Promasidor Group Category Director Jobs in Nigeria

Promasidor Group Category Director Jobs in Nigeria

Job Objectives
Reporting to CSCS CEO, the incumbent is responsible for advising all operating company Managing Directors or Marketing Directors (if this position exists at the operating company) on:

The operating company’s strategic direction in the respective category and the development of brand plans.
NPD, brand rejuvenation, brand innovation and reformulation potential in the respective category.
Improvements in marketing, advertising and branding and potential innovation.

Cross fertilisation of all success and failures of operating company advertising, marketing and branding activities across the group and cross fertilisation of competitor activity, in particular competitor innovation.

Key Responsibilities

Clear presentation to all countries of the group’s strategic direction within that category

Clear presentation to all countries regarding the global direction of the category and advice on the country’s own strategic direction

Assist where necessary operating companies to accumulate necessary data so that brand plans
are effective

Make strategic recommendations on the brand plans and ensure the objectives are consistent with maximising long term profitability

Keep abreast of current consumer usage, habits, motivation and consumption trends and advise if brands plans are not consistent

Group wide understanding of the framework of the group category strategy, global category trends and clear regular presentation to operating countries of these issues Quality of brand plans

Success (sales and profitability growth of the category)

Duties:

Promasidor aims to lead the competition through NPD, brand rejuvenation and brand innovation. Help to provide inspiration to each operation to assist the group achieve this objective

Monitor global developments in brands in the respective category and advise on trends, rejuvenations and innovations that have potential relevance to the brands in the respective category

Manage any NPD, brand rejuvenation or brand innovation as requested by CSCS CEO and participate in, and advise on, any NPD, brand rejuvenation and brand innovation or marketing projects within the respective category as requested by Managing Directors or Marketing Directors of the

operating companies

Identify new product launch opportunities with countries through visits to markets and discussions with country personnel

In conjunction with the R&D department, provide a resource to assist, as agreed with the respective country, in developing new products or range extensions

Continual assessment of potential cost improvements and reformulations

Monitor competitor activity and advise on strategies to effectively react or pro act to defend or attack

the brand positioning

Monitor the financial performance (sales turnover, gross margin, volume) of new product
launches versus forecast and make recommendations to improve performance

Performance Indicators:

Cost savings.

Successful innovation and rejuvenation.

Successful NPD launches

Sound knowledge of global trends and competitor activity

Sales growth

Experience & Qualifications

Tertiary Marketing qualification - Master's Degree / MBA.

Extensive classical marketing experience - 10 years +

Extensive experience in managing Culinary or/and other food and beverage business

Broad business acumen with a strong weighting towards professional marketing expertise.

Experience marketing in Africa

How to Apply

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