Trade Marketing Manager at Saro Agroscience Limited

Saro Agro-Allied Limited is "To be a niche player in agriculture and agro-commodities export; for wealth creation in a distinctive, rewarding and responsible way".

Saro Agroscience is recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Trade Marketing Manager

Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Required Age: 28 - 32 Years

Job Description:

• The Trade Marketing Manager, is responsible for developing and coordinating all activities aimed at Customer Acquisition, Development and Retention in line with the company’s Sales & Distribution Strategy.
• He is accountable for the deliverables of the company's Customer Loyalty scheme, the Saro Friendship Club.
• He is responsible for designing and coordinating the execution of tactical programs aimed at ensuring effective demand, merchandizing, and impactful display of all the company's brands in the Trade Channels across Nigeria.
• He is accountable for the production, deployment and display of all Points of Sales Materials of the company with the aim of driving IMS and off take of the brands.
• With Customer Satisfaction being a key focus for him, he must enjoy spending time in the market to understand the problems of customers and finding innovative solutions for these problems.

Primary Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate the management of wide range of brand portfolio to deliver on market positioning and leadership
• Conduct market research and optimize opportunities
• Champion products developments/launches market research, revenue & expenditure
• Develop and co-ordinate New Customers’ acquisition and retention strategies
• Delivering Customer Loyalty Scheme
• Formulate sales policies & procedures

Special Skills & Key Behavioral Competencies

• Proficient in standard business office software
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and organizational skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Fluency in written and verbal English and ability to make effective presentations to diverse groups
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage staff
• Record of successfully collaborating with and influencing senior management and peers
• Demonstrated independent work initiative, sound judgment, diplomacy, analytical ability and professional demeanour
• Able to perform financial calculations and create and manage budgets
• Proven ability to think independently and handle multiple projects through to completion
• Relationship management or strong inter personal skills
• Selling and marketing Skills
• Good Traveller

Course/Qualification
BSc in any discipline: Agriculture and Science courses will be an advantage: Ability to Speak Hausa will also be an added advantage

Relevant Experience
Minimum of 2 Years Leading and Managing a Team, experience in 2 different Sales Territories within the North and South of Nigeria will be an advantage.

Application Closing Date
26th May, 2014

Method of Application:
Interested and Qualified candidates should send their Curriculum Vitae in excel format (see format below) stating the position he/she is applying for and Location as the subject of the mail to: [email protected]

Excel Format
Surname| First Name| Age| Gender| Total Years of Experience| Institution| Course | Grade | Year of Graduation | Prof. Qualification| Last 3 Job experience with dates| Phone No | Email

Note: Applications not sent in this format will not be considered.