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Sales Manager (Frozen Foods)
Fadac Resources • Lagos
Posted: 20 October 2026Deadline: 15 November 2026
📋 Requirements
- •2 - 4 years’ experience as a Sales Manager or Senior Sales Executive in the frozen food sector.
- •Strong understanding of freezer distribution, cold storage, and frozen product sales.
- •Deep knowledge of cold-chain operations, distribution networks, and supply chain structure.
- •Experience managing large customer portfolios in the frozen food industry.
- •Strong negotiation, sales closing, and partner management skills.
- •Familiarity with financing, credit, or distributor funding models advantage.
- •Excellent communication, persuasion, and relationship-building abilities.
- •Ability to work independently and deliver aggressive partner acquisition targets.
- •Strong analytical thinking and market intelligence skills.
📝 Description
- •About the Role:
- •We are seeking an experienced Sales Manager with a strong background in the frozen food supply chain to lead our cold-chain inventory financing initiative.
- •This individual will be responsible for identifying, onboarding, and managing partnerships with major players in the frozen food ecosystem, particularly those selling, distributing, or managing frozen products and refrigeration assets.
- •The ideal candidate must have 2–4 years’ experience, with a proven track record as a Sales Manager in top frozen food companies, or other major cold-chain businesses.
- •We require someone who fully understands how cold-chain supply flows, how freezers are sold across the value chain, and how distributors operate.
- •This role will directly enable the company to offer value-added products and inventory financing to businesses within Nigeria’s cold-chain ecosystem.
- •Key Responsibilities
- •Cold Chain & Supply Chain Intelligence:
- •Map out the frozen food supply chain producers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers and identify financing opportunities.
- •o Evaluate product movement patterns to determine credit needs and risk levels.
- •Provide expert insight into how frozen food distribution works in practice.
- •Sales & Partner Acquisition:
- •Identify and onboard high-quality frozen food distributors, cold-chain operators, and retail outlets.
- •Build strong relationships with key industry players such as Valentine Chicken, Obasanjo Farms, and other major brands.
- •Pitch and promote financing products and value-added solutions tailored to cold-chain businesses.
- •Inventory Financing Growth:
- •Drive adoption of our inventory financing solution across the frozen food value chain.
- •Work with internal teams Risk, Operations, Collections to structure financing limits for partners.
- •Monitor customer performance, inventory movement, credit usage, and repayments.
- •Freezer & Equipment Sales Collaboration:
- •Understand how freezer sales drive volume and demand in the cold-chain sector.
- •Work with freezer vendors, distributors, and dealers to integrate equipment into financing models.
- •Identify customers who can grow through freezer acquisition, and align them with financing opportunities.
- •Value Addition to Our Database:
- •Build a strong database of verified frozen food distributors who qualify for inventory financing.
- •Profile customers by capacity, product volumes, creditworthiness, and freezer requirements.
- •Provide insights to strengthen our cold-chain portfolio strategy.
- •Strategic Market Expansion:
- •Recommend new products, market entry strategies, and cold-chain financing innovations.
- •Track competitor activity and cold-chain trends to maintain our leadership position.
- •Evaluate partnerships with farms, processing plants, and frozen food brands.
- •Requirements & Qualifications Experience:
- •2 - 4 years’ experience as a Sales Manager or Senior Sales Executive in the frozen food sector.
- •Strong understanding of freezer distribution, cold storage, and frozen product sales.
- •Technical/Industry Skills:
- •Deep knowledge of cold-chain operations, distribution networks, and supply chain structure.
- •Experience managing large customer portfolios in the frozen food industry.
- •Strong negotiation, sales closing, and partner management skills.
- •Familiarity with financing, credit, or distributor funding models advantage.
- •Soft Skills:
- •Excellent communication, persuasion, and relationship-building abilities.
- •Ability to work independently and deliver aggressive partner acquisition targets.
- •Strong analytical thinking and market intelligence skills.