Head of Strategic Marketing at a Manufacturing Company - Adexen Recruitment Agency

Posted on Thu 01st Jun, 2017 - hotnigerianjobs.com --- (0 comments)

Adexen Recruitment Agency - Our client, a multinational manufacturing company with branches in Nigeria, is seeking to recruit suitably qualified candidates, to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head of Strategic Marketing

Job Reference: 1277
Location: Lagos
Industry: Industry & Manufacturing

Job Description

The main responsibility of the Head of Strategic Marketing is monitoring the market share in the industry and in each segment in the country, and in particular, versus competitors.
This share should grow in a profitable way, and become stronger and stronger through differentiation.

Primary Responsibilities and Duties

Design and set up the marketing & innovation organization of the country, which drives and contributes to the market strategy and profitable growth across all market segments (and all product lines).
Responsible for developing the marketing & innovation capabilities within the country, in cooperation with Country HR: skills & competencies (assessment and evaluation criteria, learning & development), talent pipeline, succession planning, career development, IDPs, anticipation of new needed skills and competencies for the country.
Together with product lines commercial functions and country HR, ensure the development of top level sales capabilities: sales effectiveness in all segments, in products, solutions and services, sales force skills and competencies, L&D, anticipation of new skills and competencies relating to new market trends, new products and solutions, new market approaches and differentiated ways of selling.
Contribute in setting up country incentive schemes related to sales force effectiveness

Extra Mile:

Define and contribute to Extra Mile growth strategy (product line related and cross product lines initiatives).
Propose and lead the implementation of value propositions for selected relevant segments: identification and incubation of new offers, new business opportunities through new market approaches.
Contribute to the development/ transformation towards a strong market and customer culture across the organisation, in all business functions (i.e. through training, value creation seminars, mobilization programs, communication etc).
May contribute to specific Group transversal innovation / Extra Mile projects to support the roll out of initiatives in own market or share/exchange with other countries.

Country Marketing Operations:

Lead the country key accounts management. Liaise for international accounts with Group International Key Account Management team.
Define, organize and coordinate the overall relationship with architects, specifiers, influencers and standard setting bodies in/for the country. Lead the company’s lobbying activity in the country relating to products, solutions, raw materials, standards and labels.
Lead the interactions between all functions involved in the development and launching of new value propositions, products / solutions / services. Propose the business case for country initiatives (ie new segments, new products, new systems, new services…) including the business stakes and objectives (market share, targeted customers or market segments, volumes,etc.).

Expectations

BSc/BA in Business Administration, Marketing and Communications or relevant field
Masters Degree or MBA
Strategic agility, business acumen, customer focus, drive for results.
Constructive confrontation skills
Demonstrated skills, knowledge and experience in the design and execution of (social) marketing, communications and public relations activities;
Strong creative, strategic, analytical, organizational and personal sales skills
Organisation and team leadership
Strong oral and written communications skills

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

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