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Retail Sales Manager (Lagos/Kano)

Sabi

Sabi

Sales & Business Development
Lagos, Nigeria
Posted 6+ months ago

About us

Founded with a solutions oriented approach to solving commercial challenges, Sabi has grown to become a significant player in global supply chain services, focusing on the processes involved in the sourcing and distribution of physical goods and commodities across diverse global markets. We blend innovative technology with intuition to create solutions to support supply chain management, sustainability and compliance, and financial services. It goes beyond conventional service provision, serving as a dynamic tool for the growth of retail merchants, exporters, aggregators, distributors, importers, and manufacturers. Through Sabi's technology rails, businesses not only navigate challenges but expand their capabilities and reach on a global scale.

Core Values

  • User Focus – Always focused on building the best solutions for our users
  • Big minds - Innovate. Think big. Be open.
  • Always Deliver - Do the work. Be accountable. Collaborate.
  • Be Kind - Be considerate. Life is stressful enough.
  • Keep it Simple - Strip it down. Get to the essence.

Job Description

Job Summary


The Retail Sales Manager will manage the day-to-day retail sales operation of our business, drive and champion sales initiatives, ensuring smooth functioning, optimizing sales, and enhancing our overall customer experience. You will manage a team to ensure smooth acquisition and onboarding of retail partners on our platform.




What you will be doing
  • Drive and champion sales initiative.
  • Develop and nurture strong relationships with retail partners to understand their needs, challenges, and opportunities.
  • Supervise the Team leads/ Retailer Success Associates responsible for acquiring and onboarding retailers on our platform
  • Act as the primary point of contact for key retail accounts, ensuring satisfaction and fostering long-term partnerships.
  • Oversee the onboarding process for new retail partners, ensuring seamless integration into the platform.
  • Identify opportunities for process improvement in the retailer management function.
  • Set sales targets and develop strategies to achieve them.
  • Monitor sales performance and implement initiatives to boost sales.
  • Gather feedback from retail partners regarding platform usability, features, overall satisfaction, and make adjustment as needed.
  • Develop long term and collaborative business partnerships with key customers.
  • Identify and implement Market Access, demand and supply opportunities as required.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to implement improvements based on feedback.
  • Conduct performance reviews and provide feedback for improvement.
  • Manage relationships with vendors and suppliers.
  • Prioritize key risks & opportunities per account.
  • Report on daily activities within set timelines, customer base and categorization, input regularly on objections and customer behavior to central functions.


Requirements

Special Skills and Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or a related field.
  • 5 years of experience in retail management, account management, or a related role in an E-commerce or FMCG distribution company.
  • Extensive experience with retail sales driven by field officers.
  • Proficient in data analysis and reporting tools.
  • Strong team-working and project management skills – able to work collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders.
  • Strong influencing skills: the ability to align cross functional teams both internally and within accounts, and the ability to influence without direct authority i.e. outside of a line management responsibility.
  • Customer-focused mindset with a passion for building and maintaining positive relationships.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Candidate Specification


  • Motivated by the mission of Sabi

  • Pragmatic with quantitative and analytical ability and attention to detail

  • Driven, independent thinker and leader who can juggle multiple projects simultaneously with fast-changing priorities

  • High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency.

  • A focus on execution. Willing and able to get hands dirty.

  • Flexibility to roll up your sleeves and attack problems and projects as they arise, where you will need to set out a clear structure, method and outcomes yourself.

Our Process:


  • Prescreening with the Talent team

  • Interviews and Case Assessments with the Hiring team.

  • Follow up interviews with Sabi Leadership team.

  • Hiring Decision



Benefits


  • Rapid Career Growth
  • Annual Training Budget
  • Robust Health Coverage, including
    • Optical Cover, and
    • Dental Cover
  • Wellness Programs, including
    • Free Gym Cover
    • Free Spa Cover
  • Competitive Pension Plan
  • Opportunity to work in other global office.
  • Life Cover
  • Performance Bonus
  • Paid Vacation Days
  • Fully-funded Team Bonding Activities