Promasidor Nigeria Limited Recruitment for Assistant Brand Managers

Promasidor Nigeria Limited - We are an African company proud of our heritage and totally committed to the continent. We manufacture, market and sell unique brands which bring practicality and pleasure to millions of consumers across Africa.

We have enjoyed ongoing success for over 30 years. This success has been built on not only understanding the needs of our consumers, but also on the understanding of the needs of our employees, our suppliers and our stakeholders.

We are recruiting to fill the below position:

Job Title: Assistant Brand Manager

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Reporting to: Brand Manager

Objectives

• To support the Manager, Brands Group in executing annual activity plans for the brand which deliver annual brand performance goals (awareness, equity, volume, market share, etc.) amongst its target audiences, on budget and on time.

Responsibilities

• Brand plans: Ensure the proper and effective field execution of approved marketing activities for the brand, particularly below-the-line and sampling programmes.  Evaluate performance against activity objectives as directed by the Manager, Brands Group.  Work closely with the Trade/Customer Marketing unit within the Sales function on the development, implementation and evaluation of trade promotions for The brand.
• Marketing insight: Provide regular reports on brand performance and health through: Collating consumer research; carrying out regular trade visits to gather market information; and tracking competitor activities in the category.  Assist the Manager, Brands Group, in developing response strategies to protect the position of the brand.
• Budget: Monitor expenditure against agreed activities and provide regular reports to the Manager, Brands Group.
• Results: Timely execution of below-the-line activities for the brand; production of activity evaluations to capture learnings.
• Carries out any assigned food safety jobs by the head of department
• Carries out any other assigned food  jobs by supervisor
• Financial scope: Responsible for managing expenditure allocated to BTL activities for the brand.

Requirements
Education:

• Minimum second-class Bachelor’s degree from a reputable university, either in Nigeria or abroad.            

Experience:

• 1-2 years’ work experience in the Marketing or Sales functions of a reputable company, or in an advertising or promotions agency with multinational clients.

Knowledge:

• Understands the role of different elements of the marketing mix
• Development and execution of trade/ customer promotions and POS material
• Numerate and able to manage expenditure against pre-agreed budgets
• Able to manage workload to meet specified deadlines
• Collation of relevant data and information from a range of sources for brand reports and activity evaluations
• Working in teams
• Microsoft Office suite (Word and Excel;  PowerPoint would be an advantage) or Open Office

Skills & Personal Attributes:

• Articulate - verbal and written
• Able to interact with a range of different people and functions

Application Closing Date
23:59; 18th December, 2016.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note:

• When the page open Click on "Assistant Brand Manager"
• Carefully check the description of this job before applying for it. Our selection process ensures that we do not recruit anyone who does not meet our requirements.