Product Specialist at Vodacom Nigeria

Department: Commercial
Reporting to: Proposition Manager
Job type: Full-time
Employment type: Permanent
Location: Lagos
Closing date: 28 February 2015

Key roles

• Responsible for the design and architecture and implementation of products from conceptual stage to product launch
• Shall assist in the commercial life cycle management of product
• The job holder must have a Bachelor Degree preferably in Engineering with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in Telecommunications or ICT environment.

Key Accountabilities

• Testing of concept with potential target markets.
• Manage complete life cycles of the product line.
• Assist the product portfolio managers in realization of Business Plan objectives.
• Serve as the primary resource centre for all product related information.
• Assist to drive the new product development process.
• Define and execute the acceptance criteria for Proof of Concepts.
• Work with Core Engineering to identify and drive the adoption of new technologies for optimizing existing products/services.
• Development and update of sales tools such as product pricing, product presentations, service order forms, customer contracts.
• Generate monthly and periodic reports that track the product operational and commercial performance at various stages of the life cycle as against the business plan.
• Liaise with Product Marketing to help revise marketing collateral such as brochures, website, product descriptions, new press releases and assist in coordinating public marketing campaigns.
• Perform other job related duties as required.

Knowledge

• Innovative thinking
• Ability to work in multi-cultural and multi-lingual environment
• Working and relating with peers excellently

Skills

• Multitasking abilities, being able to take on several projects across several work streams
• Effective public speaking, communications and writing skills
• Effective presentation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to take ownership and leadership by influencing superiors