philip ahuchogu, Area Sales Manager (Wholesales)

philip ahuchogu

Area Sales Manager (Wholesales)

Cadbury Mondelez

Location
Nigeria
Education
Bachelor's degree,
Experience
7 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :7 years, 4 Months

Area Sales Manager (Wholesales) at Cadbury Mondelez
  • January 2013 to April 2014

Organization Name: Cadbury Mondelez
Area Sales Manager (Wholesales)
2013-till date
• Increase Sales volume for NPD
• Recruit and develop P2 distributors for Mondelez business expansion
• Managing, mentor and develop over 15 sales force in Lagos Central
• Responsible for all In Market execution within the Region
• Effective implementation of all Trade Marketing activities
• Management of DB Resources while ensuring effective coverage by additional Resources
• Ensure training department is involved and informed on sales performance, development, specific training needs to improves and maintain high performance of sales staff
• Oversees the recruitment of DBs Staff and aim to reduce staff attrition through team building

Territory Sales Manager at Reckitt Benckiser
  • United Arab Emirates
  • January 2012 to January 2013

Organization Name: Reckitt Benckiser
Territory Sales Manager 2012 - 2013
• Achieve profitable volume/market share target for the Region
• Key account Management
• Responsible for business growth and capability development of key trade partners within the division
• Identifies opportunities and risks, provides feedback to marketing and develops recommendations and initiatives
• -Ensure efficient management of Top stores, Treasure outlets and other Channels Category within the over 25000 outlets mapped for Lagos Region.
• Monitor and control selling expenses/travel demos in line with budget
• Health Check Analysis for each DB on a weekly basis Prior to Monthly ROI rendition
• Responsible for all In Market execution within the Region
• Effective implementation of all Trade Marketing activities
• Management of DB Resources while ensuring effective coverage by additional Resources
• Ensure training department is involved and informed on sales performance, development, specific training needs to improves and maintain high performance of sales staff
• Oversees the recruitment of DBs Staff and aim to reduce staff attrition through team building
Provide inputs into sales forecasting as regards reforecast and allocation

Sales Manager at Seven Up Bottling Company
  • January 2010 to January 2012

Organization Name: Seven Up Bottling Company
Sales Manager 2010-2012
* Overseeing 14 route establishment with focus on all brand i.e Pepsi, Mirinda, Mountain dew, 7up, Teem, and Aquafina
* Single-handedly established client relationship with major corporations, increasing sales up to 10% on aquafina
* Responsible for the development and implementation of the general sales strategies for retail and merchandising placements for aquafina
* Key driver for contribution to critical policies and decisions necessary to attain stated national sales KPIs/ figures for aquafina
* Single-handedly developed a strategy to monitor SALESMEN shortages as it is called in bottling business.

Management Trainee
* Managing Manufacturing Account
* Managing and understanding Production process and Quality Control
* Fleet Management and Supply Chain
* Human Resources and Personal management i.e hiring and firing processes. Pension, tax, leave allowance and Union activities Management and also Staff training
* Merchandizing and Sales functions; key account management, retail development, competition activity management

at S C Johnson Wax
  • January 2006 to December 2008

Organization Name: S C Johnson Wax
Sales Executives 2006-2008
• Prospecting and recruiting of new outlets.

• Managing and growing existing customers.
• Developing and Management of 18, 700 Retail Outlets in 2008 cum of 37, 320 outlets (2006 - 2008)
• Successfully grown Mezeco Investment Limited from doing less than N60 Million per annum to doing N120 Million+ per annum (grew from No. 12 in 2006 to current No.2 pan Nigeria) . This earned me Salesman of the year award just within one year of employment.
• Monitor, analyze and report Competitors activities and trends.
• Collect and Collate market information.
• Key Deliverables and Key Account Management

Company Industry: FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods)
Job Role: Sales Management and Business Development
City: Lagos

Education

Bachelor's degree,
  • at University Of Nigeria, Nsukka

Institution University Of Nigeria, Nsukka Degree Bsc Completion date 2004

High school or equivalent,
  • at National Institute of Management of Nigeria

Other ANIMN Associate, National Institute of Management of Nigeria CAREER LEVEL Career Level: Middle Management

Specialties & Skills

Rational Portfolio Manager
ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
KEY ACCOUNT
MILLION
PROSPECTING
SALES MANAGER
TRAINING

Languages

English
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