Sales Operations Executive

Location: Gabon

Company: Nestlé Gabon
Position Type: Full-time
Minimum Educational qualification: Bachelor’s degree in business administration or marketing.
Minimum Relevant work experience: Minimum 3 years’ experience in Sales and 02 years’ experience in Event Management or working with agencies.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Joining Nestlé means you are joining the largest Food and Beverage Company in the world.  At our very core, we are a human company driven by our purpose to enhance the quality of life and contribute to a healthier future. 

Nestlé Gabon is currently looking for a Sales Operations Executive who will support the effective planning, monitoring and execution of trade activities

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for the planning, execution and monitoring of agreed trade and shopper plans for own specific area in coordination with field sales                                              
• Accountable for uplifts agreed on activities aligned for own specific area in coordination with field sales team                                                 
• Coordinates the various key stakeholders (external and internal) and processes to facilitate the implementation of all planned activities in his assigned area to ensure successful implementation of planned activities.                                           
• Checks and validates reports submitted by agencies on all activities conducted and takes actions to resolve all inconsistencies if necessary.
• Consolidate the reports of all trade activities in assigned regions and forward same to Sales Operation Manager as per set deadline. "                                                   
• Assist in the evaluation of the agencies by providing feedback on the execution of activities
• Evaluates all Sales and Marketing activities supervised in his assigned territory by sharing key learnings, success factors and areas to improve to add value to the planning and execution of similar activities in the future                                             
• Analyze consumer/shopper habits and reactions in the point of purchase. Give input to the Channel Planning
• Analyze trends in category across channels and look for new possibilities of POP materials in the channels
• Analyze assortment and range effectiveness in different channel types
• Develop and maintain database related our loyalty programs
• Own loyalty programs implemented in their respective area
• POPM Management

• Asset management of POP Materials showing proper records of deployment, usage and audit-in-store situation (by channel)
• Keeping up to date with the latest merchandising tools and trends
•  Monitor, control and ensure maintenance plans of POP Materials inventories are executed
•  Ensure effective deployment to identified relevant channels in the branch"

• Team Leadership

• Effective management of the POPM whilst working with FSS and Secondary sales force to improve merchandising & visibility of categories and products
• Train & Develop People: Make use of every opportunity to develop skills of the Sales force in merchandising and visibility"                                                                                                                

WHAT MAKES YOU SUCCESSFUL?

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in Sales and 02 years’ experience in Event Management or working with agencies.
• Channel experience would be a plus.
• Good leadership and teamworking skills
• Good communication and reporting and presentation skills.
• Usage of Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• French fluent and English average (read, write, speak)
• Driving license B

“Nestlé is an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer, seeking diversity in qualified applicants for employment. All applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, ethnicity, color, gender, age, religion, nationality, disability or perceived disability, medical condition, or any other protected status, as defined by applicable law”.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. The closing date for application is 25tt March 2025