Brand Manager at PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc

Posted on Thu 13th Jun, 2013 - www.hotnigerianjobs.com --- (1 comments)

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. 
 
Owing to the continuing need for market expansion, opportunities have been created for young graduates to join our organisation as

Job Title: Brand Manager

Location: Lagos

The Role:
The successful candidate will be required to:
  • Achieve and deliver overall budgeted profitability by growing and sustaining regional brand performance.
  • Explore and exploit new market opportunities for brands in the regions.
  • Manage some brands to drive brand quality.
  • Develop and implement appropriate marketing strategies.
  • Formulate and implement strategic business plans.
  • Supervise various activities to deliver projects with commercial and technical specification.
  • Develop, publish and track progress against project tasks and milestones.
  • Act as the primary control point for managing projects and reporting all activities, events and outcome to the Senior Brand Manager.
  • Be capable of providing strong project leadership and be willing to take tough decisions.

The Person:
The right candidate must:
  • Possess a minimum of 3-5 years work experience in the FMCG industry.
  • Have excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
  • Possess a good University Degree in Social Sciences, Sciences or any Commercial oriented discipline; Professional qualifications will be an added advantage.
  • Have a minimum of 2 years experience in Project Management in the Manufacturing or Service Oriented Industry.
  • Be a good team player.
  • Be energetic and self-motivated in setting goals.
  • Have the ability and experience to work under pressure.
  • Have good project management, estimation and documentation skills.
  • Posses a good knowledge of advertising, promotion, distribution and marketing research.
  • Have a CAN DO attitude, exhibiting our core values – COURAGE, ACCOUNTABILITY, NETWORKING, DRIVE and ONENESS.
  • Have excellent computer software application skills.
  • Have good analytical and organizational planning skills.

Application Closing Date
19th June, 2013

How To Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
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Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.