Urgent CFO and Brand Manager Vacancies
Our client a publishing company located in Lagos Mainland is recruiting for the following:
Brand Manager
Report to: Chief Executive Officer
Location: Lagos
Preferred Gender – Male
Age – 40 – 45 years
Qualification & Skill
o A degree in Marketing, Brand Communication, or other related disciplines (Second Class lower minimum).
o Demonstrated success in Brand strategy development and outstanding execution.
o A Masters Degree / certification is an advantage.
o Minimum of 6 years working experience in Marketing and Brand Development in Publishing
o Ability to organize, plan, counsel and lead people, processes and systems.
o Strong analytical skill and strategic skill.
o Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Duties & Responsibilities
• To take responsibility for developing plans and executing projects and initiatives that support the broader short and long-term marketing strategy. The Manager collaborates with Consumer Insights and Finance to ensure the brand remains relevant to consumers and that all initiatives support the brand promise. Additionally.
• To pioneer brand and support new brand promise, brand vision, brand position, brand architecture and achieves overall business goals for the brand.
• To engage, inspire and galvanize the organization around the brand vision, position and strategies so they are clear in bringing them to life in their areas of functional expertise.
• Create, participate and ensure execution of brand strategy setting bulls-eye consumer target.
• To work collaboratively with marketing communications to execute packaging designs consistent with a determined communications hierarchy and a global style guide.
• To participate on a cross-functional team to develop new products following the process, including analyzing information to help set the sales forecast and financials and writing concept statements for consumer testing.
• Analyzes consumer trends and information, and categories to help identify product categories to enter as future sources of growth.
• Drive consumer understanding and insights that defines prime prospects’ needs, attitudes and values in order for consumers to have stronger and more impactful brand experiences.
• Lead consumer and brand learning plan development and oversees execution and findings of research studies.
• Conducts analysis and periodical reviews of the brand, competitive, category, customer and consumer trends to enhance the brand’s equity and marketplace performance.
• Analyzes and provides consumer, category, and brand information to support channel marketing and sales in category management and sales presentations.
• Analyzes current performance, trends, market conditions, and other contributing factors to help brand manager in recommending base and stretch revenue goals for upcoming year.
• Leads and collaborates with research & engineering to develop and execute innovation platform pathways, product innovation and renovation.
• Works with channel marketing and sales to identify programming to generate incremental sales and/or profitability.
• Works collaboratively with operations/sourcing to identify and develop productivity initiatives.
• Develops growth targets, business objectives and brand strategies for the brand that aligns with global business plan.
• Leads brand planning process by developing and executing annual brand target setting & innovation review and brand strategy review. Also participates in and contributes to annual brand operating plan reviews.
Application Deadline
Two weeks from the date of this advert.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should send copies of their CV with a Cover Letter to: [email protected]
Expected latest date of resumption for these Roles: 1st December 2010.
Chief Finance Officer
Report to: Chief Executive Officer
Location: Lagos
Preferred Gender – Male
Age – 40 – 45 years
• Oversee day to day operation of the unit
• Plan, monitor, manage and report development of policies, systems, processes and personnel involved in the unit.
• Report accounting issues relating to regulatory and legal requirements including taxation, dividends, annual report and accounts.
• Make strategic planning and development which will facilitate the smooth running of the unit.
Skills and Technology Awareness
? Excellent verbal and written skills
? Excellent managerial and organizational skills
? Supervisory skills
? Very good customer relationship management
? Good use of the accounting soft ware
Application Deadline
Two weeks from the date of this advert.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should send copies of their CV with a Cover Letter to: [email protected]
Expected latest date of resumption for these Roles: 1st December 2010.
