{"id":3162,"date":"2026-07-29T09:57:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T09:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/area-manager\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T09:57:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T09:57:35","slug":"area-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/jobs\/cross-river\/area-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Area Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \"@type\": \"JobPosting\", \"title\": \"Area Manager\", \"description\": \"Job Purpose\\nDrive the implementation of the company\u2019s sales strategy within the assigned areato achieve customer acquisition and repayment targets.\\nLead and manage the territory team to deliver strong performance in sales, inventory management, customer onboarding, and repayment collection.\\nOversee the end-to-end sales process, ensuring seamless customer acquisition, product installation, activation, and adoption of company applications\/services.\\nBuild and develop a high-performing team through effective people management, coaching, training, and capability development initiatives.\\nEnsure timely achievement of business objectives while fostering accountability and clear understanding of individual contributions to overall business performance.\\nSupport Lumos Nigeria\u2019s growth ambitions by expanding access to clean, reliable, and affordable solar energy solutions for customers in both on-grid and off-grid communities across Nigeria.\\nKey Accountabilities\\nIncrease sale revenue:\\nCoordinate areasales activities and ensure synergy with other activities within and outside the department and contribute to developing and executing the state business plan.\\nImplementing sales goals and communicating them to Territory managers and Lumos Community Partners (LCP).\\nPreparing sales reports and submitting them to VP Community business.\\nFollow up the sales figures against the set sales target on daily and monthly basis; provide recommendations for necessary actions.\\nConduct sales promotion activities within the assigned budget.\\nReview sales operations in state ensuring operational objectives are accomplished, identifying trends, providing input into sales forecasting and ensuring optimum service levels are achieved and maintained.\\nAttend sales team meetings on a periodic basis to communicate product strategies, upcoming objectives and exchange ideas on how to support partners to achieve their targets and promote products.\\nEnsure prompt payment from customers and take necessary actions to minimize bad debts.\\nFormulate policies that will drive adoption of the product.\\nDrive premium subscription amongst customers joining\\nIdentify and formulate areasales strategies to help drive distribution across communities.\\nEnsure expansions to align to the dimensioned number of active community partnerships.\\nEducational Qualifications & Functional \/ Technical Skills\\nBachelor\u2019s Degree in Management or related Social Sciences\\nFluent in English\\nA Master's in Business Administration would be an additional qualification\\n8 to 10 years of varied experience in Sales & Marketing with at least 4 years at middle management level in supervising\/managing others.\\nRelevant experience in the telecom, microfinance, insurance, renewable energy, or FMCG industry is desirable.\\nExperience working in multi-level marketing is an added advantage.\\nProven work experience in the power\/energy industry\\nProven track record in sales\/ distributor account management\\nCustomer management experience.\\nKey Functional Competencies:\\nBusiness Performance Measurement & Management\\nComputer & Information Technology Appreciation\\nMarketing and Sales Acumen\\nPlanning and Budgeting\\nProduct & Service Advice & Support\\nSales Planning and Opportunity Management\\nSales Tracking and Reporting\\nExcellent communication and Managerial skills.\\nThe ability to work under stress and resolve conflict.\\nSales Forecasting\\nHave solid knowledge of the sales terrain.\", \"datePosted\": \"2026-07-24\", \"hiringOrganization\": {\"@type\": \"Organization\", \"name\": \"confidential\"}, \"jobLocation\": {\"@type\": \"Place\", \"address\": {\"@type\": \"PostalAddress\", \"addressLocality\": \"Cross River\", \"addressCountry\": \"NG\"}}, \"directApply\": true, \"validThrough\": \"2026-08-31T23:59:59\", \"employmentType\": \"FULL_TIME\", \"baseSalary\": {\"@type\": \"MonetaryAmount\", \"currency\": \"NGN\", \"value\": {\"@type\": \"QuantitativeValue\", \"value\": 500000.0, \"unitText\": \"MONTH\"}}}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> confidential<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Cross River<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Full-time<\/p>\n<p><strong>Salary:<\/strong> NGN 500000<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply Before:<\/strong> 2026-08-31<\/p>\n<h3>Job Description<\/h3>\n<p>Job Purpose<br \/>Drive the implementation of the company\u2019s sales strategy within the assigned areato achieve customer acquisition and repayment targets.