General Manager - Marketing and Strategy at Swift Networks Limited

Swift Networks - Our company is an Indigenous Internet Service Provider Company with outlets spread all over Lagos State. Our core services are the provision of high speed internet services, telephony and IP - VPN services to both residential and enterprise subscribers.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: General Manager - Marketing and Strategy

Location: Nigeria

Job Objective

• The successful candidate will be responsible for the generation and development of new business sales ideas/opportunities.
• She/he will lead a team of marketing personnel to create new opportunities and isexpected to think outside the box, grow our business and ensure the company’s preference and market leadership

Key Accountabilities:

• Create and manage an annual marketing plan for the company
• Proactively identify new business opportunities to provide increased revenue
• Provide up to date reports on existing and new business opportunities
• Communicate new product/service developments to customers in a timely manner
• Lead the development of the company’s long term planning that identifies new business opportunities, markets and partners
• Coordinating regular meetings and preparing regular reports outlining the performance of all our brands
• Organize consumer panels as at when required
• Manage the development of marketing and sales aid/promotional materials for Sales to effectively promote and generate consistent sales and profit growth;
• Proactively identify and recommend business-building initiatives;
• Responsible for day-to-day management of the brand (forecasting, sales updates) and lead cross functional teams to deliver all aspects of the brand promise;
• Monitoring and analyzing business performance vis-à-vis business goals
• Identify, develop, and launch new, and re-launch existing products supporting the brand portfolio;
• Responsible for early commercialization process including qualifying the concept, positioning, pricing, presenting to Sales and retailers, forecasting volume, budgeting, etc.;
• Conduct research to determine positioning of new products ;
• Plan and ensure execution of sponsorship program to create maximum brand awareness;
• Present product and marketing programs to Management;
• Manage and coordinate internal marketing research including use of retail data services;
• Carry out other tasks as may be assigned by his/her manager.

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies:

• Ability to work on cross-functional teams in both leadership and member roles;
• Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills;
• Analytical skills, not only for presenting data but also for summarizing the findings and proposing recommendations for future improvement;
• Must possess strong interpersonal and relationship building skills;
• Must have a style that promotes respect, credibility and trust throughout the organization;
• Must be a business leader and a calculated risk taker;
• Strong project management and leadership skills;
• Strategic thinker and creative marketer;
• Results oriented and self-motivated.

Minimum Qualification and Experience

• A good first degree in Marketing, Business Administration or Social Sciences with a minimum of 2nd class honours, Upper Division, from a reputable university.
• A minimum of 7 years business development experience, four of which must have been spent in a similar position with a reputable company in the telecommunication industry.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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