PZ Cussons operates in Africa, Asia and Europe with its strategy built on four core principles. The following vacancy currently exists at PZ Nigeria.
Position: Customer/Trade Marketing Manager
Unit: All Business Units - Lagos
The Role: Customer/Trade Marketing Manager
The successful candidates will be required to:
• Support the overall sales function to deliver agreed sales, profit and distribution levels.
• Align brand and customer strategies to deliver the company's brand objectives through customers.
• Work with the commercial team to convert insights into actions that deliver a competitive advantage & optimal in market execution to maximise business potential.
• Develop effective promotional brand strategic plan by channel and drive the improvement in visibility through the deployment of the right POS materials.
• Co-ordinate and facilitate NPD launches and re-launches of brands.
• Drive the use of data in the business (Nielsen, etc.).
• Communicate & manage successful in-market execution for the responsible brands (or channels) through driving the sales force & continuous on the field health checks.
• Be an expert in understanding trade channels & be able to advise sales/business of changes in trends/promotional mechanics/customer, trade & competitor activities.
The Person:
The right candidates must:
• Possess a good university degree in any discipline.
• Have three to five (3 to 5) years relevant working experience FMCG sales.
• Possess first class numeric and communication skills.
• Have membership of the Nigerian Institute of Marketing (CIMN).
• Have computer expertise especially in MS Word, MS Excel and PowerPoint.
• Have excellent customer relations skills.
• Have excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Typically have progressed through a broad business with exposure to Sales, Consumer & Trade Marketing.
• Experience of working in & influencing cross functional teams.
• Have a CAN DO attitude, exhibiting our core values – COURAGE, ACCOUNTABILITY, NETWORKING, DRIVE and ONENESS.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Closing date: 30 Jun 2010
Link to apply online: PZ Cussons Current Nigeria Job Vacancies: Customer/Trade Marketing Manager (http://recruitment.pzcussons.com/recruitment/nigeria/register.aspx?jbId=005EBA0C-151D-49D4-9D7F-426914F4D96B)
This vacancy has been re-advertised in February 2011 with similar information but extended deadline.
Closing date: 28 Feb 2011
For online application: PZ Cussons (http://recruitment.pzcussons.com/recruitment/nigeria/register.aspx?jbId=AFF8B261-8C67-41E5-80BA-74FCC00435A1)