Guinness Nigeria / Diageo Africa Graduate Jobs: Marketing

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Guinness Nigeria PLC, a subsidiary of Diageo Africa, is currently recruiting Nigerian graduates for the following position(s):

Job Title: Graduate Marketing - Nigeria
Reporting Location: Nigeria
Business Unit: Guinness Nigeria

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 may be opportunities to spend one of these rotations in a different African market or other Diageo markets.
•   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.

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:
• Minimum of a 2nd Class upper or equivalent.
• Not more than 2 years post NYSC experience.
• High level mobility.
• Great driving skills and a valid drivers' license.
• 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.

Although your degree discipline is not significant, you will need to have a real interest in sales and marketing and be genuinely excited about the opportunity to work in these fields

For more information and online application: Guiness Nigeria / Diageo Africa Jobs.