening existing ones.

· Achieving marketing and sales operational objectives by contributing marketing and sales information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; resolving problems; identifying trends; determining system improvements; implementing change

· Sourcing for new sales channels and viable AGO trading prospects and customers

· Ensuring well executed documentation for AGO trading

• Executing field sales action plans.
• Identifying marketing opportunities by identifying consumer requirements;
• Sustaining rapport with key accounts by making periodic visits; exploring specific needs; anticipating new opportunities.
• Providing information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.

· Protecting organization's value by keeping information confidential.


Education:
· Minimum OND in Social Sciences, Arts, Engineering or Sciences

Work Experience:
· Minimum 2 years post NYSC work experience
· Relevant Experience in Depot Operations and AGO sales management is a definite advantage.



Required Skills:
Essential Traits/Skills
· Good communication skills (speaking and writing)
· Reporting Skills
· Personal discipline
· People Management
· Time Management
· Journey Management and Planning
· Understanding the Customer
· Client Relationship Management
· Phone Etiquette
· Negotiation
· Ability to manage cash-in-hand
· Honesty, Accountability and Reliability



Desirable Skills
· Supports Innovation,
· Maintaining Standards and Promoting Process Improvement,
· Executing Budgeted Expenses,
· Quality Management (control and assurance),
· Communication Processes,
· Motivating Others
· Reporting Skills
· Presentation Skills
· Interpersonal Skills
· Emotional intelligence

Required Knowledge
· Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (particularly Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Project)
· Strong Marketing knowledge/experience
· Formal office etiquette
· Basic Logistics
· Scheduling

Method of Application:
Interested candidates should send CVs, with the job title as the subject of the mail to[email protected] or send hard copies to Gordon Barrett, No 75 Ademola street, Ikoyi Lagos. on or before Tuesday 03/03/2015.