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BusinessDevelopmentManager

Abimbola Adediran

Lagos

Summary

I am experienced in total business management. I am a good team player and a well-trained sales coach. In the course of my career, I have developed strategies and executed those strategies to support the business objective. I am highly analytical, a problem solver, and have the ability to easily comprehend and break down business objectives in a way that each rep will know what is expected of them in clear terms. I grew the sales by 45% and expanded coverage from (60-156 with) a 160% increase.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Business Development Manager

Guinness Nigeria
Ibadan, Nigeria, OY
12.2023 - Current
  • Achieve profitable volume/market share target for the Zone by driving sell-out of distributors
  • Building profitable relationships with assigned distributors and ensuring a sustainable profitable sell out to facilitate sell-in.
  • Manages Recommended Price Compliance at Distributors' outlets
  • Drive operational activities that enable distributors to sell out more and spend less such as monthly P&L (profit and loss) tracking, Health check analysis, cash flow analysis, credit management, and reconciliations (zero variance target)
  • Build capacity of distributor organization to deliver sustainable business growth
  • Ensures RRS scheme is deployed to gain full return on investment by working with Trade Activation Managers/Distributors to ensure early truck out, good records keeping, business reviews
  • Works with Relationship managers to ensure DFS (Distributor Finance Scheme) is well run with no returned cheques
  • Ensures regular monthly full business reviews with Distributors
  • Drive quality of data input at assigned key distributor warehouses through physical stock verification approach and data validation / weekly audit of distributor management system for informed decision-making
  • Works with Area Manager to develop capability of distributor organization to upskill capability of distributor staff.

WHOLESALE SALES MANAGER

GUINNESS NIGERIA PLC
07.2020 - 01.2024
  • Achieve profitable GSV (Gross Sales Value) depletion targets for wholesalers in line with the agenda of margin growth
  • Drive a robust TBA distribution across all categories including innovation
  • Ensures regular monthly full business reviews with all assigned wholesalers
  • Deliver consistently weekly business Reports (WBR) to Area Sales Manager on Wholesaler activities sales analysis, SIT and competitor intelligence
  • Drive Spirit /Beer KPIs in the on trade market
  • Wholesale Mgr to periodical (Quarterly) review outlet universe to ensure; optimum base number of viable and non-viable customers, call frequency per category, outlet sales performance and OAS review
  • Implement promotions, develop and execute merchandising programmes at POS with optimum use of resources and materials in order to achieve the highest in-store visibility and sales performance for the strategic brands
  • Upgrade all qualified Wholesalers to the loyalty scheme and embed the scheme on current participants
  • Do a weekly performance report which include sales analysis, SIT (Stock in Trade) and competition intelligence.

Territory Sales Manager

Diageo
01.2017 - 07.2020
  • Ensuring the availability of all Guinness brands in all channels(Retail, Wholesales, Modern Trade) across my territory.
  • • Managing distributor and team members in order to drive sales (People management).
  • • Generating orders using the pre-sell model and active selling in order to fill gaps.
  • • Timely delivery of Diageo brands in retail outlets.
  • • Stimulating demands through campaigns and activations in order to boost sales.
  • • Building and developing a business line at retail,
  • • Merchandizing and leading promotions and activations inorder to create brand awareness.
  • • Deployment of visiblility materials in retail outlets
  • • Drive, agree, and execute customer Joint Business Plans that deliver “win-win” value to Diageo and customers.
  • Communicating DB targets to them and having a quarterly review of there MTD & YTD performance as well as conducting DB health check.
  • • Connecting with customer marketing to ensure brilliant execution of promotional activities by ensuring the right outlets are selected, agencies are adhered to our activation standards thereby driving a flawless and brilliant execution.

Education

MBA - Marketing

UNIVERSITY OF PORTHARCOURT
RIVERS, NIGERIA
02.2020 - 02.2024

Skills

Ability to lead a team successfullyundefined

Accomplishments

  • Grew distributor sales by 30% through execution of wholesale/territory coverage plans
  • Reduced the attrition rate of 3rd Party worker rates to zero through engaging of KD on better welfare package in line with Guinness Nigeria Standard.
  • Increased the distribution and penetration of GN Mainstream Spirits...Smirnoff Vodka, Herbal Gin, Gordons Moringa into wholesale coverage by increasing distribution within neighboring retail outlets via activations.
  • Worked closely with the market team in designing a pathway for the introduction and launch of Guinness Smooth in Owerri, Imo State.
  • Also grew the sales of Guinness smooth by 30% through wholesale penetration and helping them sell out.
  • Successful running of tactical activations that help grow my innovation numbers.
  • Champion wholesale coverage expansion plan in Abeokuta Area by designing coverage strategy for the reps to lead the penetration of Beer & Spirits brand. Also i sold the project to the KDs to ensure they invest in it in terms of van acquisition and other supports.

Timeline

Business Development Manager

Guinness Nigeria
12.2023 - Current

WHOLESALE SALES MANAGER

GUINNESS NIGERIA PLC
07.2020 - 01.2024

MBA - Marketing

UNIVERSITY OF PORTHARCOURT
02.2020 - 02.2024

Territory Sales Manager

Diageo
01.2017 - 07.2020
Abimbola Adediran