Product Manager - Cosmetic at Aldelia Group

Aldelia Group is a world leader in Permanent and Contract Staffing and Payroll Solutions services, a specialist Oil & Gas, Manpower and Project Services consultancy operating extensively in Europe, the Middle East, South East Asia, Africa and South America with Offices in London, Dubai, Brazil, Iraq, Kurdistan, Singapore and Nigeria, our major Oil Exploration and Production companies including ENI, Shell, TOTAL, Petrobras and Odebrecht.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Product Manager - Cosmetic

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full Time

Job Description

• The Product Manager is responsible for making the products “fly off the shelf.” He develops and executes integrated marketing plans by identifying potential products; conduct market research; participate in new product development; establish timescales for developing products; influencing pricing; monitor sales and market trends; developing marketing strategies.
• Determines customers’ needs and desires by specifying the research needed to obtain market information.
• Recommends the nature and scope of present and future product lines by reviewing product specifications and requirements; appraising new product ideas and/or product or packaging changes
• Assess market competition by comparing the company’s product to competitors’ products.
• Introduces and markets new products by developing timeintegrated plans with sales, advertising and production.
• Provides information for management by preparing shortterm and longterm product sales forecasts/reports and analyses
• Determines pricing of product by utilizing market research data; reviewing production and sales costs; anticipating volume; costing special and customized orders.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Requirements

• An M.Sc/B.Sc/HND holder of Chemistry, Biology or related courses.
• Minimum of 15 years’ experience in retail or service industry.
• Minimum of 3 years of product marketing experience with at least 2 years’ experience in a marketfacing role (e.g. conducting competitor analysis, market research and presentations to customers and prospects)
• Must be proficient in MS applications and marketing automation tools such as Omniture, Google Analytics, Marketo
• Power user of networking tools such as LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter ad Facebook
• Exceptional ROI - tracking skills, able to prove what isor isn’t working
• Ability to work with limited supervision
• Being a team player, good public speaker and comfortable in front of large, senior groups and critics

Skills & Ability:

• Polite and cautious
• Positive, friendly attitude with excellent client service and strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Extensive knowledge of skin care products
• Ability to demonstrate and promote beauty products on the spot (e.g. how to use the soaps/creams/e.t.c)
• Ability to remain calm and pleasant during peak hours.
• Flexible ability to work during “peak” hours i.e. weekends, holidays and nights (if required).
• Ability to work under stress
• Analytical, meticulous and problemsolving skills

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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