General Manager, Branding & Merchandising at a Leading Conglomerate

A leading conglomerate with diverse business interests including Banking with head office in Nigeria is seeking to engage experienced, intelligent, passionate and self-driven Marketing Communications professionals to fill the position below:

Job Title: General Manager, Branding & Merchandising

Reference: GMBM
Location: Nigeria

Responsibilities 

• Utilize exceptional knowledge of branding, OOH communications, Channels strategy and management to Optimize brand visibility at every touchpoint 
• Lead the Merchandising and Branding team to develop maintain and sustain unmatched, effective and efficient visibility in the industry
• Demonstrate strong people, problem-solving, communication, organizational time management, and multitasking skills 
• Evaluate and maintain effective category groupings sequencing, site search filtering and categorization strategies that facilitate efficient search reinforce a positive brand experience and support effective visual merchandising 
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of market and product trends, opportunities and the competitive landscape 
• Strong experience in measuring results, reporting, and effectively assessing KPI's to drive result 
• Harmonious and synergized working relationship with other Marketing Communications units to deliver world-class Integrated Marketing Communications campaigns. 
• Ever ready to travel at the shortest notice pan Nigeria for or site assessment of branding and merchandising assets.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience 

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Arts, Sciences, Engineering, Business Administration, Marketing, Mass Communication, Economics or any other relevant discipline. 
• An MBA or Master's Degree in Mass Communication or Communications Arts would be an added advantage. 
• Professional certification and membership of professional bodies are a Must, e.g. APCON, OAAN, ADVAN. 
• Minimum of 20 years progressive operational and managerial experience in developing communications/promotional strategies in reputable Advertising Agencies/Integrated Marketing Communications/Branding/Merchandising/FMCG Outfits with at least 7 years at Senior Managerial level. 
• Experience in sales and marketing essentials with knowledge of the Banking/ FMCG industry, distribution channel, new technologies and customer needs 
• Remarkable Quantitative skills balanced with qualitative is essential comfort with both numbers and design 
• Strong organizational and leadership skills with the proven ability to handle multiple projects and deliver results in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent knowledge of key computer packages, especially
• Excel, PowerPoint and Word, and strong analytical skills 
• Strong Sales knowledge and excellent negotiation skills 
• Demonstrable knowledge of the entire Nigeria and proficiency of their relevant visibility needs and peculiarities 
• Hands-on knowledge of, and relationship with various industry suppliers, partners and regulatory bodies. 
• The ideal candidate will be between 40 and 50 years of age.

Remuneration

• The Group offers very competitive and attractive remuneration packages in a very dynamic and exciting work environment.

Application Closing Date
7th March, 2022.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their Applications and Resumes (MS Word) with a scanned passport photograph to: integrated.marcoms@gmail.com using the Job Reference as the subject of the email.