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Key Accountabilities

Create and develop category/brand strategies to grow the category/brands market share volume/value and profitability. Support the delivery of overall budgeted profitability of the Category by developing solid brand strategies that grow and sustain brand performance. Monitor and report the regional category performance through brand health indicators (NNS, GM, MC) and key consumer KPIs (awareness, trial, attribute rating etc.). Explore & exploit new growth opportunities for the category. Lead the NPD process ensuring that its requirements are managed and delivered according to targets with clear hand over to CBUs at Gate 2. Collate regional consumer insights and output from research plans to feed into the development of the brand strategy. Define pricing policy for products within the category/brand portfolio in the Region. Ensure development of regional communication material aligned to the category/brand strategy and that support the delivery of CBU brand plans. Participate actively in company-wide initiatives as required – e.g. Margin Improvement Proactively identify sources and resource needs to support brand growth

Job Context & Special Features:

May require

• Significant in-country and regional travel
• International travel
• Flexibility to work on weekends

Qualification, Experience & Competencies

Qualifications Experience

• Bachelor Degree
• Over 7 years demonstrated experience in Brand Management
• Professional Qualification in Marketing is essential
• Post graduate degree is desirable
• IT savvy including the use of MS Office Suite of Applications

Capabilities/Technical skills

Consumer Champion

• Insight generation (Proven strength)
• Communication (Mastery)
• Digital (Proven strength)

Brand Champion

• Brand propositions (Proven strength)
• Strategy (Proven strength)

Profit and Growth Champion

• Commercial delivery (Mastery)
• RTM (Mastery)

Innovation Champion

• Innovation (Proven strength)
• NPD and PLM (Mastery)

Business Leader

• Personal leadership (Proven strength)

• Personal drive (Proven strength)
• Talent development (Proven strength)

Significant Relationships

(Internal & external)

• Regional Marketing team
• Brand Activation team
• Cross-functional teams from Finance, Commercial, Supply Chain, HR, NPD, Consumer Insight, Digital
• Advertising agencies & Service providers

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Job Responsibilities

• Preparing & reviewing Withholding tax returns(Federal and All States) as per statutory requirement for PZW/Wilmar entities in Nigeria by spooling monthly reports, verifying applicable rates, separating into applicable tax jurisdictions, reconciling WHT report against ledger balances and processing payments without any delays.
• Preparing & reviewing VAT returns as per statutory requirement for PZW/Wilmar entities in Nigeria by spooling monthly reports, verifying applicable rates, reconciling VAT report against ledger balances and processing payments without any delays.
• Preparing & reviewing monthly Corporate Tax computation by spooling monthly reports, verifying applicable rates.
• Preparing & reviewing PAYE returns (Federal and All States) as per statutory requirement for PZW/Wilmar entities in Nigeria by spooling monthly reports, verifying applicable rates, separating into applicable tax jurisdictions, reconciling WHT report against ledger balances and processing payments without any delays. Process payments for all monthly taxes, final demand notice liabilities and every other undisputed tax liability
• Prepare initial draft responses to demand notices, queries and other correspondence from the FIRS and state boards.
• Apply for and Obtain Tax clearance certificates for all entities every year Receive and record all correspondence from tax authorities
• Maintain correspondence tracker to ensure responses are filed within the stipulated timeline.
• WHT credit note verification on B2B Customer purchases

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum 3-4 years’ relevant experience
• A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, with a minimum of a Second Class Upper division including in a multinational corporate environment, with exposure to following areas:
• Preparation of various statutory returns – Corporate Tax, WHT,VAT,PAYE etc.
• Handling various audit (FIRS/state tax authorities / Internal / external audit etc.)
• Professional Qualified ACA/ ACCA or /and member of The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria
• Candidates with working experience in Audit / Assurance function with Big Assurance function are preferred.