West Africa Sales Leader - Wayne at GE Nigeria

GE provides customers with a broad array of power generation, energy delivery and water process technologies to solve their challenges locally. Power & Water works in all areas of the energy industry including renewable resources such as wind and solar; biogas and alternative fuels; and coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear energy. The business also develops advanced technologies to help solve the world’s most complex challenges related to water availability and quality. Numerous products are qualified under ecomagination, GE’s commitment to providing innovative solutions that maximize resources, drive efficiencies and help make the world work better. At GE, developing people is embedded in our culture and integral to our growth. Headquartered in Schenectady, N.Y., Power & Water is GE’s largest industrial business.
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Job Title: West Africa Sales Leader - Wayne

Job Location: Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Job Number: 1848667

Role Summary/Purpose:
The West Africa Sales Manager is responsible for all distribution business development and sales, and overall customer satisfaction in West Africa Area. Responsibilities include market sizing and intimacy, development of market and sales strategies and tactical execution, customer relationship management, channel design and management, and the profitable growth of Wayne’s sales and market position in the area. Key to the success of this position is driving and managing collaboration with the W

Essential Responsibilities:
Market & Customer

• Understanding the economic, political and regulatory trends of the area.
• Understanding the markets, its customer needs, and competitor landscape
• Sizing the market and identifying key growth opportunities (e.g. Dispenser, Parts, POS, Outdoor Payment, Media, and Service, CNG, etc.)
• Developing and implementing country, customer, and key account strategies and performance metrics

Channel Management

• Align distributors with the market /customer strategies and needs, and with performance targets
• Develop new channels in markets
• Develop contacts within Major Oil Companies (MOC) and where possible negotiate direct contracts
• Meet and exceed customer requirements and expectations
• Assess, strengthen, and/or upgrade distributors performance and capabilities to achieve desired growth and market leadership
• Working with distributors, jointly develop and own country and customer tactical plan, with mutually agreed upon sales growth target, customer and opportunity prioritization, and detail tactical plan /ownership
• Train, mentor and support local partner’s solution selling capabilities and opportunities
• Drive and manage tactical plan execution, and ensure delivery of our revenue targets for each country
• Perform periodic distributor audits
  
  • * Lead and drive customer problem resolution; act as a liaison between our customers and Wayne's product management and engineering for new product needs and quality or reliability issues resolution.
  
  
• Prepare and deliver weekly/monthly management updates

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Minimum educational level of a Bachelor Degree from accredited university; preferably an MBA from accredited graduate school
• Customer focused and results driven
• Extensive hands-on solution selling experience, preferably in the retail dispenser or related industries but not essential
• Proven track record of growing the top line profitably
• Regional Sales Experience across this area
• Hands-on experience selling through and managing distributor sales force
• Preferential to have experience of setting up and developing new distributors
• Able to negotiate with the best
• Thrives, and strong in developing and growing relationships & sponsorship

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:

• Desired Characteristics: Must Have:

High ethics and values

• Great desire to learn, and grow personally
• Great people and listening skills
• Language Skills English (Fluent), additional advantage if French spoken Must Be:
• Willing and able to travel extensively
• A self-starter with the ability to work with the minimum of supervision and direction.
• Results orientated
• High energy and passionate in whatever they focus on
• Embraces, and is motivated by change
• Able to work in a team culture (as a leader and a player); and is sensitive to other people’s needs

Mode of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should
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Application Deadline: 2nd October, 2013