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Sales Team Lead (Food & Beverage)

Mini Group

full time Nairobi Posted 22 hours ago

Qualifications & Experience**

  • Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Sales, Marketing, or a related field.

  • 3–5 years experience in FMCG sales, merchandising, or field execution roles, preferably in Food & Beverage categories.

  • Experience supervising field teams or Trade Marketers is required.

  • Strong exposure to modern trade and general trade retail environments.

Key Skills & Competencies**

  • Strong field sales execution and retail merchandising capabilities.

  • Leadership and supervision skills with the ability to manage field teams.

  • Strong understanding of FMCG retail dynamics, especially Food & Beverage categories.

  • Excellent organizational and planning skills.

  • Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.

  • Ability to enforce discipline, compliance, and execution standards.

  • Quick problem-solving and decision-making abilities in dynamic field environments.

  • High level of accountability, resilience, and results orientation.

Territory Sell-Out Execution**

  • Own and drive sell-out performance across the assigned Food & Beverage category territory.

  • Conduct structured daily/weekly outlet visits to monitor stock levels, shelf presence, pricing accuracy, promotional compliance, and FIFO adherence.

  • Trigger timely reorders at the outlet level and escalate availability challenges to the Category Manager.

  • Ensure all promotional pricing, activations, and POS materials are correctly implemented in-store.

In-Store Execution & Compliance****

  • Ensure Food & Beverage products are correctly shelved, faced, priced, and fully compliant with planogram standards.

  • Enforce strict FIFO (First-In-First-Out) compliance and escalate non-compliance immediately.

  • Identify and action deviations from agreed shelf and merchandising standards, submitting weekly compliance reports with photographic evidence.

Trade Marketer Management****

  • Plan, assign, and supervise Trade Marketers deployment across the territory, including daily routes and outlet coverage schedules.

  • Review Trade Marketer daily activity reports and escalate gaps to the Category Manager.

  • Ensure that all Trade Marketers are trained and certified on active Food & Beverage SKUs before deployment.

  • Conduct pre-activation briefings covering promotional objectives, mechanics, and execution standards.

Customer & Issue Management****

  • Manage day-to-day outlet-level issues affecting execution, availability, and compliance.

  • Escalate all commercial disputes, customer complaints, or systemic challenges to the Category Manager immediately.

Reporting & Performance Monitoring**

Prepare and submit the following reports:

  • Weekly Sell-Out Performance Report

  • Field Execution & Compliance Report

  • Trade Marketer Daily Activity & Deployment Report

  • Stock-Out & Reorder Monitoring Report

  • Promotional Execution & Activation Report

  • Outlet Visit Report with photographic evidence