Guiness Nigeria PLC Vacancy : Marketing Manager

Guiness Nigeria PLC – Diageo is recruiting for the position of a Marketing Manager is recruiting to fill the vacant position of Marketing Manager.
The Guinness Brand is the biggest and most profitable brand in GN and therefore key to the business in delivering its agenda contribution.

Job Title: Marketing Manager – Guinness
AutoReqId: 31462BR
Function: Marketing
Type of Job: Full Time
Level: L4
Reports To: Marketing Director, Guinness Nigeria Plc
Purpose/Context/Scope:
Purpose:
To effectively lead and manage the Guinness Brand agenda for Guinness Nigeria
To design and implement strategies for the Guinness Brand in order to achieve targeted profit, market share and volume objectives in GN.
Continually identify and quantify new growth opportunities for the Guinness Brand based on consumer insights and trends.
Context/Scope
Beer growth in Nigeria has triggered increased competition and Guinness is no longer the only stout in the market

Dimensions:
a)   Financial
Plan, manage and be held responsible for implementation budgets across Brand activities
Negotiates costs of third party suppliers of goods and services through Procurement.
b)   Leadership and Functional Responsibilities
This is a leadership role requiring strong marketing functional and leadership experience
Leadership Capabilities:
Embody the Diageo capabilities.
Functional Capabilities:
Strategic Penetration: Uses analytical skills to generate innovative consumer driven strategies that deliver focused, growth driving business outcomes
Consumer Insight:  Identifies key consumer issues and ensures penetrative consumer understanding and insights are applied to drive innovation and brand growth
Marketing Judgement: Understands the true consumer impact of our brand building “output” by using clearly defined logical criteria balanced with practical instinct to judge the work
Commerciality: Uses performance measurement & sound financial management – balancing short & long term – to build the brands. Balances commercial, customer & consumer motivations to deliver outstanding results
Excellence in execution: Delivers high quality results seen through to world-class completion. Maintains high standards by driving quality, speed & cost management appropriately

Top 3-5 Accountabilities
1. Contribute and support the RBT to develop the Guinness code for growth
2. Lead the development of the local game plan
3. Lead the creative development and commercial implementation of the game plan

Qualifications and Experience Required
University degree in marketing / business Studies. MBA is an advantage
Proven and strong Brand and Trade marketing experience
Minimum 8 to 10 years in a blue chip FMCG marketing environment with experience across all marketing mix.
Ideally a period in sales or excellent commercial skills
Extensive ATL and BTL strategy development
Experience working with and successfully managing 3rd party agencies and strategic partners
Budgetary & cost control management

Barriers to Success in Role
Inability to manage and influence a cross functional team
Inability to learn fast, adaptation to a new, flexible role and manage relationships with varied stakeholders
Flexible Working options
Lagos based with some travels within/ outside Nigeria
Succession plan will be considered
Application Deadline
14th March, 2012

How To Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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MTN Nigeria Job Vacancies – Over 3 Positions

MTN Nigeria requires the services of experienced Nigerian to fill the following vacancies.
Job Title: Enterprise Solutions Value Sales Specialist
Department:    Enterprise Solutions
Location:    Lagos
Job Description:
•Demonstrate in-depth industry/sector and technical  knowledge required to build realistic account specific business cases to aid sales team in achieving sales targets
•Support the SM, Value Sales  in ensuring the adequate development and use of the value sales  tools by the Account Partners (Account Plans, Outside Ins, Business Cases, Sales Proposal)
•Provide in-depth sector and company specific financial analysis which forms the basis for C level commercial discussion and decision making.
•Identify and develop a robust pipeline of prospects within the Enterprise accounts which are systematically qualified for ICT requirements, managing the decision-making process within the account to ensure sales opportunities are closed by the account team.
•Create an aggressive sales strategy that grows MTNN’s revenue streams and exceeds individual targets and objectives
•Ensure integrated channel management, supported by appropriate systems such as CRM; use knowledge management to increase the professionalism of account management for allocated corporate accounts.
•Develop compelling business cases for investment within relevant verticals, clearly identifying return on investment and risk
•Coordinate, coach and influence external partners and essential support departments across MTNN’s business units to deliver a seamless pre-sales and post-sales service experience
•Provide sales performance data to support management decision-making
•Supply relevant decision support and management information data to ensure that sales performance conform to investors’ expectations.
•Ensure full integration of quality management processes within all sales activities for the allocated corporate  accounts, ensuring effective deployment on a day-to-day basis
•Study and apply  successful sales strategies in selling MTN enterprise solutions to defined customer segments and adapt for use with other allocated customers within the horizontal sector
Employment Status:    Permanent
Qualification:
A first degree in Business Administration, Engineering or any other relevant discipline Masters in Business Administration
This vacancy expires on 3/5/2012
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To apply click the link below
http://careers.mtnonline.com/vacancies.asp?deptid=12&id=1785
Job Title: Senior Manager, Hr Business Partnering 
Department: Human Resources
Location: Lagos
Job Description:
Business Partnering
•Plan HR Business Partnership strategy, define operational parameters and ensure that they meet set targets and standards
•Assess, evaluate and prioritise human resources value adding opportunities to the line (all divisions)
•Ensure consistency in the approach and delivery of HR solutions across the business
•Ensure high quality HR services are provided consistently, timely, effectively and efficiently to client group, meeting and exceeding agreed service levels
•Scope and challenge existing HR policies and practices with appropriate HR specialists and seek to continuously improve the services provided to the business. i.e. strive for continuous improvement; bring business understanding / alignment to HR policy development and provide a conduit for testing draft policy within the business
•Champion the identification and deployment of talent in the line
•Lead the team of HR Business Partners to adeptly advice and counsel managers on human capital, talent management, performance concerns and conflict resolution
Attraction and Recruitment
•Liaise with management to develop specific recruiting plans
•Develop recruitment strategies to achieve required staffing levels
•Develop new strategies and programs to attract the best candidates
•Ensure that the business is adequately resourced with the right people, in the right place and at the right time
•Source for candidates at the executive level with the best culture fit for the company
•Develop partnerships with educational establishments that produce talents required to align the employee need of MTNN with business strategy.

Employee Engagement
•Track and manage culture and employee engagement activities in the line
•Ensure effective management of a high performance culture in the line via the effective administration of performance planning, execution, review and monitoring
•Ensure the team works with the culture and engagement officer to source information from employees on impact of change initiatives and provide customised solutions
•Ensure the team assists in the Identification and implementation of necessary process improvements to the employee engagement  and culture survey administration
Industrial Relations
•Lead the HR Business Partners in working cross functionally with the Industrial relations officer to advice and support line managers and supervisors as required in the review of work practices and/or conditions of employment and to facilitate change through appropriate negotiation and consultation with staff representatives.
•Manages the attendance of business partners at  employee council meetings and documentation of outcomes
•Ensures that business partners of the various divisions participate  in respective employee counseling sessions and grievance sessions
•Advise business on labour environment and changes
•Ensure industrial harmony through active engagement in the line (village meetings etc).

Employment Status: Permanent
Qualification:
A first degree in a Behavioral Science field, good knowledge of HR processes A Masters degree, MBA preferably
This vacancy expires on 3/9/2012

To apply : Click the link below
http://careers.mtnonline.com/vacancies.asp?deptid=5&id=1786

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