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Head of Sales — Jobtion Consulting

A senior commercial leadership opportunity for an experienced sales professional who knows how to turn ambitious business goals into real revenue, stronger distribution and sustainable growth.

📍 Location Isolo, Lagos, Nigeria
💼 Work Mode Full-Time, Onsite
💰 Salary ₦1,000,000 – ₦1,500,000 Gross Monthly
⏳ Experience 8–12+ years
👔 Seniority Senior Sales / Commercial Leadership
🏢 Sector Food & Beverage Distribution

Job at a Glance

If you have spent years building sales teams, growing revenue, expanding distribution and opening new markets, this Head of Sales opportunity could be worth your attention.

Jobtion Consulting is recruiting an experienced Head of Sales for a fast-growing organisation operating in the food and beverage distribution sector.

Salary ₦1m–₦1.5m gross monthly
Location Isolo, Lagos
Experience 8–12+ years

The company is looking for more than someone who can simply maintain an existing sales operation. The ideal candidate should be able to build, improve and scale a commercial function.

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About Jobtion Consulting

Jobtion Consulting is a premier human capital and workforce solutions firm helping organisations attract, develop, engage and retain talent while empowering individuals to build meaningful and sustainable careers.

The company operates at the intersection of talent, strategy and opportunity, providing practical and customised solutions across HR advisory, recruitment, learning and development.

For candidates, this means the role is being presented through a recruitment and human-capital partner that understands the importance of matching leadership capability with business needs.

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The Opportunity

Jobtion Consulting is supporting a fast-growing organisation in the food and beverage distribution sector to recruit an experienced Head of Sales.

This is a strategic commercial leadership position for someone who can take ambitious business objectives and turn them into practical sales execution.

You will be expected to think beyond monthly targets. The role involves building stronger distribution, increasing market penetration, improving sales systems, developing people and helping the organisation achieve profitable commercial growth.

The successful candidate will work closely with the CEO/MD and Commercial Director while leading the sales function across channels and territories.

That makes this particularly interesting for sales leaders who enjoy building things: strategies, teams, routes to market, distributor relationships, reporting systems and repeatable processes.

Reports to CEO / Managing Director
Work arrangement Full-Time, Onsite
Primary focus Commercial growth
💡 Interview tip: Prepare three strong stories before an interview: one about revenue growth, one about expanding a territory or distribution network, and one about turning around a sales or team-performance problem.

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Key Responsibilities

The Head of Sales will have broad responsibility for turning the company's commercial ambitions into measurable results.

  • Develop and execute the company's sales and commercial growth strategy.
  • Own sales volume, revenue, distribution and market penetration targets.
  • Develop growth plans across territories, channels, products, customers and distributors.
  • Build a data-driven sales function using commercial dashboards, KPIs and performance insights.
  • Lead, coach and develop a high-performing sales team.
  • Drive route-to-market and distribution expansion across priority channels.
  • Build and strengthen distributor, key account and customer relationships.
  • Partner with Finance and leadership on revenue, margin, cash flow and commercial profitability.
  • Establish robust sales forecasting, planning and performance management systems.
  • Provide market intelligence and actionable commercial recommendations to senior leadership.

In practical terms, this is a role for someone who can connect strategy with execution. You should be comfortable looking at numbers, identifying commercial opportunities, challenging weak performance and getting teams moving in the right direction.

💡 CV tip: Mirror the language of the job description where it genuinely matches your experience. If you have managed “route-to-market,” “key accounts,” “distributors,” “market penetration” or “sales forecasting,” make those experiences easy for a recruiter to find.

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What They Are Looking For

The employer is looking for a commercially minded leader with the experience and confidence to operate at a senior level.

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, Finance or a related discipline.
  • MBA or relevant professional qualification is an advantage.
  • 8–12+ years of progressive sales or commercial experience.
  • At least 5 years in a senior sales or commercial leadership role.
  • Strong FMCG, beverage, wine, spirits, food distribution or related sector experience.
  • Proven experience managing multi-territory sales operations.
  • Demonstrable track record of growing revenue, market share and distribution.
  • Experience working with distributors, wholesalers, key accounts, modern trade and/or on-trade channels.
  • Strong commercial intelligence, analytical ability and leadership capability.

The standout requirement is the ability to build rather than simply maintain.

The ideal candidate should be able to look at where the business is today, understand the commercial gaps, identify where the business needs to go and then build the strategy, team and execution discipline required to get there.

💡 Application tip: Don't send the same generic CV to every company. For a Head of Sales position, your first page should quickly communicate your leadership level, industry exposure, commercial achievements and the scale of business you've handled.

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Who Should Apply?

This opportunity may be a strong fit if you are currently a Sales Director, Head of Sales, Commercial Manager, Regional Sales Leader, National Sales Manager or another senior commercial professional with significant experience in distribution-led businesses.

It is especially relevant to professionals who have managed multiple territories, large sales teams, distributor networks, key accounts or complex go-to-market operations.

If your career has involved growing revenue rather than simply reporting it, this is the kind of role where that experience can become a major advantage.

💡 Motivation: Don't reject yourself before the employer does. If you meet most of the core requirements and can demonstrate strong commercial results, take the opportunity to apply. Your job search should be strategic, not driven by fear.

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How to Strengthen Your Application

A strong job opportunity deserves a strong application. Before you submit your CV, spend a few minutes making sure your application tells the right story.

1. Lead with measurable achievements

Senior employers want to understand impact. Wherever possible, quantify your results.

For example, instead of “increased sales,” a stronger CV statement could explain that you “grew regional revenue by 32% within 18 months while expanding distribution across three territories.”

2. Make your leadership experience obvious

If you have managed sales representatives, regional managers, distributors or key accounts, make the scale of that responsibility clear.

3. Show commercial thinking

Revenue is important, but senior commercial leaders are also expected to understand margins, profitability, forecasting, market share, distribution and customer economics.

4. Keep your CV focused

Your CV doesn't need to tell your entire life story. Give the recruiter enough relevant information to understand your value quickly.

5. Prepare for the interview

Think through examples that demonstrate how you have handled difficult targets, underperforming teams, distributor problems, territory expansion, market competition and major commercial wins.

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💡 One more thing: Keep applying even when some applications don't work out. A rejected application is not a verdict on your career. Treat each one as feedback, improve where necessary and keep moving.

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Ready to Apply?

If your experience matches what the employer is looking for, this could be a strong next step in your sales leadership career.

Review your CV, highlight your strongest commercial achievements and submit your application through the official recruitment form.

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