In-App Merchandiser & Market Research Coordinator at MANO Africa

The In-App Merchandiser & Market Research Coordinator will be responsible for conducting price checks and market price research, keeping the business abreast of market trends, and providing reports on marketing findings. The ideal candidate should be able to work in a fast-paced, multi-cultural environment, must be a good communicator and disciplined with meeting deadlines.

This is largely a field-based role and as such the successful candidate must be familiar with navigating Lagos and its markets – structured and unstructured.

Job duties:

• Conduct price check and price research on various products categories.
• Present findings and suggest potential items to add to existing product range.
• Inform about current promos happening across different markets similar to Mano to keep track of relevant activities.
• Responsible for the visual update and enhancement of the Mano App; and maintain uniformity of the app across all product categories.
• Liaise with stakeholder leaders on all app updates.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a commercial related or relevant field.
• Minimum of 2+ years of experience in similar role and/or within fast growing and fast paced businesses.
• Experience in products merchandising is desired.
• Must have a strong understanding of ecommerce.
• Strong ability to use relevant and related technology tools- must be tech savvy.
• Ability to run some analysis on excel is a must.
• Strong communication and reporting skill is a must.
• Available to work onsite with close proximity to Victoria Island is a requirement.
• Good FMCG product knowledge is desired.
• Good attention to detail is required.