General Manager / Managing Director (Food and Beverage) at Best Search Recruitment Limited

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Best Search Recruitment Limited - We are looking to recruit an General Manager / Managing Director (Food and Beverage) for our client in Lagos.
General Manager / Managing Director (Food and Beverage)

Job Description:
If you are, or know of, an experienced, entrepreneurial and passionate consumer brand builder and general manager who yearns to have the autonomy to build and manage exciting brands & products, please read on as this is an incredibly unique opportunity to lead a high growth start-up consumer product business

As the MD / GM, you will report to the Board of Directors and your key responsibilities will include:

Finalizing business strategy, launch plan and marketing/sales plansAll general management efforts related to the new product line launchInciting, fulfilling and managing consumer demand and selling channelsDeveloping and maximizing sales, market share, profit & growth goalsManaging external partners for all cross-functional areas including marketing (PR, promotions, etc), sales (retailers, distributors, etc), product development (designers, formulators, etc), production (co-packers, ingredient suppliers, etc) and logistics (warehousing, transportation, etc)Owning the P&LIdentifying, evaluating and driving new products, channels & initiatives to maximize brand & market opportunitiesBuilding a team

About You

Self-starting leader who excels and thrives in high-growth, roll-up-your-sleeve entrepreneurial environment (i.e. need to have a start-up mentality – which doesn’t necessarily mean direct start-up experience, it means that you yearn to be a leader in building this type of company)Passionate about consumer products and building a consumer brand and experienced in doing so, ideally with food/beverage brandsPossess unique ability and desire to think and execute in both a strategic and tactical way. No job is too big and no job is too small but all will need to be done by you (of course you will build out the team over time)Experienced in launching a new consumer brand or productResults oriented, but not at the expense of people; people oriented but not at the expense of resultsUnderstands capital efficient means of consumer and trade marketing and driving retail sell-throughStrong analytical practitioner and equally strong creative mindsetSound understanding of operations, marketing, sales and customer serviceA team player who understands the importance of relationships and collaboration, both internally and externallyExcellent organization and prioritization skillsAbility to self-motivate and to motive othersDemonstrated ability to lead multiple parties across functionsDesires to build a company with strong, people focused values

Qualification

MBA preferred5+ years of relevant work experience in Nigeria (brand building/general management in consumer products, ideally non-alcoholic food and beverages)Unparalleled people & communication skills; uncompromising business & personal integrity; unabated entrepreneurial spirit

How To Apply:
Qualified and interested candidates can send their CVs to: adenike@bestsearchrecruitment.com