Trade Marketing Representative at British American Tobacco Nigeria (BATN)
British American Tobacco is all about freedom of choice – whether it’s our people or our products. Combined with our entrepreneurial spirit, it’s what’s driven our phenomenal success. We started trading tobacco over a hundred years ago.
Job Title: Trade Marketing Representative
Location: Flexible Location
Employment Type: Full Time
Role Positioning & Objectives
- We build distinctive brands that excite our consumers and satisfy their needs in a highly complex and competitive retail environment. Our trade
- marketing account representatives manage the tobacco business for a collection of accounts in a geographical area, implementing corporate plans,
- negotiating strategies and meeting business objectives.
- Join us and you’ll act as a strategic partner to retailers, giving them expert advice and knowledge on products, pricing and a variety of other areas.
What You Will Be Accountable For
- Own performance across your territory and maintain strong retailer relationships.
- Plan visits, go to retailers, build strong business relationships, answer their questions, issues and concerns, and monitor contract compliance.
- Meet market demand for our products by maintaining inventory levels and hitting brand distribution targets.
- Work on special projects with a team of trade marketing account representatives.
Essential Experience, Skill, AND Knowledge
- You’ll be a graduate or equivalent in Marketing / Business, or a related field, with excellent sales, marketing and negotiation skills.
- You also have a valid driver’s license.
- With the drive to work independently and focus on results, you’ll be a strategic thinker with strong business acumen.
- Most of all, you’ll be a proven leader with the ability to create close working relationships with a wide variety of trade partners.
Desirable Requirements:
- You’ll be travelling extensively across your territory to meet a wide variety of trade partners, so you’ll need to be prepared to spend a lot of time on the road.