New Job Vacancies at West Food - Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG )

We are a medium sized company that recent diversified into Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG ). We are looking for the services of competent and result oriented individuals to start our Sales/Marketing and Accounts team.

REGIONAL SALES MARKETING MANAGERS

Requirements

    BSc/HND in Social Sciences, Business Administration or related disciplines. MSc/MSA would be an added advantage.    Minimum of 7 years track record in sales and marketing of FMCG products or related fields.    Excellent leadership and communication skills.    Must possess strong selling/negotiation skills and proven track records of delivering growth.

SALES REPRESENTATIVES

Requirements

    HND/BSc in any discipline    Minimum of 4 years sales and marketing experience in FMCG or related fields.    Must be a goal getter and self motivated individuals    Ready to meet set targets.

ACCOUNTANTS

Requirements

    Must possess a University Degree in Economics, Finance, Accounting or related fields. Postgraduate Degree would be an added advantage.    Must possess ICAN or other qualifications from related professional bodies.    Minimum of 7 years post qualification experience    Must have strong experience/knowledge of corporate finance

Method of Application

Interested & qualified candidates should submit their application with detailed CV online to: westfood@outlook.com

Reseller Support Executive at a World’s Premier Professional And Consumer Technology Brand

Our client represents some of the World’s Premier Professional And Consumer Technology Brands in Sub-Saharan Africa. At the core of their business is the Apple brand and products. They now have a vacancy for a Reseller Support Executive in Lagos, Nigeria

Reseller Support Executive

Primary Objective

Maximize sell out and growth in mass retail stores and to build, organise and manage a high performance in the Reseller Account

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the country manager in managing and supporting the resellers.
• Plan and monitor stock levels weekly and take remedial action as appropriate including liaising with Retail Operations and Store Managers of the relevant resellers.
• Ensure in-store sales consultants have all point of sale elements correctly positioned in store as per set guidelines
• Negotiate optimum positioning of point of sale material in reseller store to maximise sell-out
• High level intelligence reporting in terms of sales opportunities, what competitors are doing, interaction with in-store sales people and interaction with customers
• Own the best location in store to ensure products are optimally displayed to maximize sales and customer experience
• Attend to reseller enquiries, make offers, presentations, send prices and quotations, produce invoices for delivery etc. 
• Monitor the supply chain side for resellers business.

Key Requirement

• A good degree in any discipline
• 3-5 years’ experience in reseller / dealer account management within consumer electronics environment
• Proven track record of Demand planning, Sales, reseller/dealer account management from a reputable consumer electronics company
• People management skills from a consumer electronics environment
• Strong Microsoft excel experience 
• Some procurement or supply chain experience
• Strong commercial acumen

Latest Job Vacancies at a Fast Moving Consumer Good (FMCG) Company - West Food

We are a medium size company that recently diversify into Fast Moving Consumer Good (FMCG). We require the services of the following:

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree with 5 years experience.Master's Degree would be an added advantageRequirements

Must be married5 Years driving experience with valid Driver's License and Lagos State Drivers' Institute Driver Re-certification Card (LASDRI)Must have vast knowledge of Lagos metropolisRequirements

MaleMust be conversant with Continental menu

Method of Application

Interested candidates should forward their resume to: westfood@outlook.com

Best Search Recruitment Recruiting For a Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company

Our client is a leading Fast Moving Consumer Goods company looking for experienced candidates as Budget Managers.

Purpose of Job
Assist with timely and accurate Budgeting, Reporting & Consolidation of Group Management/Financial Accounts.

Duties & Responsibilities

    Conduct analysis of key expenses such as Marketing, Supply chain, and cost of production;    monitor monthly results against budget and highlight variances    Participate in the financial aspect of investment proposal assessments    Establish product profitability by SKU and sales channel.    Develop, manage and report various set of KPIs (such as working capital, assets, and financial instruments) in a timely and accurate manner

Education:
Minimum requirement:

    First Degree    8 years cognate experience (FMCG; audit experience with the manufacturing industries).    Chartered Accountant (ACA, ACCA)

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to: Lpea@bestsearchrecruitment.com

Head – Customer & Shopper Marketing Job at GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria Plc in Lagos 2014

Head – Customer & Shopper Marketing Job at GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria Plc in Lagos 2014

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria Plc is one of Africa’s largest consumer healthcare companies, producing leading brands such as Lucozade, Ribena and Panadol.

GSK is recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Head – Customer & Shopper Marketing
Job Location: Lagos

Ref No: 140916-1

Job Purpose/Scope

This job exists to lead the Nigeria Customer Marketing agenda across the portfolio of brands
Responsible for the fulfillment of the GSK’s customer marketing mission in Nigeria.

Basic Responsibilities

Lead the delivery of GSK Nigeria volume and value share objectives.Lead the definition and execution of GSK Nigeria strategic choices at the point of purchase.Lead the definitions of categories sales fundamentals- distribution, pricing, shelving and merchandizing strategies and translation into execution choicesDevelop trade channels understanding and provide retail audit information for decision making.Lead and manage end-end overall activity management from design to execution, tracking and evaluation.Develop trade promotion strategy in sync with brand objectives.Guide set up of merchandising standards across channels from category perspectives.Implementation of perfect punch plans (NPIs)- from customer perspective.Develop persuasive selling sell sheets for the sales force to win with customers and shoppers at MOC.Develop and build the sales capability/capacity to win at the point of purchase

Qualifications & Experience

A good first degreeMinimum 6-10 years field sales, customer management, customer marketing and people management experiences within the FMCG industry

Mode of Application:

Interested and suitably qualified candidates should click here to apply online.

Application Deadline: 22nd September, 2014.

