Living Goods ,Marketing Manager Job Vacancy in Uganda

Job Title: Marketing Manager

Organisation: Living Goods

Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda

About US:

Living Goods supports networks of ‘Avon-like’
micro-entrepreneurs who go door-to-door teaching families how to imp

rove their
health and wealth while selling affordable, high-impact products like basic medicines,
fortified foods, water filters, clean cookstoves, and solar lights.

Job Summary: The Living
Goods Marketing Manager will develop and implement all point of sales displays,
marketing activities and product support for Uganda.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Point of sales branding and Marketing activities

Make sure that there is great Living Goods
visibility including developing and implementing relevant merchandising at
Ugandan branches and CHP level.
Plan and design successful marketing activities
throughout the year to support CHP work and sales: promotions, SMS
campaigns, outdoor events, launch plan…
Work closely with 3rd party when needed and
ensure the quality and creation of all editorial design, production and
distribution of all LG marketing materials generated in Uganda.
Ensure timely and flawless execution of the
activities on the ground including support to sales team and training team
Measure success of activities both on performance
and return on investment
Identify new marketing opportunities through
consumer insight research, competitive analysis, and analysis of
internal data

2. Products and Analysis:

Analyze performance of our product portfolio
Work with procurement to make recommendation on
pricing
Assist the product team to improve our portfolio
performance and develop and/or launch innovations

3. Partnerships:

Oversee marketing partnerships with
suppliers/NGOs including on the ground implementation, monitoring and
relationships with partners
In charge of developing new partnerships to
increase Living Goods impact and efficiency

4. Testing: Create,
develop, implement and evaluate innovative marketing tests quickly and cheaply
based on LG’s objectives

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

The ideal candidate should possess an
Undergraduate degree in sales, marketing or communication
At least four years’ experience marketing and/or
trade marketing
Entrepreneurial spirit and drive for results.
Excellent analytical skills
Good interpersonal skills.
Excellent written and verbal communications
skills, both in English and Luganda.
Computer literate, Proficient in adobe a plus.