Retail Manager at Cheil Nigeria

Cheil - We are a highly dynamic and passionate advertising agency with uncanny creativity that is inspired and deeply rooted in the diversity of Nigeria-Her culture, people and enterprise. Our team is made up of a crop of young, brilliant, driven and experienced professionals who are tested and proven to have the knack to scale brands and achieve set marketing goals. Our core areas of expertise are Campaign Planning, Digital Marketing and Analytics. Having birthed some of the most creative and effective campaigns for our multi-border clients, we are poised to take on even bigger marketing challenges and help more brands conquer the ever boisterous and growing market in Nigeria. Welcome to Cheil Communications Nigeria, where ideas move!

We are currently recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Retail Manager

Location: Lagos

Summary

• Strategically create tactical implementation plans for retail/promotion marketing projects that achieve clients objectives
• Maintain a thorough understanding of the clients market and enhance good relationships with both vendors and client.

Responsibilities
Client:

• Keep senior level informed
• Build sound relationships.

Project Management:

• Receive and discuss the brief
• Map out strategies with concrete results (reports, plans, etc) as a person in charge
• Strategically lead the projects including process and Project Management schedule management
• To coordinate a project without any problems on the spot
• Sound time schedule management
• De‐brief other related departments
• Receive the cost estimation and time deadlines with production team
• Get approval from the client for deadlines and cost
• Control the project from start of production to delivery to the shops(production managers communication)Receive closing documents from production team
• Submit all documents to prepare job closing
• See through vendor transparency management, bidding process and annual evaluation
• See through vendors implementation & improvement for a better service

Internal Comms:

• Provide timely and consistent communication to team and team lead project status and profitability
• Develop strong relationships with all other parts of the business and raise agency profile
• Provide team with broader industry knowledge and specialism

Financial Management:

• Take charge of managing client’s billing and profit targets, and closely observe client’s financial security and report results
• Active participation in monthly team finance meetings in partnership with budget controller
• Quarterly forecasting

Shopper Tactics:

• Sound knowledge of the retail shopping environment including the full range of shopper vehicles such as, point‐of‐sale, on‐pack, premiums, sweepstakes, sales materials, trade programs, direct mail, sampling, advertising, couponing, digital and the strategic application of all current knowledge of industry, shopper & consumer trends

Brand Positioning:

• In‐depth knowledge of brand positioning to identify when and how to adjust brand positioning to reflect market place dynamics

Strategic Evaluation of Creative:

• Skilled to evaluate executional impact creative relative to strategy.

Qualifications

• Interior Design
• Industry Design
• Retail Marketing
• Product Design.

Experience:

• Retail Marketing in shop, vendor or agency (3+ years)
• Marketing experience in client(s), manufactory and business (3+ years)
• Management Experience in Retail Marketing management (3+ years)
• Production experiences working with production and POSM materials (1+ years)

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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