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About Promasidor
Promasidor is a leading African food and beverage company that manufactures, markets and distributes a wide range of quality food products across Africa. The company has a strong presence in Nigeria and operates in categories including dairy, beverages, culinary products, cereals and other food products. Promasidor was founded in 1979 and has grown into a major food-products business with operations across the African continent. Its portfolio includes well-known brands such as Cowbell, Onga and other dairy, culinary, beverage and cereal products. The company is committed to providing quality food products while maintaining high standards across its production and distribution operations. Promasidor employs thousands of people across its operations and describes its workplace as a dynamic environment offering career opportunities for candidates interested in the FMCG industry. Its official website directs job seekers to its job portal and LinkedIn page for current career opportunities.
Promasidor Jobs and Recruitment
Go-to-Market (GTM) Coordinator – Distribution Operations at Promasidor
Company: Promasidor
Job Title: Go-to-Market (GTM) Coordinator – Distribution Operations
Job Type: Full-time
Location: Oshodi-Isolo, Lagos
Job Field: Sales / Marketing / Distribution / Operations
Qualification: B.Sc. / HND in any discipline
Experience: Minimum of 8 years
About Promasidor
Promasidor is an African company committed to the continent and its consumers. The company manufactures, markets and sells unique brands designed to bring practicality and pleasure to millions of consumers across Africa.
Job Purpose
The Go-to-Market (GTM) Coordinator – Distribution Operations will lead the planning, execution, optimisation and governance of the company’s distribution operations and Route-to-Market (RTM) expansion agenda.
The role will focus on distributor recruitment and onboarding, distributor capability development and continuous improvement of distribution performance. The successful candidate will translate the company’s RTM and distribution strategy into scalable, efficient and sustainable operating models that expand market coverage, improve product availability, strengthen distributor capability and enhance sales force and distribution productivity.
Key Responsibilities
RTM Expansion
- Lead the planning and execution of RTM expansion and approved distribution expansion initiatives.
- Translate distribution expansion strategies into regional and territory-level deployment plans.
- Identify underserved territories, white spaces and high-potential outlet clusters using market intelligence, outlet data, sales performance and geospatial analysis.
- Lead retail zoning, territory design, route creation and resource estimation.
- Develop detailed rollout plans covering geography, outlet opportunities, distributor requirements, sales force requirements, investment needs, timelines and expected returns.
- Monitor expansion implementation against agreed milestones and resolve execution bottlenecks.
- Track newly activated territories, routes, distributors and sales resources.
- Conduct post-implementation reviews and recommend route optimisation, resource reallocation and operating model improvements.
- Develop scale-up recommendations based on pilot results, productivity trends and return on investment.
Geospatial Analysis, Retail Zoning and Resource Estimation
- Apply geospatial analysis and mapping tools to support distribution planning and decision-making.
- Analyse outlet density, customer concentration, market potential, travel patterns, competitive presence and existing distribution coverage.
- Define retail zones, distributor catchment areas, sales territories and route boundaries.
- Estimate requirements for distributors, sales executives, field sales supervisors, secondary sales force, vehicles and other distribution assets.
- Use outlet-level data to identify gaps in route density, call frequency, sales force capacity and service levels.
Distributor Recruitment, Assessment and Onboarding
- Identify and recruit new distributors required for market expansion.
- Maintain a distributor pipeline across priority markets and white-space territories.
- Manage structured distributor assessments covering financial capacity, infrastructure, warehouse capability, logistics assets, market knowledge, management capability, sales capability and growth potential.
- Conduct distributor due diligence and business viability assessments with relevant stakeholders.
- Develop distributor business cases covering sales potential, investment requirements, resource needs, operating costs and profitability.
- Coordinate the end-to-end onboarding process for newly appointed distributors.
Distributor Capability Building and Development
- Develop and lead distributor capability-building initiatives.
- Identify gaps in business management, financial management, sales force management, stock management, warehouse operations, customer service, RTM execution and digital tools.
- Develop training modules, playbooks, capability frameworks and operating standards.
- Coordinate onboarding and capability development for new distributors.
- Coach distributors on effective sales and distribution management.
- Support distributors in developing business, resource and market expansion plans.
- Conduct regular distributor capability assessments and track improvement.
Distributor Operations Management
- Oversee the effectiveness and efficiency of distribution operations.
- Establish and monitor processes covering order management, stock availability, sales force deployment, route management, outlet servicing, returns, reporting and issue resolution.
- Monitor distributor operational readiness, including sales force strength, vehicles, warehouse capacity, stock availability, systems and route coverage.
- Identify operational gaps and develop improvement plans.
- Support the resolution of critical distributor issues affecting sales, outlet coverage, stock availability and customer service.
RTM Performance Management and Optimisation
- Monitor and analyse key RTM and distribution performance metrics.
- Track outlet coverage, active outlets, numeric distribution, outlet acquisition, route productivity, call rate, productive calls, strike rate, sales per route and sales force efficiency.
- Analyse performance trends and identify productivity gaps and opportunities.
- Develop performance dashboards and scorecards at national, regional, distributor, territory, route and sales force levels.
- Establish performance benchmarks and productivity thresholds.
- Develop corrective actions for underperforming distributors, routes, territories and sales resources.
- Monitor outlet registration, classification, zoning and sales force assignment.
Business Analytics and Data-Driven Decision-Making
- Analyse sales, outlet, distributor and RTM data to generate actionable insights.
- Use Power BI, GTM data, SFA data, Excel, geospatial tools and other analytical platforms.
