We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Sales & Distribution Officer
Location: Onitsha, Anambra
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Description
- The Sales and Distribution Officer will be responsible for the End-to-End management of inventory/products distributed to partners and ensuring seamless disbursement and delivery to partnership branches within the state.
- This role requires excellent communication, organizational, and logistical skills to ensure that all inventory-related operations align with company objectives on partnership sales targets and partner expectations.
Key Responsibilities
Dispatch / Distribution Operations:
- Effectively Plan product disbursement strategies across assigned branches based on route mapping to achieve distribution cost effectiveness and prompt product availability
- Coordinate and ensure products dispatched across various branches are in good conditions.
- Optimize delivery schedules to reduce lead times and improve efficiency.
- Track deliveries and provide regular status updates to relevant parties.
Partnership Coordination:
- Serve as the primary point of contact for branches assigned and other partners concerning product deliveries and inventory queries.
- Ensure all partners receive timely updates on product availability, delivery schedules, and stock levels.
- Attend union meetings regularly to sensitize partners and customers on product offerings
- Interface regularly with Branch Managers (BMs) and CSOs to ensure speedily sales and remittance of funds to company’s account.
- Maintain good rapport with branch executives and excos to maximize result
Inventory Management:
- Maintain accurate records of products disbursed to partnership branches.
- Regularly update inventory databases to reflect stock movements, deliveries, and returns (Defectives) across branches assigned.
- Conduct routine stock audits and reconciliations with branches to ensure accountability and minimize discrepancies.
Documentation and Reporting:
- Prepare and manage all necessary documentation for inventory dispatch, including delivery notes, receipts, and branch confirmations.
- Maintain an accurate record of products disbursed to branches and regularly confirm inventory balances.
- Generate periodic reports on stock levels, dispatch activities, and partner performance metrics.
Problem Resolution:
- Investigate and resolve any issues related to stock discrepancies, delayed deliveries, or partner complaints.
- Proactively identify and address potential bottlenecks in the inventory and dispatch process across branches.
- Work closely with the engineering department to ensure faulty products are speedily repaired and returned to branch.
Compliance and Standards:
- Ensure that all inventory and dispatch activities comply with company policies, standards and directives.
Requirements and Qualifications
- Education: Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Economics, Business Administration, or other related field.
- Experience: At least 4 years relevant experience in partnership/Retail sales and management, inventory management, logistics planning, or a similar role, preferably in the FMCG sector.
Skills:
- Strong organizational and multitasking abilities.
- Excellent Reporting skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite for accurate reporting.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
- Excellent knowledge of location landscape and route mapping.
- Willingness to travel within the state as required.
- Must have high integrity Level and honesty in discharge of duties.
- Must know how to drive with a valid driver’s license.
- Must reside within the job location.
Core Values Alignment:
- Integrity: Uphold transparency and accountability in all dealings.
- Customer Focus: Ensure prompt, polite, and professional service.
- Discipline: Adhere strictly to financial and operational policies.
- Teamwork: Collaborate effectively with sales, finance, Engineering and logistics teams.
Benefits
- N100,000 Monthly gross basic salary with incentive on products sold by location branches.
- We offer a captivating and varied function with an organisation driven by its mission and where initiative, creativity, and energy are strongly encouraged.
- Competitive remuneration aligned with industry standards.
- Opportunity to work in a mission-driven, high-impact organization in the renewable energy space.
- Exposure to a multicultural, dynamic work environment.
- Professional growth opportunities across communications, partnerships, strategy and leadership.
- A supportive, collaborative team culture that encourages creativity, innovation, and ownership.
Application Closing Date
Not Specifed.
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: salpha@salphaenergy.com using the Job Title and Location as the subject of the email.
