PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc, the largest subsidiary of PZ Cussons, has enjoyed tremendous business success in Nigeria for over a century.
No other consumer goods company possesses our heritage in Nigeria or understands its customers better than we do. Our approach to Nigeria, our customers, our consumers and to our business is designed to sustain us far into the future.
Our prime business objective in Nigeria is sustainable and profitable growth and our drive to be world-class in every aspect of our business life will be relentless.
To achieve this, we have adopted a Strategic Business Unit (SBU) structure, in which each SBU has clear focus on its markets; developing a deep understanding of the needs and aspirations of its consumers and the dynamics of the marketplace, which it can exploit to deliver its objectives.
JOB TITLE: PRODUCT MANAGERS
HPZ – Lagos
THE ROLE: PRODUCT MANAGERS
The successful candidates will be required to:
Take responsibility for the complete marketing mix of his/her product.
Manage the process from consumer insight and understanding, through to product development, costing and pricing and commercial execution, including forecasting and stock management.
Be a champion of his/her category and must be accountable for all elements of the product in its entirety.
Deliver the Budget sales and profit targets.
Make input into the long term strategy for the category.
Conduct training to improve product knowledge.
Tackle quality issues from product design through to after-sales service.
THE PERSON: The right candidate must:
Have a first degree in a technical related discipline.
Have between three (3) to five (5) years working experience in the home appliances industry.
Have marketing experience, ideally in related categories.
Be a strong commercial thinker who has an eye for the market
Be proficient with numbers.
Possess efficient planning and execution skill as this is vital to the role.
Be prepared to work in a high pressure environment.
Be willing to travel extensively and engage with the market/sales teams.
Posses a CAN DO attitude, exhibiting our core values – COURAGE, ACCOUNTABILITY, NETWORKING, DRIVE and ONENESS.
NOTE: only short listed candidates would be contacted.
DEADLINE: May 6TH, 2011.
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