- Company: Growing FMCG Business (Recruited by Elevare Human Solutions Limited)
- Location: Lagos, Nigeria (with extensive national travel)
- Job type: Full-time
- Salary: N2,500,000 monthly
- Deadline: 12 November 2026
About the role
Elevare Human Solutions Limited is recruiting on behalf of a growing Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) business. They are looking for an experienced National Sales Manager to lead the national sales strategy and execution across food and consumer product categories. This is a senior management position based in Lagos, with extensive travel required across Nigeria.
The successful candidate will be responsible for building distribution networks, leading sales teams, expanding market coverage, and delivering sustainable revenue growth while protecting profitability and cash flow.
Responsibilities
- Develop national sales strategies, budgets, and measurable targets for regions, territories, channels, and sales teams.
- Build and manage networks of distributors, sub-distributors, wholesalers, and key customers.
- Develop effective routes to market and expand distribution across priority Nigerian markets.
- Recruit, lead, coach, and manage a high-performing national sales team.
- Drive revenue and sales volume growth while maintaining pricing discipline and healthy margins.
- Manage key accounts, negotiate commercial terms, and strengthen customer relationships.
- Coordinate sales forecasts and inventory requirements with Supply Chain and Operations.
- Work with Finance to monitor customer credit, overdue payments, and collections.
- Monitor competitor activities, market trends, outlet coverage, and sales performance.
- Establish effective sales reporting systems and provide regular performance updates.
- Collaborate with Marketing, Product Development, Finance, and other teams to support product launches and commercial growth.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or HND in Marketing, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or a related discipline.
- At least 12 years of progressive FMCG sales experience, including a minimum of five years leading substantial regional, multi-region, or national sales operations.
- Experience managing distributor networks, general trade, wholesalers, modern trade, or key accounts.
- Proven success in revenue growth, distribution expansion, and achieving commercial targets.
- Experience launching products or expanding into new markets is strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of pricing, margins, credit management, collections, and sales force productivity.
- Strong understanding of Nigerian regional markets and distribution channels.
- Excellent leadership, negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- High integrity, sound commercial judgement, and the ability to build effective teams and systems.
How to apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to careershub@elevare.com.ng using “National Sales Manager” as the subject of the email.
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The application deadline is 12th November 2026.
Apply by email: careershub@elevare.com.ng