Key Accounts Manager at a leading company in Fast Moving Consumer Goods

Lorache is a Fast Growing Consulting Firm Delivering Outstanding Business Solutions to Corporate Nigeria. We Are Expanding and Have a Need for Dynamic Individuals which possess good service Marketing Skills and a strong drive to succeed.

Lorache Consulting is mandated by a leading company in Fast Moving Consumer Goods to recruit Key Accounts Manager.

Our Client is one of the largest manufacturers of consumer goods in the world, with very strong presence in Nigeria.

Key Accounts Manager
Industry: Consumer Good

Responsibilities
The key role/responsibilities of the KAM are divided into two;

Building the Business- sales, coverage, display, competitive pricing andBuilding the Organization Capabilities- training, coaching, effective working tools and effective work environment.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for delivery/exceeding target sales for distributor organization.Ensures all the different types of the organisations brands are always available in every store.Ensures the organisations brands (in every store) have advantage over competition – in display, visibility and pricing.Responsible for training sales reps.Responsible for ensuring the distributor is selling to customers at agreed terms with the organisation. KAM is however not responsible for the distributor’s business decisions.Responsible for ensuring the distributor sales reps are selling to retailers at the recommended retail prices.Product development and sales of company product to supermarkets.Manage distributor sales resources.Ensure timely and accurate submissions of reports on KPI’s fortnightly.Ensure accompaniment forms are complete, relevant and on time.Use of data, information for decision making.Ensure use of data down to the last person in the field.

Qualifications

Bachelors degree requiredCandidate must have completed NYSCMinimum of 5 years' experience in similar roleGood communication skills in English (written and verbal)Ability to work effectively in teamsMust have experience of selling to supermarkets and retail marketing.Must have a minimum of 5yrs cognate experience in FMCGHardworking, analytical with ability to use Microsoft Office; especially Excel.Must have Passion for selling and willing to work on the field.Communication skills.IT skills, excel, PowerPoint.Organizational awareness.Coaching skills.Negotiation and Relationship Management Skills

Remuneration
Very Attractive Package.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their applications to: vacancy@loracheconsulting.com

International Consumer Goods Company recruits Business Development Executive-Nigeria April 2014

An indigenous trading company that represents international fragrance & cosmetic brands in Nigeria possessing the franchise for 7 international beauty brands in Nigeria is looking to fill the position of Business Development Executive in their organization. Job Title: Business Development Executive

Job description

Identify viable sales channels within regionDevelop criteria for selection of third-party stockistsManage sales representatives, including training, coaching and mentoring, supporting in sales activities, and tracking resultsMaintain relationships with key third-party stockists within regionMaintain a log/schedule of delivery dates for registered distributorsTake a periodic inventory productsTrack and trace goods while en-route to their destinationsPrepare weekly reports of supply-chain activitiesTimeliness in delivery of goods to distributors

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in numerate fieldMinimum of 3 years cognate experienceKnowledge in store keeping and distributionCompetence in supply chain managementGood customer relationship managementSound inventory management experienceExcellent negotiation, IT and analytical skillsGood interpersonal and communication skills

Offer
Attractive package

How to Apply
Click Here to Apply

Consumer Planning & Research Manager at Diageo

Jobs in Nigeria -

External Job Title Consumer Planning & Research Manager
AutoReqId 40650BR
Function Marketing
Type of Job Full Time – Exempt
Country Nigeria
External Job Description
ROLE PROFILE

Job Title: Consumer Planning & Research Manager
Level: L5
Reports To: Head of Consumer Planning & Research

Context/Scope

Guinness Nigeria Plc is part of the Diageo Africa and the No. 1 market globally by volume on Brand Guinness. Guinness Nigeria is a focused business unit that delivers significant volume and profit to Diageo (parent company).

Consumer planning has a critical role and responsibility for proactively identifying and driving consumer insights into the business.

Over the last three years the Consumer Planning and Research team has been transformed within the Diageo business moving away from research orientation towards planning with focus on pro-activity, research to drive growth, and actionable consumer understanding and insights.

Purpose of Role

This role is about using research outcome with a focus on consumer and market understanding to drive business growth.

Dimensions

A. Financial: The role is responsible for the management of Research Budget

B. Market Complexity: Work across all Nigeria to drive insights that will unlock growth, drive profitability and deliver market share for Guinness Nigeria brands

Key Accountabilities:

· Supports the development of brand and implementation of brand strategy and communication by facilitating a deep understanding of the consumer (GAME planning)
· Leads regular brand reviews, actively champions and communicates consumer viewpoint to teams throughout the marketing process and ensuring that the consumer is at the heart of the brand teams
· Effectively facilitates workshops to unlock creative solutions on market and consumer issues
· Develops insights through the rigorous use of 5I’s tool
· Ensure consumer and market knowledge is distilled into clear actionable implications
· Manages research agency partners research process through ad-hoc and continuous research projects, while ensuring efficient budget utilisation
· Monitor and communicate trade information (AC Nielsen), volumes and monthly tracker data to the business
· Ensures M&E learning is applied to drive growth throughout the business
· Develops and drives best practice within consumer planning and research

Qualifications and Experience Required

· Graduate Calibre
· 3-5 years experience in Business/Market planning
· Good understanding of market and consumer parameters
· Strong Research agency experience
· Good business strategy /business development experience
· Strong Communication and Interpersonal Skills
· Excellent analytics skills and Commercial acumen
· Ability to inspire and influence others to be passionate about consumers and market
· Ability to translate data into strategic insights and actionable plans
· Excellent project management skills
· Strong facilitation skills

Work Location

The role is based in Lagos and may require some travel within or outside the country

Job Categories: FMCG Jobs in Nigeria. Job Types: Full-Time.

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