Category Trade Marketing Officer at Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc

The Job

• Responsible for developing/executing the annual Trade Marketing plan for a specific product category(ies) to deliver the company’s growth expectations for that category(ies)
• Ensure that the brand plans/objectives are fully reflected in the Trade Marketing activities
• Develop channel specific activities to exploit the particular opportunities identified for the assigned category(ies)
• Ensure timeline plans are executed in full and on time
• Develop and provide the Sales teams with appropriate tools and support materials to drive outstanding execution of the TM category plan
• Work closely with the regional sales teams to execute the plan, including spending a significant amount of time in the trade/field
• Ensure that all NPDs are fully supported by a comprehensive TM activity programme to maximise the chance of success for the new product(s)
• develop clear objectives for each Trade activity and undertake pre- and post-promotion evaluation to determine Return On Investment and if the activity met its objectives

The Person

• Be self-motivated
• Have good interpersonal skills
• Be a “people-person”
• Be a good negotiator
• Be able to multi-task

Qualification

• 5 ‘O’ level credit including Mathematics and English in not more than 2 sitting
• Bachelors Degree

Experience:

• Minimum 2 years sales experience in a major FMCG blue chip organization
• Strong field sales experience