Recent Jobs In A Leading FMCG Company

Prisdav Consulting - Our client, a leading FMCG company in Nigeria is seeking to recruit suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:     Job Title: Brand Manager Location: Lagos Job Description

• Ideal candidate will to look after and expand key brands of the product portfolios. The ideal candidate will in addition to brand management, be responsible for new product development (NPDs).

• To investigate, design, and assess new and existing company products. Coordinate all stages of product development, from initial concept art, to finalization and distribution.
• Assess gaps in the marketplace and find niches to market new products to.
• Work with market researchers to identify how to reflect a brand's attributes in a new product, ensuring customer value and satisfaction with that product.

• Carry out market research in order to keep up to date with customer trends, as well as trying to predict future trends
• Develop strategies and managing marketing campaigns across print, broadcast and online platforms to ensure that products and services meet customers’ expectations and to build the credibility of brands
• Analyse the success of marketing campaigns and creating reports
• Supervise, advertise, product design and other forms of marketing to maintain consistency in branding
• Meeting with clients and work with colleagues across multiple departments such as marketing and sales.
• Manage budgets and a team of junior assistants
• Organise events such as product launches, exhibitions and photo shoots.
• Work with sales/ trade marketing teams/agencies
• Understand trends and able to respond to customers’ wishes
• Any other assigned duty.

• B.Sc/HND in any Business related field
• Master’s degree or an additional qualification is an added advantage

• 6-8 years cognate work experience
• FMCG experience; Understand market research
• Strong knowledge of social media and digital marketing
• Strong campaign activation and Trade marketing activations
• Data management using data to inform strategy
• Ability to leverage brands through social media, PR
• Experience working with other markets/ distributors

• Analytical skills and attention to detail
• Creativity and an ability to produce innovative and original ideas
• Team working skills
• The ability to manage and allocate budgets
• Written and verbal communication skills
• Time and project management skills, including the ability to work on multiple projects at the same time
• An ability to think strategically and come up with campaigns

• We are seeking to recruit a Senior Brand Manager to look after and expand key brands of the product portfolios.
• The ideal candidate will in addition to brand management, be responsible for new product development (NPDs).

• To develop, own, design, and assess new and existing company products. Oversee all stages of product development, from initial concept art, to finalization and distribution.
• Develop strategies to close gaps in the marketplace.
• Work with market researchers to identify how to reflect a brand's attributes in a new product, ensuring customer value and satisfaction with that product.

• Expertly negotiate from a position of strength, using data to drive targets, and think holistically about cost inputs, including product costs, accruals for damage and freight, volume discounts, etc
• Manage the budget and sales forecast
• Build and develop a marketing team which is competent, commercially astute, dedicated and efficient
• Manage nationwide marketing, advertising and promotional staff and all relevant activities
• Develop new marketing strategies that will improve sales and revenue performance
• Develop promotional material and distribution
• Train the marketing team for prospective client meetings, presentations, etc.
• Manage and develop a team of strong product line managers/merchants/buyers representing multiple categories to meet financial and operational goals
• Any other assigned duty.

• B.Sc/HND in any business related field
• Master's degree or an additional qualification is an added advantage

• Data management using data to inform strategy
• Ability to leverage brands through social media, PR
• Experience working with other markets/ distributors
• 10-15years cognate work experience
• FMCG experience; Understand market research
• Strong knowledge of social media and digital marketing
• Strong campaign activation and Trade marketing activations

• Time and project management skills, including the ability to work on multiple projects at the same time
• An ability to think strategically and come up with campaigns
• Analytical skills and attention to detail
• Creativity and an ability to produce innovative and original ideas
• Team working skills
• The ability to manage and allocate budgets
• Written and verbal communication skills