Etisalat recruiting for sales planning manager

etisalat is recruiting for sales planning manager Job Summary Provide support and guidance in monitoring and controlling financial performance through budgeting/ forecasting processes and monthly reporting Principal Functions Contribute continually to improve forecasting quality and accuracy and design and develop enhanced procedures for long-term business plans Execute complete strategy alignment with business plan, budget and business processes Review sales trends and ensure understanding of trend bases and implications on sales plan and forecast Design a working sales budgetary model to capture all sales operational and expenditure requirements, including building different models for sales canvassing, shop promo activities, Dealer Management Opex requirements, Shop capital requirements, etc Monitor the process involved in the ordering of sales stock re-order and ensure workability Work with all functional Sales heads to continuously benchmark revenue and cost ratios against standard models and other globally accepted standards Prepare monthly management and performance reports Manage the preparation and presentation of all sales financial management reports and activities in order to achieve effective information dissemination and decision-making by Sales top management Perform expert variance analyses to identify key performance drivers and reasons for variances versus forecasts and business cases Plan and ensure onboarding of approved manpower for all sales channels Plan and ensure provision of required tools of trade for qualified sales team-members Educational Requirements First degree or equivalent in a relevant financial/ accounting discipline Relevant professional qualifications/ certifications, e.g ACCA, will provide an advantage Experience,Skills & Competencies Between six (6) and eight (8) years' directly relevant post-NYSC experience, with most recent three (3) years in a supervisory role Ideal candidate must be able to demonstrate competencies in the following areas: Excellent writing skills Good knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint and Visio Proven experience in financial statement analysis, budgeting and forecasting apply at http://careers.etisalat.com.ng/