Vacancies at PZ Cussons Careers Nigeria May 2011

Vacancies at PZ Cussons Careers Nigeria May 2011

Product Managers

HPZ – Lagos

The Role: Product Managers

The successful candidates will be required to:
Take responsibility for the complete marketing mix of his/her product.
Manage the process from consumer insight and understanding, through to product development, costing and pricing and commercial execution, including forecasting and stock management.
Be a champion of his/her category and must be accountable for all elements of the product in its entirety.
Deliver the Budget sales and profit targets.
Make input into the long term strategy for the category.
Conduct training to improve product knowledge.
Tackle quality issues from product design through to after-sales service.

The Person: The right candidate must:
Have a first degree in a technical related discipline.
Have between three (3) to five (5) years working experience in the home appliances industry.
Have marketing experience, ideally in related categories.
Be a strong commercial thinker who has an eye for the market
Be proficient with numbers.
Possess efficient planning and execution skill as this is vital to the role.
Be prepared to work in a high pressure environment.
Be willing to travel extensively and engage with the market/sales teams.
Posses a CAN DO attitude, exhibiting our core values – COURAGE, ACCOUNTABILITY, NETWORKING, DRIVE and ONENESS.

Please note that only short listed candidates would be contacted.

Closing Date: 06 May 2011

Click Link to Apply
http://www.pzcussons.com/pzc/working/pzinigeria/vacancies/

Category Sales Development Manager

HPZ – Abuja Fct

The Role: Category Sales Development Manager

The successful candidate will be required to:
Push emerging categories & NPD products.
Identify channel opportunities & support frontline sales.
Carry out specific market analysis & penetration strategy.
Phase & phase out SKUs.
Activate consumer promotions.
Train & develop trade personnel for technical selling.
Execute competition analysis and report findings.

The Person: The right candidate must:
Have a minimum of first degree in Science or Engineering
Have between six(6) to seven(7) years working experience in Engineering, Consumer durable products like generators, freezers, fridges, inverters, cars etc.
Have good analytical skills to analyse trade data.
Have good communication skills.
Love travelling & be willing to travel extensively.
Be an extrovert with excellent interpersonal skills.
Be willing to take up higher level of responsibilities and work under pressure.
Posses a CAN DO attitude, exhibiting our core values – COURAGE, ACCOUNTABILITY, NETWORKING, DRIVE and ONENESS.
Good Microsoft office computer skills especially in Ms Word, Excel and Power point.

Please note that only short listed candidates would be contacted.

CLOSING DATE: 06 May 2011

Click Link To Apply
http://www.pzcussons.com/pzc/working/pzinigeria/vacancies/

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PZ Cussons Nigeria Jobs: Vacancy for Customer/Trade Marketing Manager 2011

PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc, the largest subsidiary of PZ Cussons, has enjoyed tremendous business success in Nigeria for over a century. No other consumer goods company possesses PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc heritage in Nigeria or understands its customers better than we do. PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc approach to Nigeria, PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc customers, PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc consumers and to PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc business is designed to sustain us far into the future. PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc prime business objective in Nigeria is sustainable and profitable growth and our drive to be world-class in every aspect of our business life will be relentless. To achieve this, PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc has adopted a Strategic Business Unit (SBU) structure, in which each SBU has clear focus on its markets; developing a deep understanding of the needs and aspirations of its consumers and the dynamics of the marketplace, which it can exploit to deliver its objectives.
Job Title: Customer/Trade Marketing Manager
All Business Units - All States

The Role: Customer/Trade Marketing Manager

The successful candidates will be required to:
• Support the overall sales function to deliver agreed sales, profit and distribution levels.
• Align brand and customer strategies to deliver the company’s brand objectives through customers.
• Work with the commercial team to convert insights into actions that deliver a competitive advantage & optimal in market execution to maximise 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 & manage successful in-market execution for the responsible brands (or channels) through driving the sales force & continuous on the field health checks.
• Be an expert in understanding trade channels & be able to advise sales/business of changes in trends/promotional mechanics/customer, trade & competitor activities.

The Person: The right candidates must:
• Possess a good university degree in any discipline.
• Have three to five (3 to 5) years relevant working experience FMCG sales.
• Possess first class numeric and communication skills.
• Have membership of the Nigerian Institute of Marketing (CIMN).
• Have computer expertise especially in MS Word, MS Excel and PowerPoint.
• Have excellent customer relations skills.
• Have excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Typically have progressed through a broad business with exposure to Sales, Consumer & Trade Marketing.
• Experience of working in & influencing cross functional teams.
• Have a CAN DO attitude, exhibiting our core values – COURAGE, ACCOUNTABILITY, NETWORKING, DRIVE and ONENESS.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Deadline: 11 March 2011.

For online application: PZ Cussons.

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