Territory Manager- Ukunda Job Unilever

Job Purpose

Responsible for managing distributors profitability within a defined territory to achieve sales and coverage targets.

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Responsibilities

• Determine infrastructural requirement of a distributor for a particular territory including working capital required.
• Determine and prepare distributor sales and KPI targets using the Joint Business Plan toolkit.
• Ensure that working capital is effectively managed by constantly monitoring stocks, debtors and cash positions to meet the right norms.
• Build excellent relationships at KD and at POP level
• Set up the distributor team by recruiting the right skills, right numbers and training through field coaching to deliver assigned targets.
• Set targets for all distributor team and review performance constantly through market floor meetings to ensure target achievement.
• Ensure that KD is profitable by using the ROI toolkit to monitor income and expenditure and report on monthly actions to improve.
• Ensure weekly submission of KD extracts used in raising orders for the KDs
• Prepare beat plans for KD sales team to ensure effective & efficient coverage of assigned territory with all product categories
• Prospects, negotiates and initiates local actions in line with company policies
• Ensure the availability of the right product assortment at the right channel at the right price.
• Ensure achievement of the Field capability score by meeting targets for coverage, lines per call and bill productivity
• Building capability of distributor sales team through full day sales accompaniment and field coaching.
• Submission of weekly and monthly reports – weekly sales report, ROI and profitability report, working capital analysis report and safety reports.

Experiences & Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or equivalent
• 2 years relevant field sales force experience and proven track record of achieving sales targets.
• At least one year experience in Key Distributor management is essential.

Skills

• Driving skills
• Good Interpersonal skills
• Relationship management skills
• Negotiation skills
• Has to be a thinker and a doer

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