District Manager - Nigeria & Ghana

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.