Assistant Brand Manager at Promasidor Nigeria

Promasidor - We are an African company proud of our heritage and totally committed to the continent. We manufacture, market and sell unique brands which bring practicality and pleasure to millions of consumers across Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Assistant Brand Manager

Location: Lagos

Job Objectives

• To support the Manager, Brands Group in executing annual activity plans for the brand which deliver annual brand performance goals (awareness, equity, volume, market share, etc.) amongst its target audiences, on budget and on time.

Key responsibilities

• Brand plans: Ensure the proper and effective field execution of approved marketing activities for the brand, particularly below-the-line and sampling programmes. Evaluate performance against activity objectives as directed by the Manager, Brands Group. Work closely with the Trade/Customer Marketing unit within the Sales function on the development, implementation and evaluation of trade promotions for The brand.
• Marketing insight: Provide regular reports on brand performance and health through: Collating consumer research; carrying out regular trade visits to gather market information; and tracking competitor activities in the category. Assist the Manager, Brands Group, in developing response strategies to protect the position of the brand.
• Support and monitor brand BTL activations, ensure agency compliance and excellence in execution.
• Financial scope: Responsible for managing expenditure allocated to BTL activities for the brand.
• Results: Timely execution of below-the-line activities for the brand; production of activity evaluations to capture learnings.
• Carries out any assigned food safety jobs by the head of department
• Carries out any other assigned food jobs by supervisor

Job Requirements

• Minimum second-class Bachelor’s degree from a reputable university.

Experience:

• 1-2 years work experience in the Marketing or Sales functions of a reputable company, or in an advertising or promotions agency with multinational clients.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Understands the role of different elements of the marketing mix
• Collation of relevant data and information from a range of sources for brand reports and activity evaluations
• Working in teams
• Microsoft Office suite (Word and Excel; PowerPoint would be an advantage) or Open Office.
• Development and execution of trade/ customer promotions and POS material
• Numerate and able to manage expenditure against pre-agreed budgets
• Ability to manage workload to meet specified deadlines

Functional or Technical Skills:

• Articulate - verbal and written
• Ability to interact with a range of different people and functions.

How to Apply
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