Head of Marketing
The successful candidates will be required to:
• Create, develop and implement OU marketing strategy ensuring that the Pan African/Cross functional aspects are aligned
• Initiate the NPD process ensuring that the process requirements are managed and delivered according to targets (360 degree marketing)
• Ensure portfolio categories pricing supports brand positioning and is relevant to the competitive arena
• Delivery of overall budgeted profitability by growing and sustaining category performance
• Lead the selection of the appropriate trade channels
• Explore and exploit new opportunities for the portfolio
• Monitor, control and report portfolio performance through brand health indicators such as NNS, GM, MC & key consumer KPI’s providing solutions to shortfalls
• Approve portfolio M&C plan within guidelines, creating and modifying as necessary to meet objectives
• Proactively identify sources and resource needs to support portfolio growth
• Coach, manage and develop high performance teams, including sourcing brand managers
• Responsible for ensuring ABM induction programme is appropriate
• Proactively feed into and follow up on actions from the Sales & Operations Planning process (S&OP)
The right candidates must:
• Possess a university degree, ideally in a commercial related discipline-MBA will be considered a strong plus.
• Have between over ten (10+) years experience in a marketing or senior brand management role of a reputable/international company, ideally in the food industry.
• Possess computer expertise especially in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Have strong numerical skills.
• Possess good Analytical and People management skills.
• Be flexible and able to adapt to changing market and business conditions.
Qualified applicants should apply online at: www.pzcussons.com/pzc/working/pzinigeria/vacancies
Applications must be received within two (2) weeks from the date of this publication.
Only short listed candidates would be contacted.
