 At Diageo, our Purpose is to 'Celebrate life every day, everywhere'. Take the time to consider what that could potentially mean for you and your career if you could come to work and celebrate what you do every day. We're sure you would be excited about coming and joining us with that as the prospect. Job Title : GRADUATE Sales - Nigeria Job Description Diageo Africa operates in over 40 markets across Africa through various business models including publicly quoted companies, joint ventures & licensed brewing entities. We produce & distribute premium drinks from right across the Diageo portfolio such as Guinness, Johnnie Walker and Smirnoff. We are also home to growing local brands which include our Malt beverages such as Malta Guinness & Alvaro and exciting new innovations like as Foundry cider. With over 4500 employees working across Supply & Demand we put a significant investment behind our people agenda to ensure that Africa is truly Best Place to Be. We are also proud of the contributions we make in the communities in which we operate both economically and socially, for example our commitment to provide safe access to drinking water to 1million people each year. Structure On the Pan Africa Graduate programme our 'real job' philosophy ensures you will benefit from authentic experiences designed to accelerate your career development. You will build your expertise and knowledge by completing three 12-month rotations within your chosen discipline and there will be opportunities to spend one of these rotations in a different African market. Diageo believes that marketing means being passionate about our customers – understanding them is the only way to promote our brands effectively. So during the first year of your development programme you will be immersed in Diageo's sales process. You'll spend time in a field sales role, building relationships with our partners and working with customers to maximise sales. Your challenge will be to help make sure our brands are successfully promoted, readily available and well presented to anyone who wants to buy them. The work is challenging, diverse and exciting. At the end of your first year, you will have an opportunity to review your performance and aspirations so you can decide whether you want to take on a bigger sales role or move into brand marketing Support and Development The three-year programme includes both functional training and leadership development. Functional training helps you gain the skills, knowledge and experience that will form the foundation of your career with Diageo. Meanwhile, we help you build your leadership expertise so you can encourage thinking, stimulate people and drive change. There will be opportunities for you to explore other avenues for development at regular reviews with your line manager. In addition, there are 'connect and development' events each year, which will help you raise your profile in the company and learn from some of our most experienced leaders. Essential qualifications and qualities We are looking for graduates with: • Passion, energy and finely tuned commercial awareness. • The ability to build strong relationships, influence others and work well under pressure. You will be a real team player and a forward thinker, excited by innovation. You should have at least an upper second-class degree/HND Upper Credit and although your degree discipline is not significant, you will need to have a real interest in sales and marketing and being genuinely excited about the opportunity to work in these fields You should have completed NYSC and not more than 2 years post NYSC working experience. NB: Select Nigeria as the Country, and Click on search when you enter website Enter Website Here  Search for high paid jobs here |
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