Head of Marketing and Sales at Simeon's Pivot

Job Type: Full Time
Location: Lekki Phase 1, Lagos
Department: Marketing and Sales
Job Level: Managerial Level
Reports to: Managing Director

Job Description
It includes but is not limited to the following:

• Forecasting projected business and establishing targeted market share.
• Identifying marketing opportunities by recognizing consumer requirements; defining market, competitor's share, and competitor's strengths and weaknesses;
• To achieve satisfactory profit/loss ratio and market share in relation to preset standards, industry and economic trends.
• To establish a system of reports and communications for all information from the marketing team to the sales team and for feedback and request from the sales team to the marketing team.
• To Improves product marketability and profitability by researching, identifying, and capitalizing on market opportunities; improving product packaging and coordinating new product development.
• Prepare periodic sales report showing sales volume, potential sales, and areas of proposed client base expansion.
• To accomplish marketing and sales objectives by planning, developing, implementing, evaluating, advertising, trade promotion programs and developing field sales action plans.
• Directs market channel development activity and coordinates sales distribution by establishing sales territories, quotas, and goals
• To establish and maintain relationships with industry influencers and key strategic partners.
• To sustain rapport with key customers by making periodic visits; exploring specific needs; anticipating new opportunities.
• Ensures effective control of marketing results, and takes corrective action to guarantee that achievement of marketing objectives falls within designated budgets.
• To achieve marketing and sales operational objectives by contributing marketing and sales information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews;
• Preparing and completing action plans; aiding productivity, quality, and customer-service standards and resolving problems among marketing and sales team.
• To organize and direct marketing and strategy meetings on a regular basis whereby the strategy and promotion programmes are reviewed.

Qualifications

• HND/BSc in Marketing or a related field
• Master's degree will also be an added advantage.
• Must possess relevant professional qualifications/affiliations.
• Knowledge and experience in Sales Force Automation IS A MUST.
• At least 7-10 years Marketing and Sales experience with 7years in a managerial position

Knowledge, Skills and Competence

• Sales Oriented
• People skills
• Business Acumen.
• Communication Proficiency.
• Customer/Client Focus.
• Leadership.
• Presentation Skills.
• Problem Solving and analytical skills.
• Results Driven.
• Strategic Thinking.
• Technical Capacity