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Assistant Sales Manager
About this role
Optimum Exposures Limited in Lagos is hiring an Assistant Sales Manager. The role involves managing key client accounts, supporting the sales team with renewals, negotiating advertising contracts and packages, and identifying outdoor advertising opportunities. The position also includes team leadership, training new sales staff, and coordinating with operations and design teams on campaign delivery and reporting. The candidate should have a bachelor’s degree or HND with several years of experience in sales. The employer operates in the Nigeria Outdoor Advertising sector, dealing with billboards, street furniture, transit ads and digital displays.
What you would do
- Manage a portfolio of key client accounts and support retention and renewals.
- Assist the Sales Manager in negotiating contracts, pricing, campaign durations, and packages.
- Identify and pitch outdoor advertising spaces to direct brands and media agencies.
- Supervise, coach, and motivate the sales and account executive team.
- Conduct regular sales huddles to track pipeline, cold-calling metrics, and pitch conversions.
- Assist in onboarding and training new sales representatives.
- Collaborate with operations and design teams to ensure timely deployment of campaigns.
- Ensure timely delivery of proof-of-posting reports for client campaigns.
- Monitor competitor inventory, pricing, and market positioning.
- Analyse sales data and campaign metrics to refine pitching strategies.
What they are asking for
- Bachelor’s degree or HND.
- 3 to 5 years of experience in sales or related role.
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