Customer Development / Sales Manager (Consumer Goods) - Gabon.

We are urgently recruiting for a Regional Customer Development Manager (for the East West Africa Region). We are searching for a highly talented, ambitious, committed, analytical and technologically savvy business leader with a proven track record to strategically partner with customers to develop business to deliver profitable revenue and share growth.

Your responsibilities will include: understanding the customer's key objectives/strategies and implementing collaborative business plans that deliver long-term mutual growth; customizing; selling and implementing corporate strategies and Category Leadership programs with the customer. The Customer Development Manager is the key point of contact with the account decision makers and their staff. Key internal interactions will be with the Director of Sales, Team Performance Manager, Customer Insights Manager, Manager of Retail Development, Customer Service Account Manager, Sales Strategy & Planning and Marketing.

You will meet the following requirements:

Education:

A minimum of a Bachelor's degree is required. Undergraduate coursework in Business and/or a Masters in Business Administration is desirable

Experience:

Required:

• A track record of performance as measured by sales and SOM growth, with at least 10 years of increasing marketing/sales responsibility, preferably with a FMCG
• Fluent English
• A proven demonstration of the skill set as detailed in the below competencies

Desired

• Business experience in business unit management, sales and customer development
• Relocatable

? Package: Competitive CTC including medical aid, pension, cash allowance and car allowance + relocation assistance
? Travel: This position requires 20-40% travel
? Location: Successful incumbent will primarily be based in Livreville, Gabon