A Multinational Company in the FMCG Sector requires the service of the position for their office in Nigeria.
Position: Trade Marketing Manager
JOB PURPOSE: The core activity of this role is identifying, anticipating and creating objectives-oriented operational plans to execute brand strategies and achieve brand objectives in the market. It is a total business approach aimed at understanding and influencing the needs of market and trade in a way that will allow the company to effectively implement trade & customer plans, achieve their objectives & develop the business.
The Role
- Development of Annual Operation Plan covering Monthly Promotion Calendar
- Trade Investment Budgeting and Reporting.
- Category Reviews/Product Launches.
- Promotion Evaluation.
- Management and development of POP materials
- Management of ISP’s
- Merchandising Training.
- Pricing coordination.
- Maximize return on investment on trade promotions and visibility agreements with trade.
- Management and reporting of all relevant brand spends and control of budget to achieve monthly objectives.
- Conduct Shopper Insight Research.
KEY COMPETENCIES:
- Team Commitment.
- Objective Analytical Power.
- Customer Orientation.
- Strong Team Player.
- Excellent problem solving and influencing skills.
- Planning and organizing.
- Financial awareness.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:
- Graduate in Marketing/Advertising
- A high degree of familiarity and practice of MS Office and IT skills.
- A strong command over oral and written business English with an ability to understand and communicate clearly and effectively
REPORTING CHANNEL: The position reports to Category Marketing Manager
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- Experience of 5-8 yrs out with minimum of 3 yrs at trade marketing managerial level.
- Prior work experience in a Multinational FMCG food company with exposure in sales and part of channel and category sales development team
- Interested candidates must be currently based in Nigeria
- Age should be between 28-38 yrs.
Qualified candidates should send CV to:
fmcgcareers12@gmail.com not later than 21st January 2013
