Position title
STRATEGIC SENIOR SALES AND MARKETING MANAGER
Description

The Strategic Senior Sales and Marketing Manager is responsible for leading Chloe's commercial growth agenda across sales, route-to-market, distribution, market expansion and product marketing. The role translates business objectives into practical revenue, volume, channel and marketing plans; expands distributor and retail coverage; drives consumer and trade activation; improves brand/product visibility; and leads the sales team to deliver approved commercial targets. The role carries a strong marketing responsibility and works closely with Brand/Corporate Communications while retaining ownership of Chloe's product, trade and market-facing commercial execution. 

Responsibilities

Commercial Strategy & Revenue Growth 

  • Develop and execute the annual and quarterly sales and marketing strategy in line with approved revenue, volume and profitability objectives. 
  • Translate business targets into channel, territory, customer, product and team targets and monitor execution against plan. 
  • Identify priority markets, customers, distributors and growth opportunities and develop actionable plans to win and scale them. 
  • Drive disciplined pipeline management, customer acquisition, repeat business and account growth. 

Route-to-Market, Distribution & Market Expansion 

  • Design and strengthen route-to-market strategies across distributors, wholesalers, retailers, modern trade, institutions and other relevant channels. 
  • Expand active distribution and improve product availability and visibility across priority territories. 
  • Develop distributor selection, onboarding, performance-management and territory-coverage standards. 
  • Use market data to identify white spaces, under-served territories and channel opportunities and convert them into measurable growth plans. 

Marketing Strategy, Trade Marketing & Brand Activation 

  • Develop and execute Chloe's product and market-facing marketing plan, including campaign calendars, trade promotions, activations, product launches and market-entry initiatives. 
  • Drive consumer, trade and channel marketing activities that increase awareness, trial, repeat purchase and product visibility. 
  • Work with Brand/Corporate Communications to ensure all Chloe marketing campaigns, creative materials and messaging are aligned with group brand standards. 
  • Plan and evaluate promotions using clear commercial objectives, budgets, expected returns and post-campaign performance reviews. 
  • Track competitor activity, pricing, product positioning and consumer trends and recommend timely commercial responses. 

Product, Pricing & Portfolio Commercialisation 

  • Provide commercial input into pricing, pack architecture, promotions, product positioning and new-product introductions. 
  • Work with Operations and Supply Chain to ensure demand plans are aligned with production capacity, inventory and market requirements. 
  • Drive sell-through and shelf-life clearance plans for ageing or slow-moving stock without undermining approved pricing and margin controls. 
  • Provide regular market intelligence and customer feedback to support product improvement and portfolio decisions. 

Customer, Distributor & Channel Management 

  • Build strong relationships with key distributors, retailers, institutional customers and strategic partners. 
  • Set service, sales, stock, visibility and payment expectations for distributors and key customers and monitor performance. 
  • Resolve recurring commercial issues in collaboration with Operations, Finance, Warehouse and Customer Experience. 
  • Ensure credit, pricing, discount and promotional practices are applied in line with approved company controls. 

Sales Forecasting, S&OP & Commercial Analytics 

  • Prepare accurate sales forecasts by product, territory and channel and provide timely commercial input into S&OP. 
  • Monitor revenue, volume, margin, distribution, stock ageing, customer performance, campaign effectiveness and other commercial KPIs. 
  • Use commercial data to identify performance gaps, recommend corrective actions and support management decisions. 
  • Prepare weekly and monthly sales and marketing performance reports with clear risks, actions and opportunities. 

Team Leadership & Execution Discipline 

  • Lead, coach and develop the sales and field marketing team, setting clear targets, territory/accountability standards and performance expectations. 
  • Establish effective call plans, route plans, field reviews, distributor reviews and market-working routines. 
  • Ensure sales and marketing activities are executed consistently and that actions, customer commitments and market feedback are tracked to closure. 
  • Build a high-performance commercial culture focused on strategic thinking, market execution, accountability and sustainable growth. 
Qualifications

Education & Experience 

  • Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Economics, Sales Management or a related discipline. 
  • MBA or relevant postgraduate qualification is an added advantage. 
  • Relevant professional certifications in Sales, Marketing, Category Management or Commercial Strategy are desirable. 
  • Typically 7–10 years' progressive FMCG sales and marketing experience, with strong exposure to distributor/channel management and market expansion. 
  • Demonstrated experience leading sales teams and delivering revenue growth, route-to-market expansion, trade marketing and market activation initiatives. 
  • Strong understanding of FMCG distribution economics, pricing, promotions, consumer behaviour and field execution. 

Skills & Competencies 

  • Strategic Sales & Commercial Planning 
  • FMCG Route-to-Market 
  • Distributor & Channel Management 
  • Trade Marketing & Market Activation 
  • Product Marketing & Commercialisation 
  • Revenue & Volume Growth 
  • Market Expansion & Customer Acquisition 
  • Pricing & Promotional Management 
  • Sales Forecasting & S&OP 
  • Commercial Analytics & Market Intelligence 
  • Sales Team Leadership & Coaching 
  • Negotiation & Key Account Management 
  • Budget Management 
  • Cross-functional Collaboration 
  • Execution Discipline & Accountability 
Employment Type
Full-time
Job Location
Enugu, Nigeria
Date posted
August 17, 2026
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