Airtel Nigeria Recruitment 2025

Area Sales Manager at Airtel Nigeria

About Airtel Nigeria

Airtel Networks Limited, known as Airtel Nigeria, is a prominent telecommunications provider headquartered in Lagos. It is a leading mobile network operator in Nigeria with a vision to be the most loved brand in Nigerians’ lives. Airtel Nigeria offers high-quality voice, data, and value-added services, focusing on innovation, customer satisfaction, and strategic partnerships. Its wide-ranging services cater to diverse segments, promoting connectivity, information access, and economic growth. Airtel Nigeria’s commitment to superior telecommunications has established it as a significant player in Nigeria’s communication landscape.

Summary

  • Company: Airtel Nigeria
  • Job Title: Area Sales Manager – North-East region
  • Location: Lagos State
  • Job Type: Full Time
  • Qualification: BA/BSc/HND

Job Title: Area Sales Manager – North-East region

Job Description

To maximize revenue and subscriber acquisition (gross and net additions) opportunities in assigned territory through channel effectiveness (wholesale & retail), adequate recharge availability and implementation of planned sales & distribution and marketing strategies

Responsibilities

To achieve recharge sales target within state/area

  • Ensure adequate availability of all recharge denominations in sub CP and retail points.
  • Ensure channel partners are making stock available and distributing to their network of sub-CPs and retailers to achieve ERC, RCV and E-pin target in agreed ratios.
  • Constantly identify opportunities for driving activation and recharge sales within territory

Achieve Share of Gross & Net Additions (SOGA & SONA)

  • Ensure full-fledged achievement of Gross Adds targets by driving market initiatives in assigned area.
  • Effective management of direct activation teams and monitoring of CP bus activation activities.
  • KYC Optimization at Trade level by ensuring adequate and functional deployment of KYC kits
  • Drive KYC inactivity to nil
  • Deploy other initiatives to increase GAD including new site launch
  • Ensure activation of Quality GADs in assigned area.
  • Develop and implement activities that will increase SONA in assigned area

Decrement

  • Implementation of customer driven activities (product launches, town storms etc) in assigned area
  • Drive voice and data business performance by implementation of revenue generating activities and initiatives in assigned territory

Channel branding and visibility

  • Ensure appropriate and effective outlet branding is carried out in line with the “look of success” within the territory.
  • Identify visibility opportunities for Airtel brand within the territory.
  • Ensure ITP increases and gives impetus to iCMS and iRMS
  • Effective management of POS stock in warehouse to avoid damage, wastage and obsolete materials.
  • Train Market Developers on POS deployment in line with “look of success”

Distribution Infrastructure

  • Recruit appropriate number of Retailers- RSOs, SSOs, ERCOs in line with scientific distribution requirements.
  • Migrate all other retailers to become one stop shop SSOs and SSOs
  • Maintain ratio of RSO(5):SSO(1) in line with scientific distribution.
  • Maintain KYC infra ratio of 1kit:3 SSOs.
  • Identify and recruit suitable sub channel partners in territory for effective product re-distribution

BTS Management

  • Ensure constant CLS elimination.
  • Develop subscriber acquisition and other marketing initiatives to drive revenue in CLS site locations.
  • New Site Launch Plan and Distribution Preparedness.
  • Effectively drive and manage target driven initiatives and projects

 Industry Awareness/Competition Intelligence

•    Effectively report competitive activities within assigned territory and implement adequate counter initiatives.
•    Track on-going initiatives in Market
•    Address or escalate any unusual competitor activity and sale support that may be a threat to performance of the business

DIMENSIONS

Financial Dimensions 

1.    SOGA/ SONA                                                    
2.    Decrement 
3.    Channel Satisfaction Score                        
4.    Active Sub CP channels   
5.    RSOs/ SSOs 

Other Dimensions

Direct reports: Market Developers 

Qualifications

Educational Qualifications  

  • Bachelor’s in Social sciences, Marketing, Business Management, Engineering or Computer Science
  • Master’s in Business Administration or Management will be an advantage
  • Project management qualification will be an advantage

Relevant Experience & &Functional / Technical Skills 

  • 4 -7 years of commercial/ business management experience
  • Team leadership experience
  • Computer literacy
  • Sales knowledge
  • Product/ Service development
  • Product/ Service management
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Customer orientation

Other requirements 

  • Committed to common goals and values of the organization.
  • Passion for customer satisfaction and service delivery
  • A strong work ethic with positive attitude.
  • Team Leader & Player: Independent, confident and objective
  • Attention to detail/ excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Good presentation skills.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
  • Result Orientation
  • Great problem-solving skills
  • Good communications skills.
  • Good interpersonal skills 
  • Customer centric
  • Sound understanding of Sales systems and Process 
  • Creative self-starter

Deadline: 14th May, 2025

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Area Sales Manager at Airtel Nigeria

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