- Develop analytical models for market potential, route viability, distributor productivity, outlet opportunity and resource requirements.
- Conduct root-cause analysis on performance gaps and recommend corrective actions.
- Translate complex data into management insights, recommendations and presentations.
- Develop business cases for distribution expansion, distributor investment, resource deployment and RTM optimisation.
- Ensure data integrity and address data quality and consistency issues.
- Establish regular analytics routines to identify risks and opportunities within the distribution network.
Requirements
- B.Sc. or HND in any discipline.
- Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in FMCG, sales operations, distribution, Route-to-Market, commercial strategy or business operations.
- Proven experience designing, implementing or managing distribution expansion and RTM initiatives.
- Strong experience working with distributors and managing distributor performance, capability and operational processes.
- Demonstrated project management and cross-functional implementation experience.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret large datasets and translate findings into business actions.
- Experience using Power BI, advanced Excel, SFA/GTM systems and other business intelligence tools.
- Experience with geospatial analysis, mapping, territory design, route optimisation or location intelligence tools is an advantage.
- Computer literacy, including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Skills and Competencies
- Route-to-Market Strategy and Execution
- Distribution Expansion and White-Space Identification
- Distributor Recruitment and Capability Building
- Distributor Operations Management
- Business Analytics and Performance Management
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply online through the LinkedIn application page.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
Supply Planning & DRP Lead
Location: Oshodi-Isolo, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Purpose
The Supply Planning & DRP Lead is responsible for aligning supply plans, production schedules and distribution requirements with customer service targets, supply risk management and cost efficiency. The role translates the agreed S&OP volume plan into executable production and distribution plans across Promasidor’s factory and warehouse network.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain a rolling 13-week Master Production Schedule aligned with the S&OP volume plan.
- Translate demand forecasts into constrained production plans based on capacity, material availability and inventory targets.
- Coordinate with Factory Managers and Engineering teams on maintenance, OEE constraints and changeover requirements.
- Lead weekly Supply Planning Meetings and drive decisions on supply gaps and trade-offs.
- Monitor production plan adherence and recommend corrective actions.
- Manage short-term production priorities across SKUs and categories.
- Maintain a 12-month rolling capacity model covering production lines and factories.
- Identify capacity bottlenecks and recommend investment, production-shift, make-vs-buy or co-manufacturing options.
- Own the Distribution Requirements Planning process and optimise stock positioning across depots and external warehouses.
- Set and review minimum, maximum and safety stock levels across distribution locations.
- Coordinate finished-goods deployment from factories and primary warehouses to depots and 3PL sites.
- Monitor inventory health, days cover, stock levels and distribution bottlenecks.
- Prepare supply planning inputs and presentations for S&OP meetings and Demand Supply Reconciliation.
- Support supply gap-closure initiatives, including stock transfers, supply pull-forward and external procurement.
- Champion data quality, planning discipline and continuous improvement across supply chain functions.
- Support ERP, WMS and planning-tool implementation and optimisation.
- Develop planning templates, dashboards and KPI reports.
- Conduct root-cause analysis on supply failures and implement corrective actions.
Requirements
- Minimum of 2–4 years’ progressive experience in supply planning, production planning or DRP within FMCG, manufacturing or consumer goods.
- Experience managing multi-site or multi-SKU production schedules.
- Hands-on experience with DRP, safety stock modelling and distribution network planning.
- Experience participating in S&OP processes, preferably as a supply-side owner or lead.
- Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle or equivalent.
- Advanced planning tools experience is required.
- Exposure to WMS implementation or optimisation is an advantage.
Group R&D Specialist
Location: Lagos / Promasidor Operating Countries across Africa
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Job
Promasidor is seeking Group R&D Specialists across the Beverages, Culinary, Dairy, and Extrusions (Cereals and Snacks) categories. The role leads the end-to-end R&D agenda for the assigned category across Promasidor’s operating markets, from consumer-led product briefs through formulation, scale-up and commercial launch.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and manage the multi-year R&D plan for the assigned category.
- Build and prioritise a costed pipeline of new product development, renovation and value-engineering projects.
- Develop new technology, ingredient and process ideas that provide competitive advantage.
- Lead product development from concept through formulation, laboratory and pilot trials, factory scale-up, validation and commercial launch.
- Prepare product specifications, BOMs, shelf-life dossiers, technical files and launch documentation.
- Ensure products comply with applicable regulatory, food safety and international standards.
- Work with Quality and Regulatory teams on labelling, claims, fortification and shelf-life validation.
- Collaborate with Marketing and Insights to translate consumer needs into product concepts.
- Partner with Procurement and Supply Chain on ingredient qualification and alternative sourcing.
- Work with Operations and Engineering on factory readiness, line trials and process improvements.
- Evaluate emerging technologies, ingredients and process improvements.
- Maintain technical expertise in category-specific flavour systems.
- Build relationships with suppliers, co-manufacturers and external technical partners.
- Lead, coach and develop category R&D teams across markets.
- Set objectives, provide feedback and support succession planning.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science and Technology, Food Engineering, Chemistry, Nutrition or a related discipline.
- Master’s Degree is preferred.
- 8–10 years’ progressive R&D experience in FMCG.
- Strong specialisation in the relevant category or closely related categories.
- Hands-on experience with flavour development in the relevant specialist category.
- Experience leading technical teams and managing cross-functional projects.
- Strong project management and stage-gate discipline.
- Consumer and commercial mindset.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply online:
- Supply Planning & DRP Lead: Click here to apply online
- Group R&D Specialist: Click here to apply online
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