Marketing Manager at International Breweries Plc

International Breweries Plc - Our Dream is to bring people together for a better world. Beer, the original social network, has been bringing people together for thousands of years. We are committed to building great brands that stand the test of time and to brewing the best beers using the finest natural ingredients.

Our diverse portfolio of well over 400 beer brands includes global brands Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois; multi-country brands Beck’s, Castle, Castle Lite, Hoegaarden, and Leffe; and local champions such as Aguila, Bud Light, Jupiler, Klinskoye, Modelo Especial, Quilmes, Skol, and Victoria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Marketing Manager

Job Requisition ID: 30072106
Location: Nigeria
Job type: Full Time

Job Summary

• The key purpose of this role to guide sales teams to provide market driven differentiated service that builds sustainable competitiveness within clearly identified segments achieving growth in volumes sold; growth in market share and increased competitiveness.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Deep consumer understanding to develop winning brand strategies and plans
• Lead the execution of brand plans to drive brand growth
• Innovative ideas and opportunity identification by applying the Front-end innovation process
• Developing and sustaining a balanced short-to long-term innovation pipeline for the brand
• Development of differentiated & compelling brand positioning, purpose, ladder, core creative idea and marketing mix
• Influencing stakeholder at different levels, building and maintaining collaborative cross-functional relationships across the Zone
• Supporting innovation capability building; budget management
• Job requires frequent work trips to South-East Nigeria.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor of Science / Higher National Diploma in Sales and Marketing or any related discipline
• Post Graduate Degree in Business or Marketing preferred
• Minimum of 8-10 years related working experience in Brand Management, Consumer Insights and/or Marketing Strategy Consulting Environment; Consumer Goods preferred.

Key attributes and Competencies:

• Established leadership ability at mid / senior level
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects & multidisciplinary teams
• Proven track record of launched innovation initiatives
• Influencing and consulting skills
• Ability to handle complex situations under pressure
• Passionate, self-starter
• Action and results oriented
• Good written and verbal communication
• Experience in and understanding of Igbo language would be an added advantage.

Application Closing Date
25th October, 2024.