A Pharmaceutical organisation in Nigeria with interest in business expansion is in search of an experienced personnel to occupy the vacant position below:
Job Title: National Marketing Manager
Location: Nigeria
Job Description and Profile
- The National Marketing Manager is responsible for the marketing activities of our company in this constantly changing industries scenario.
- He or she is to execute the sales promotional activities, placing the advertisements, and other marketing strategies.
- He or she is to design, develop, implement and analyze various marketing strategies and media to market and promote both our existing and new products.
- The National Marketing Manager is to oversee other sales supporting workforce who are responsible for the actual implementation of the marketing strategies.
- To be reporting directly to the Managing Director
Duties and Responsibilities
- Marketing and promoting overall sales of the company’s products and handling of complaints from the field.
- Planning of all activities necessary for the registration of new products/renewal of existing products.
- Maintaining of contacts with the Regulatory Agencies and the Factory/Production Department.
- Handling of products exhibitions, trade fairs, conferences, seminars, etc, and other promotional activities of our products.
- Monitoring activities of the competitors and market trends by conducting periodic review of customers/markets.
- Social Media and brand management
- Building image and general acceptability of our products to improve turn over.
- Developing the overall marketing strategies and budget for the organization.
- Over seeing the implementation of the marketing strategy and budget.
- Analyzing the effectiveness of the strategies and rectifying the variances, if any.
- Hiring, training and monitoring the performance of the sales support staff.
- Handling complaints/issues and indentifying new market segments.
Education, Training and qualification
- Minimum of B.Pharm.
- A 2nd degree in Marketing Management provides an edge over other candidates.
- Minimum of 12 years working experience (Individuals who have worked in the pharmaceutical industries have an edge over other candidates).
Knowledge, Skills and Training:
- Good knowledge on pharmaceutical and marketing fields
- Good knowledge of Sales and Business Development
- Analytical and strategizing abilities
- Capable to manage the entire marketing department of the organization
- Hiring, training and monitoring the performance of the other personnel
- Identifying new markets for products launch
- Good communication and presentation skills
- Ability to run clinical presentations, if the need arises
- Excellent IT skills - MS Words, Excel, Power-points are compulsory
- Ability to work without supervision and under pressure to meet deadline
- Ability to objectively handle reaction and problems arising from the field
- Ability to identify marketing programmes in order to generate increase in sales and profitability
- Ability to enhance good image and general acceptability of the company’s products.
Application Closing Date
30th August, 2019.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their detailed Resume to:
[email protected] using the position applying for as the subject of the email.