Position: Territory Manager

Location: Ethiopia

Business Context and Main Purpose of the Job

The Territory Manager is responsible to ensure outstanding implementation of Brand Point of Purchase (POP) vision at the POP to drive the sales volume growth. The TM is also responsible for management of key distributors (KDs) with respect to overall operations, infrastructure, processes, people capability

Key Accountability

• NPS & volume growth in the cluster/territory
• Market Share
• Trade relationships

Job Summary

• Setting up the Field Management infrastructure - outlet selection by channels, channel management plans
• Understanding the Brand POP Vision by channels and develop channel/outlet based implementation plans.
• Understanding the Channel Plans and develop implementation plans.
• Implementation of Pop Vision and Channel plans - develop key metrics to monitor implementation and final desired output
• Use of IT - for evaluating performance against action std. (optional at this stage)
• Performance review - against action standards. Network and take actions where inputs are required from the DSR's wrt width and depth of availability, assortment and shelving
• Understanding competitive context and activity and give market feed-back to the Customer Marketing group.
• Assessment of infrastructure requirement wrt size, business potential, capital and infrastructure requirement.
• Manage KD profitability and ROI.
• Selection of distributors - assessment of capability, skill/experience, attitude etc
• Setting up KD's in the cluster/territory, including the commercial processes
• Preparing the infrastructure blue –print for a distributor
• Outlet mapping, channel segmentation, beat planning
• Establishing KD operations: sales planning, fixing and monitoring of sales targets and key performance metrics and channel plans

Key Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Business-related field
• A proactive and self-driven individual with a strong sense of purpose
• Female candidates encouraged to apply
• International exposure is an added advantage
• Willing to relocate if necessary