Excel Professional Services (EPS) was established to provide world-class management consulting support to business enterprises, as they seek to develop their capacities in the three critical areas of strategy, leadership and governance. EPS is built around the concept that no business can excel in its chosen field, except it gets its strategy, leadership and governance right. The central objective of all our engagements at EPS is to assist clients improve their competitiveness and excel in their lines of business, while remaining compliant and socially responsible.
Job Title: General Manager Sales and Marketing

Job Description
To control the sales and marketing operations and to guide the entire sales and marketing team to achieve the set objectives Pan – Nigeria.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Achieve the sales collection targets and the company’s budget through the sales and marketing team members;
Develops policies, standards operating procedures and other guidelines for smooth running of the business;
Restructures the entire sales and marketing function as necessary to achieve the corporate objectives;
Works closely with all the cross functional heads to achieve corporate objectives;
Builds and establishes contacts with key decision makers of the major industries and key clientele for each product segments, government offices, corporate entities, major architects, contractors and
business houses and all stakeholders;
Establishes effective communication link between all grades of employees within the function;
Plans for and ensures product availability and visibility to meet corporate turnover with the objective of becoming a dominant player in the Nigerian paint market;
Monitors business environments on changes likely to affect sales positively or otherwise for appropriate action;
Prepares and submits weekly sales flash/report, monthly sales report as well as reports for board meetings;
Determines annual unit and gross-profit plans by implementing marketing strategies and analyzes trends and results;
Establishes sales objectives by forecasting and developing annual sales quotas for regions and territories; projects expected sales volume and profit for existing and new products;
Implements national sales programs by developing field sales action plans;
Maintains sales volume, product mix, and selling price by keeping current with supply and demand, changing trends, economic indicators, and competitors;
Establishes and adjusts selling prices by monitoring costs, competition, and supply and demand;
Completes national sales operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees and following up on work results;
Maintains national sales force by ensuring prompt recruitment, selection, orientation and training of sales team members;
Maintains national sales staff job results by counselling and disciplining employees;planning, monitoring, and appraising job results;
Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks;
Contributes to team efforts by accomplishing related results as needed.

Desired Skills and Experience
Self driven skills
Integrity and proven commitment to good governance
Proven ability to work with people of diverse backgrounds to achieve objectives
Budgeting and staff planning
Creative thinking skills
Proclivity and high level of initiative
Planning and organisation skills
Good IT, budget and report writing skills
Ability to motivate and inspire a team
Ability to be Persuasive and Diplomatic
Have good business awareness
Budget management skills.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should: Click the below link to apply
http://www.surejobsng.com/2015/06/general-manager-sales-and-marketing.html