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Commercial Capability Lead


Guinness Nigeria Plc is a major market for Diageo: Guinness Nigeria operates in the unique and fast-growing alcohol industry of over 15mhl beer potential. It is the only company that does Total Beverage Alcohol (TBA) in Nigeria. It’s an on-trade-dominated market but with a fast-growing off-trade channel.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Commercial Capability Lead

Job Requisition ID: JR1103391
Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Job Type: Full-time

Job Description

  • The role is responsible for capability build of internal Diageo and the 3rd party sales resources at Distributors or third party level
  • Develop a holistic capability vision and strategy that underpins an advantaged Route to Consumers in West and Central
  • Inspire the commercial organisation around the capability vision for W&C and ensure the sales leaders drive and implement the plan and target improvements required
  • Develop & align the W&C Commercial Leadership team around the annual Commercial Capability Programme that creates focus and a step changed performance against the capability roadmap
  • Partner with Global and engage externally with subject matter experts to ensure that all solutions are “fit for purpose” for the W&C market and RTC model; content areas will focus on License to Sell, License to Coach, Distributor development, and Leadership development.
  • Training/facilitation support, predominantly ‘train the trainer’ model

Experience, Qualifications and Leadership

  • 12+ years in senior commercial roles within multinational companies including field sales and commercial capability
  • Strong commercial experience and skills around building capability and developing commercial teams – passionate about building high performing teams & can clearly articulate what a strategy into great execution looks like
  • Able to identify and understand both the employees and the business needs and drive the necessary capability interventions
  • Needs to be able to translate strategy into execution
  • Continuous improvement mind-set
  • Ability to move between strategic thought leadership and operation/project delivery detail, as well as an ability to manage and influence a range of local and global stakeholders.
  • Ability to move between strategic thought leadership and operation/project delivery detail as well as an ability to manage and influence a range of in-country and regional stakeholders
  • An individual who understands how to get things done has the ability to influence across a broad network of the organisation – there is some ‘thinking’ involved’ but much of this will be about simply ‘decide’ and ‘act’
  • Proven track record of performance delivery, and leading transformational change
  • Team player and team coach

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply

Closing date: Not specified


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