Job Title: Marketing Manager, Retail
Job Unit & Location: All Business Units – All States
Organisation: PZ Cussons Nigeria
The Role: The successful candidate will be required to:
• Responsible for marketing of the CoolWorld brand to achieve the targeted/budgeted sales.
• Manages the product/item, retail price, promotion and markdown.
• Drives and manage demand forecasting, merchandise, assortment and space planning and optimisation.
• Develops annual marketing plan in conjunction with sales department, which details activities to follow during the fiscal year, which will focus on meeting organizational objectives.
• To manage the Marketing Department Budget. Delivery of all marketing activity within agreed budget. Direction of marketing staff where budgets are devolved.
• To manage all aspects of print production, receipt and distribution.
• The achievement of frequent, timely and positive media coverage for Sales, and its programs across all available media.
• Managing the entire product line life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities.
• Specifying market requirements for current and future products by conducting market research supported by on-going visits to customers and non-customers.
• Analyzing potential partner relationships for CoolWorld product lines.
The Person:
The Right candidate must:
• Demonstrates technical marketing skills and product knowledge of CoolWorld products.
• Have first degree in any discipline but with a MBA
• Have 7-10 years marketing experience preferably with exposure in the retail industry or electronics
• Have 4 years in managerial role
• Knowledge of the Nigerian market is important.
Have a CANDO attitude, exhibiting our core values – COURAGE,ACCOUNTABILITY, NETWORKING, DRIVE,ONENESS
Please note that only shortlisted candidates would be contacted
Closing date: 20th September 2012.
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