Location: Kano
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Role
- We are seeking a commercially driven and results-oriented Sales Manager to lead our sales function and drive revenue growth for our plastic manufacturing business.
- The successful candidate will be responsible for developing sales strategies, expanding the Company's customer base, managing key accounts, and achieving agreed revenue and sales targets.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement effective sales strategies to achieve revenue and volume targets.
- Identify and develop new business opportunities and expand the Company's customer base.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective customers.
- Develop and manage key accounts across relevant markets and customer segments.
- Monitor market trends, customer needs, competitor activities, and pricing trends within the plastic industry.
- Prepare sales forecasts, budgets, and performance reports.
- Monitor sales performance against agreed targets and implement corrective actions where necessary.
- Work closely with Production and Operations Teams to align production capacity with customer demand.
- Collaborate with Procurement and Finance to ensure effective order fulfillment, pricing, and payment management.
- Negotiate commercial terms, pricing, contracts, and agreements with customers within approved limits.
- Identify opportunities to improve customer retention, repeat business, and overall customer value.
- Monitor customer complaints and ensure timely resolution in collaboration with relevant departments.
- Ensure accurate and timely updating of sales records, customer information, orders, and pipeline activities.
- Lead, coach, and monitor the performance of the sales team.
- Develop and maintain a healthy sales pipeline and provide regular updates to Management.
- Attend industry events, exhibitions, and customer meetings to strengthen the Company's market presence.
- Provide Management with market intelligence and recommendations on new products, pricing, and market opportunities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Economics, or a related field.
- 5 - 8 years of sales experience, preferably within manufacturing, FMCG, plastics, packaging, or a related industry.
- Proven track record of achieving and exceeding sales targets.
- Strong understanding of B2B sales and customer relationship management.
- Experience managing key accounts and negotiating commercial agreements.
- Strong knowledge of market development, pricing, sales forecasting, and pipeline management.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
- Strong commercial awareness and ability to translate market opportunities into revenue.
- Experience selling plastic products, packaging materials, household plastics, industrial plastics, or related products will be an advantage.
- Ability to lead and motivate a sales team.
Key Competencies:
- Sales & Business Development
- Key Account Management
- Market Development
- Negotiation
- Revenue & Target Management
- Customer Relationship Management
- Sales Forecasting
- Commercial Acumen
- Team Leadership
- Market Intelligence.
Application Closing Date
20th October, 2026.
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV saved in their full name to: careers@neveah.com.ng using the Job Title and the Location as the subject of the email (e.g Sales Manager - Kano).
Note: Only properly submitted applications and qualified candidates will be considered.
