Marketing Manager, Retails
All Business Units – All States

The Role: Marketing Manager
The Right Candidate must:

• Responsible for marketing of the CoolWorld brand to achieve the targeted/budgeted sales.
• Manages the product/item, retail price, promotion and markdown.
• Drives and manage demand forecasting, merchandise, assortment and space planning and optimisation.
• Develops annual marketing plan in conjunction with sales department, which details activities to follow during the fiscal year, which will focus on meeting organizational objectives.
• To manage the Marketing Department Budget. Delivery of all marketing activity within agreed budget. Direction of marketing staff where budgets are devolved.
• To manage all aspects of print production, receipt and distribution.
• The achievement of frequent, timely and positive media coverage for Sales, and its programs across all available media.
• Managing the entire product line life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities.
• Specifying market requirements for current and future products by conducting market research supported by on-going visits to customers and non-customers.
• Analyzing potential partner relationships for CoolWorld product lines.

The Person:

• Demonstrates technical marketing skills and product knowledge of CoolWorld products.
• Have first degree in any discipline but with a MBA
• Have 7-10 years marketing experience preferably with exposure in the retail industry or electronics
• Have 4 years in managerial role
• Knowledge of the Nigerian market is important.
• Have a CAN DO attitude, exhibiting our core values – Courage, Accountability, Networking, Drive and Oneness

Closing date: 30 Aug 2012

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