Responsibilities
There are three key areas in which the JBM will be responsible for:
Marketing
Undertake daily administrative tasks to ensure the functionality & coordination of the department activities
Follow up on market trends and competitor updates and highlights to the team
Contribute to excellent brand & market awareness and drive operational performance: Brand financial analysis and tracking,
Support the collection and analysis of consumer and market insights and competition strategies
In conjunction with marketing manager, manage and track marketing budget spend, and reconcile budgets with finance monthly and annually to ensure no overspending
Manage brand purchase orders, including co-ordinations with vendors, ensure invoicing and payments are executed in a timely manner.
Manage product launches & RL from creative brief to final execution for designated markets
Create and manage promotional collateral to establish and maintain product branding
Implementing brand activities and ensuring they are enacted effectively, efficiently, and in a timely manner
Own and drive weekly & monthly agency status meetings
Develop annual brand activation (product wise/ territory wise/ month wise/) to be aligned with annual brand plans and sales plans
Build and maintain calendar of brand activation events
Analyze the success of marketing campaigns and develop success metrics
In conjunction with trade marketing develop and producing POSM.
Develop and present a monthly competitor analysis report to the various stakeholders both locally and globally
Project Management:
Lead the innovation projects, coordinate the project team, work with cross functional teams (i.e., trade marketing, commercial team, supply chain, finance) to align on deliver brand activities
Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
Ensure resource availability and allocation
Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress
Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs
Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques
Report and escalate to management as needed
Manage the relationship with all stakeholders
Perform risk management to minimize project risks
Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors
Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
Delegate project tasks as per departments responsible
Track project performance, specifically to analyze the successful completion of short and long-term goals
Meet budgetary objectives and adjust project constraints based on financial analysis
Develop comprehensive project plans to be shared with relevant stakeholders
Develop spreadsheets, diagrams, and process maps to document needs
Digital co-ordination
Work with digital officer to develop digital campaigns per brand/ per country utilizing different strategies per medium.
Support digital officer to optimize digital marketing campaigns
Update brand online assets in conjunction with digital officer i.e. websites
Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Masters or Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration or similar.
Minimum 3 years’ experience in Marketing within FMCG
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal in English.
Building constructive relationships with external partners.
Proficient in MS PowerPoint, Word and Excel
Strong project management skills
Excellent planning and organizing skills and ability to meet deadlines
Ability to problem solve
Ability to multitask and manage many competing priorities
Qualified Candidates are encouraged to submit their applications through bca-recruitment@bidcoroafrica.com, on or before 10th May 2022.The subject of the email should be the position being applied for.Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Apply via :
bca-recruitment@bidcoroafrica.com
