Brand Manager at Koko TV

The successful candidate will be responsible for the brand’s operations and personnel in Nigeria, managing key accounts, maintaining a long term relationship with accounts and maximising business opportunities within them.

Duties

• Fully responsible for the brand’s operations and personnel in Nigeria.
• Meet defined objectives, mainly business and sales targets, brand growth, market penetration.
• Formulate, develop and implement appropriate marketing strategies and business plans.
• Responsible for managing and developing business and editorial team and channels through motivation, skills and product knowledge.
• Explore and exploit new markets, develop business and brand awareness through networking and collaboration.
• Relationship management with customers and sourcing of new prospects.
• Provide industry intelligence, content and pricing strategy for the Nigerian market
• Be capable of providing strong leadership and willing to take tough decisions.  
• Present weekly and monthly business and brand plans and deliver plans on growth 
• Managing and content delivery and industry partnership.

Key Requirements

• Strong understanding of fashion seasons, styles, trends, events and businesses.
• Must have previous experience in sales within the fashion and beauty industry, primarily in branding, marketing, PR, distribution and sales. Candidates should have strong business acumen, good analytical skills and an appreciable finance and planning capability.
• Have excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• This is a full time role and will encompass attending fashion and networking events, so excellent time management, working flexibly and ability to relate with audiences, stakeholders and media is integral.
• Strong experience in managing major accounts and excellent relationship building skills.
• Excellent influencing and negotiation skills – ability to understand people and sell ideas to others.
• Impeccable people leadership and management skills with the ability to motivate and inspire others to perform and achieve results in a diverse team.
• Good interpersonal skills and have excellent IT literacy.
• The position will be located in Lagos.
• Position will require frequent travel within and outside Nigeria.