<br \/>Lead and manage the territory team to deliver strong performance in sales, inventory management, customer onboarding, and repayment collection.<br \/>Oversee the end-to-end sales process, ensuring seamless customer acquisition, product installation, activation, and adoption of company applications\/services.<br \/>Build and develop a high-performing team through effective people management, coaching, training, and capability development initiatives.<br \/>Ensure timely achievement of business objectives while fostering accountability and clear understanding of individual contributions to overall business performance.<br \/>Support Lumos Nigeria\u2019s growth ambitions by expanding access to clean, reliable, and affordable solar energy solutions for customers in both on-grid and off-grid communities across Nigeria.<br \/>Key Accountabilities<br \/>Increase sale revenue:<br \/>Coordinate areasales activities and ensure synergy with other activities within and outside the department and contribute to developing and executing the state business plan.<br \/>Implementing sales goals and communicating them to Territory managers and Lumos Community Partners (LCP).<br \/>Preparing sales reports and submitting them to VP Community business.<br \/>Follow up the sales figures against the set sales target on daily and monthly basis; provide recommendations for necessary actions.<br \/>Conduct sales promotion activities within the assigned budget.<br \/>Review sales operations in state ensuring operational objectives are accomplished, identifying trends, providing input into sales forecasting and ensuring optimum service levels are achieved and maintained.<br \/>Attend sales team meetings on a periodic basis to communicate product strategies, upcoming objectives and exchange ideas on how to support partners to achieve their targets and promote products.<br \/>Ensure prompt payment from customers and take necessary actions to minimize bad debts.<br \/>Formulate policies that will drive adoption of the product.<br \/>Drive premium subscription amongst customers joining<br \/>Identify and formulate areasales strategies to help drive distribution across communities.<br \/>Ensure expansions to align to the dimensioned number of active community partnerships.<br \/>Educational Qualifications &#038; Functional \/ Technical Skills<br \/>Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Management or related Social Sciences<br \/>Fluent in English<br \/>A Master&#8217;s in Business Administration would be an additional qualification<br \/>8 to 10 years of varied experience in Sales &#038; Marketing with at least 4 years at middle management level in supervising\/managing others.<br \/>Relevant experience in the telecom, microfinance, insurance, renewable energy, or FMCG industry is desirable.<br \/>Experience working in multi-level marketing is an added advantage.<br \/>Proven work experience in the power\/energy industry<br \/>Proven track record in sales\/ distributor account management<br \/>Customer management experience.<br \/>Key Functional Competencies:<br \/>Business Performance Measurement &#038; Management<br \/>Computer &#038; Information Technology Appreciation<br \/>Marketing and Sales Acumen<br \/>Planning and Budgeting<br \/>Product &#038; Service Advice &#038; Support<br \/>Sales Planning and Opportunity Management<br \/>Sales Tracking and Reporting<br \/>Excellent communication and Managerial skills.<br \/>The ability to work under stress and resolve conflict.<br \/>Sales Forecasting<br \/>Have solid knowledge of the sales terrain.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Apply<\/h3>\n<p>Click here to apply online<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/hZDtpyY4Dm8beepV7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:10px 20px;background:#2271b1;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Source: HotNigerianJobs<\/small><\/p>\n<p><!-- job-expiry: 2026-08-31 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company: confidential Location: Cross River Job Type: Full-time Salary: NGN 500000 Apply Before: 2026-08-31 Job Description Job PurposeDrive the implementation of the company\u2019s sales strategy within the assigned areato achieve customer acquisition and repayment targets.Lead and manage the territory team to deliver strong performance in sales, inventory management, customer onboarding, and repayment collection.Oversee the end-to-end [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[181,13],"tags":[231,228,230,18],"class_list":["post-3162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cross-river","category-jobs","tag-confidential","tag-full-time-2","tag-hotnigerianjobs","tag-job-listing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3162"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3162\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}