Box and Cedar, is recruiting on behalf of its client, an FMCG company, to employ suitably qualified candidate to fill the position below:
Job Title: Head, Marketing and Brand Management
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full time
Job Description
Merchandise Planning and Management:
- Liaise with the manufacturing/supply arm of the company on orders, quantities, designs/assortments, delivery dates and payment terms in conjunction with the Managing Director
- Responsible for developing a price point policy by harmonising/aligning prices of distinct items of stock and determining standard marginal prices for all items
- Promote or reduces the prices of slower-selling lines while monitoring best selling lines
- Set and adjust prices and decide markdowns in conjunction with the Managing Director
- Develop merchandise budget for appropriate periods
- Work with Inventory Administrator to plan stock levels, move stock and making sure that the best selling items are always available
- Supervise the creation of visual displays and the overall appearance of each outlet.
Marketing Planning and Management:
- Responsible for researching the dynamics of the target market of the company i.e. buying behaviour, purchasing power, age range, social status, profession etc. so as to develop marketing strategies to fit their unique lifestyles
- Utilize sales report from outlets to analyze customer insight and develop recommendations to ensure that business objectives are met
- Identify new markets that might enhance the organisation’s bottom line
- Gather sales information from previous years to know statistics on returns, markdowns, and any inventory carry over
- Create an annual marketing plan and a budget to facilitate it
- Interacts with the design team on trend information i.e. new designs, latest wears and plan accordingly.
Brand Management:
- Develop and manage the company's brand and all brands in the company’s portfolio
- Design and execute schedule for marketing/promotion of all company brands in all the outlets and their environs
- Designs and execute marketing strategies for all new designs to reach customers and communicate brand message
- Communicates with all outlets to ensure strategy integration and messaging aligns with the company's overall objective
- Designs and execute schedule for mass marketing/promotion of the company in all the branches and their environs.
Key Performance Indicator:
- Market share
- % Increase in sales and margin from promotions
- Launch of a customer loyalty scheme
- Number of new customers added to data base
- Number of new markets/outlets opened
- Number of new products as a result of researches.
Minimum Qualification
- A Bachelor's Degree in any business-related discipline.
- Experience: 6 years cognate experience.
Knowledge & Skills
Knowledge:
- Sales and marketing
- Customer service
- Communications and media
- Public relations.
Skills:
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Negotiation skills
- IT skills
- Execution.
Application Closing Date
5th November, 2015.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online