Customer/Trade Marketing Manager PZ Cussons Vacancies and Jobs

As part of its continuous development program, PZ Cussons is interested in vibrant, energetic and intelligent candidates as Customer/Trade Marketing Manager that have potential to grow within the organization and eventually take on leadership roles in our commercial business unit.

Successful candidates with proven performance and interest in the position will be given exposure to commercial analysis, sales management and other core areas such as customer services, selling skills and negotiation skills, with the objective of gaining necessary skills to lead a sales team in a large listed conglomerate.

Jobs Detail

Job title: Customer/Trade Marketing Manager

Qualification(s)

• Possess a good university degree in any discipline

Job Experience & skills

• Have membership of the Nigerian Institute of Marketing (CIMN)
• Possess first class numeric and communication skills
• Have excellent customer relation skills
• Possess 3- 5 years relevant working experience FMCG sales
• Have computer expertise especially in MS Word, MS Excel and PowerPoint
• Have excellent oral and written communication skills
• Typically have progressed through a broad business with exposure to Sales, Consumer and Trade Marketing
• Have a Can Do attitude, exhibiting our core values courage, accountability, networking, drive and oneness
• Experience of working in and influencing cross- functional teams

The Role

• Support the overall sales function to deliver agreed sales, profit and distribution levels
• Align brand and customer strategies to deliver the companies brand objectives through customers
• Work with the commercial team to convert insights into actions that deliver a competitive advantage and optimal in market execution to maximize business potential
• Develop effective promotional brand strategic plan by channel and drive the improvement in visibility through the deployment of the right POS materials
• Co- ordinate and facilitate NPD launches and re- launches of brands
• Drive the use of data in the business (Nielsen, etc)
• Communicate and manage successful in- market execution for the responsible brands (or channels) through driving the sales force and continuous- on- the field health checks
• Be an expert in understanding trade channels and be able to advise sales/ business of changes in trends/ promotional mechanics/ customer, trade and competitor activities

closing date: March 16 2010

How to apply for this job

Qualified applicants should apply online at: www.pzcussons.com/pzc/working/pzinigeria/vacancies.
Only short listed candidates would be contacted

website: www.pzcussons.com.