Job description

PORTWEST, a leading global manufacturer of safety wear, workwear and PPE is currently seeking applications for the position of District Manager in Nigeria and Ghana. Portwest is one of the fastest growing workwear companies in the world currently employing over 5,300 staff worldwide, with customer service staff in over 130+ countries and 11 Global warehouses in UK, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Spain, UAE, USA and Australia. We design, manufacture and distribute market leading workwear, safety wear and PPE in fully owned production facilities.

JOB SUMMARY

The District Manager’s mission is to plan the sales, to manage local sales team and to coordinate the good sales execution for Nigeria & Ghana and support sales activities. The District Manager will also play a critical role in driving ambitious growth by identifying and creating new opportunities true Distributors, Resellers & End users

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop sales strategies to ensure attainment of sales targets
Team management in Nigeria & Ghana (performance, KPI...)
Leading the sales team to achieve the overall sales targets
Initiate and coordinate development of sales plans for existing and new customers
Market survey and collecting information
Provide regular feedback to senior management regarding performance
Follow up with distributor on due payment
Accelerate brand penetration at end user levels
Complete other ad hoc duties as required.

REQUIREMENTS

10-year experience in team management
3-5 Year experience in PPE or similar industries
Frequent travel within Nigeria and to Ghana
Clean driving licence
Strong interpersonal and negotiating skills
Positive attitude with a winning mentality

COMPANY AWARDS

Great Place To Work 2023
Best Medium Sized Workplaces 2022
Ibec Leading in Wellbeing Top 100 companies 2021
Portwest CEO - Business Man Of The Year - In Business Ireland 2020
Deloitte Best Managed Companies 2016-2023
Private Irish Business of the Year Export Industry Awards 2019
Exporter of the Year 2018
Portwest CEO - EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2017

Portwest do not support visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must have a right to work and must fulfil any relevant visa / work permit requirements in the relevant jurisdiction.

Portwest are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, civil status, veteran status, family status, disability status or membership of a minority group.

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