A leading manufacturing company in the Synthetic Hair (Weave-on, Attachments, Hair extensions etc) industry requires experienced, smart and trendy individuals to fill the following positions:

  1. Marketing Manager (Lagos)- Ref. no: MM 7/5/12

Job Scope:

  • The Marketing Manager will be responsible for strategic development, design and implementation of product positioning. The position reports to the Managing Director:

Key Responsibilities

  • Consumer Insights management
  • Manage advertisement, graphic design, visual and media communications
  • Maintain and expand Company positive image
  • Co-ordinate and facilitate launches and re-launches of brands
  • Brand and Market awareness
  • Market research and data analysis

Requirements:

  • Minimum of 5 years of proven relevant working experience in the FMCG sector
  • A degree holder in Marketing or any other related discipline.
  • Preferred qualification: MBA
  • Exceptional conceptual thinking
  • Strong strategic and analytical approach to Marketing combined with an ability to quantify and measure results and effectiveness
  • Excellent managerial, planning and organization skills
  • Computer savvy
  • Age: 30 to 40 years
  • Candidates must be smart and trendy (preferably female)



  1. Trade Sales Manager (East, North, West, Lagos)- Ref. no: TSM 7/5/12

Job Scope:

  • The Trading Sales Manager will be responsible for the alignment of brands and customer strategies to deliver the Company’s brand objectives through customers. The position reports to the Sales and Distribution Controller.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop an effective promotional brand strategic plan by channel and drive brand visibility through deployment of POS materials
  • Advise business on changes in trends/promotional mechanics/customer, trade and competitor activities
  • Communicates and manages promotional activities

Requirements:

  • Minimum of 5 years experience spanning through sales and trade marketing in the FCMG sector
  • A degree holder in Marketing or any other relevant field (a Master’s degree will be of an advantage)
  • Computer savvy
  • First class numerical, analytical and communication skills
  • Age 30 to 45 years
  • Candidates must be smart and trendy (preferably female)




  1. Regional Sales Managers (East, West, North and Lagos)- Ref no: RSM 7/5/12

Job Scope:

  • Reporting directly to the Head of Sales, the job holder has a primary responsibility for delivery of regional sales and commercial targets.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Deliver distribution targets for core brands and new products within the assigned sales region
  • Coach and manage the sales team to deliver targets
  • Drive execution of promotional activities to deliver profitable returns
  • Identify and explore new sales opportunities
  • Control sales budget for the region

Requirements:

  • Minimum of 5 years experience in Sales/Marketing in an FCMG Company
  • A degree holder in any relevant discipline(a Masters degree will be an advantage)
  • Computer savvy
  • Result-oriented, entrepreneurial and organization skill
  • Strong leadership and interpersonal skills
  • Age 30 to 45 years
  • Candidates must be smart and trendy (preferably female)





  1. Regional Sales Executive (East, West, North and Lagos)- Ref no: RSE 7/5/12

Job Scope:

  • Regional Sales Executive reports to the Regional Sales Manager and is responsible for managing customer relationship and achievement of commercial objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Achieve Sales and 4Ps target
  • Execute promotional activities within the territory
  • Distributor Management
  • Training and development of Distributors sales resource
  • Management of merchandisers

Requirements:

  • Minimum of 3 years experience in Sales/Marketing in an FCMG Company
  • A degree holder in Marketing or any other relevant field
  • Result-oriented and good knowledge of distribution and customer development
  • Excellent customer relation skill
  • Age: 25 years to 40 years
  • Candidates must be smart and trendy (preferably female)



  1. Sales Executives (East, West, North & Lagos)- Ref no: SE 7/5/12

Job Scope:

  • This position reports to the Regional Sales Executive and is responsible for managing customer relationship and achievement of commercial objectives in specific markets.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Achieve sales and 4Ps targets
  • Building long-term partnership with customers
  • Execute promotional strategy per customer
  • Supervision of merchandisers

Requirements:

  • Minimum of 2 years experience in Sales and Marketing in an FCMG or pharmaceutical company
  • A degree holder in Marketing or any other relevant field
  • Result-oriented and good knowledge of distribution and customer development
  • Excellent customer relation skills
  • Team building skills
  • Must not be older than 35 years
  • Candidates must be smart and trendy (preferably female)



  1. Brand Executive – Ref no: BE 7/5/12

Job Scope:

  • This position reports to the Marketing Manager. The Brand Executive will be responsible for brand building, liaising with agencies, production of in - house promotional materials and publications, preparing press releases, organizing promotional activities.

Key Responsibilities

  • Preparation of brand plan-marketing, quarterly promotional strategy-input finalization and input implementation plan.
  • Brand sales analysis and follow up for strategy implementation.
  • Ensuring brand profitability.
  • Piloting the innovations and creating new indications and expanding markets.
  • Keep up to date with market trends and new developments utilizing information for business improvement
  • Accountability for Brand’s performance & working closely with sales team
  • Formulating and implementing trade/marketing strategies
  • Execution of trade and promotional activities
  • Providing market analysis information pertaining to competitors, trends and activities

Requirements

  • A degree holder in any Social Science or related discipline.
  • Minimum of 2 years relevant working experience in the FMCG industry
  • Creative and able to work independently
  • Good communication skills
  • Self-motivated
  • Ability to discuss strategic and sensitive issues
  • Understand and develop long term business vision
  • Coordination and planning of budgets, people and time management
  • Recognize problems reacting quickly and effectively to resolve them
  • Analytical expertise in understanding complex issues and their consequences
  • Candidates must be smart and trendy (preferably female)
  • Ability to think “outside the box”



  1. New Product Development Manager – Ref no: NPDM 7/5/12

Job Scope:

  • The New Product Development Manager must be able to conceptualize new ideas, research the new ideas, and evaluate them objectively from a market and financial standpoint.

Key Responsibilities:

  • New product development planning and management
  • Market and technology research
  • Formulation of strategy
  • Distribution channel analysis and development
  • Product Development- Feasibility study and product launches

Requirements:

  • A degree holder in a relevant Social Science field (a Masters degree will be an added advantage)
  • Minimum of 5 years experience in an FCMG company
  • Excellent communication and customer relation skills
  • Computer savvy
  • Must possess a unique combination of creative and analytical talents.
  • Age: 30 years to 40 years
  • Candidates must be smart and trendy (preferably female)


*Applicants should send their CVs to [email protected] indicating the relevant reference code as the subject of the e-mail. CVs should be sent on or before Friday, 11th May 2012.