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PZ Nigeria recruits Head of Marketing - PZ Wilmar

All Business Units - Lagos

Job Role:  Head of Marketing 
The successful candidate will be required to:
 ·         Create, develop and implement OU marketing strategy  ensuring that the Pan African/Cross functional aspects are aligned.www.sliyng.com
·         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 aren
·         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 KPIs providing solutions to shortfalls
·         Approve portfolio M&C plan within guidelines, creating and modifying as necessary to meet objective
·         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)  
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The Person: 

• The Right candidate must: 
•          Have Bachelor Degree in Business Administration-an MBA will be considered a plus
•        Possess 10+ years relevant experience in sales/marketing departments of reputable  companies. Prior experience in foods sector will be considered a plus.
•          Have External Professional Qualification which is preferred
•          Demonstrate Experience in Brand and or Category Management
•          Be Computer Literate especially in the use of MS Office Suite of Applications
•         Have good experience in managing of large, remote teams.
•          Be a good coach and leader.
•          Have excellent communication skills – written and verbal.
•        Have flexibility and ability to adapt to changing market and business conditions.
•        Possess Commercial acumen and customer focus.

Closing date: 24 May 2011
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