Activation Manager in a Multinational Diary Company

Hamilton Lloyd and Associates - Our client is a multinational diary company with product sales for over 100 countries. The company employs 19,000 people in 25 countries in key regions such as: Europe, Asia and Africa. Due to expansion processes in the Nigerian operations, they are looking to fill the position of an Activation Manager.

Job Title: Activation Manager

Location: Lagos

Role Summary:
This role supports the total commercial team by achieving the specific targets on growth, profit and brand awareness.

Key Accountabilities:

• Able to understand and translate strategy into activation plans
• Sales & Distribution(Developing Outlets and channels) in general trade
• Create and implement brand activation that result into sales growth
• Activation and promotion strategies, excellent execution of activation campaigns
• Increase Innovation rate in activation.

Requirement:

• MSc, MBA degree (business administration, marketing, statistics)
• B.Sc/HND degree in any discipline with minimum of second class lower degree/upper credit
• 5+years working experience in a commercial (branded) company. Experience working with brands, promotions;
• Experience in marketing, communications, activity planning, and brand activation. (for branded company)
• Experience in marketing, communications, activity planning, and brand activation. (for branded company)
• Marketing communications knowledge
• Knowledge of the general trade channel
• Working with communication agency’s
• Result driven
• Initiative and follow through, ‘getting things done’
• Planning and organization
• Persuasive Communication, negotiation
• Creative
• Willingness to travel, 40% of time

Application Closing Date
31st October 2013

Method of Application
Interested applicants to submit CV's to: nwadiuto@hamiltonlloydandassociates.com