Marketing Manager at PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc

PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc is part of a large Group of multinational companies that is engaged in the manufacture and distribution of household goods. Our company brands are household names and leaders in various segments of the market.

We are currently recruiting for the Position of:

Job Title: Marketing Manager

Location: Lagos

The Role: MARKETING MANAGER:
The successful candidate will be required to:

• Create, develop and implement category strategy to support the overall marketing strategy ensuring that the Pan African/Cross functional aspects are aligned
• Initiate the NPD process ensuring that the NPI process requirements are managed and delivered according to targets (360 degree marketing)
• Ensure category pricing supports brand positioning and is relevant to the competitive arena
• Delivery of overall budgeted profitability by growing and sustaining category performance
• Lead the selection of the appropriate trade channels
• Explore and exploit new opportunities for the category portfolio
• Monitor, control and report category performance through brand health indicators such as NNS, GM, MC & key consumer KPIs providing solutions to shortfalls
• Approve category A&P plan within guidelines, creating and modifying as necessary to meet objectives
• Proactively identify sources and resource needs to support category growth
• Coach, manage and develop high performance teams, including sourcing brand managers
• Responsible for ensuring ABM induction programme is appropriate
• Proactively feed into and follow up on actions from the Business Planning process.

The Person: The Right candidate must

• Have a degree (preferably Marketing / Business Related Discipline)
• Have over 7 - 10 years Brand/category Management experience preferably within FMCG
• Have NPD Project Management experience
• Have excellent consumer insight, innovation and NPD skills.

Application Closing Date
24th May, 2013

Method of Application
Qualified and Interested candidates should
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