Monday, 20 May 2013

Job Opening at RS Hunter Limited


  • Job Opening at RS Hunter Limited

    RS Hunter is recruiting to fill the position of:

    VACANCY - REGIONAL TRADE MARKETING
    LOCATION: Lagos

    RS Hunter Limited, a firm committed to offering full HR outsourced services to take away the day to day challenge of finding the right RS Hunter Limitedpeople. At RS Hunter we believe our clients have the resources, what we do is to galvanise, advice and, partner with our clients to understand the peculiarities of their businesses and then find the best solutions and best HR strategies that work.

    JOB ROLE:
    To achieve business goals and brand saliency by devising strategies for the specific region, in line with the overall brand strategy and subsequently plan and implement the same at the regional level.

    KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
    Develop country visibility plan:
    PICOS development
    Develop brand execution guidelines by outlet type & category
    Brand collateral requirements
    Costing of brand collateral
    Visibility budget
    Procurement logistics & deployment
    Visibility targets
    Set monthly rollout targets
    Deployment timelines
    Zone plans
    Granulate plan to zone level
    Market Visits and Audit

    Branding:
    Identify and evaluate branding opportunities across various channels within the region.Conduct audit of the various channels to ensure all Branding is as specified.
    Implementation of Company’s Retail Store Strategy.
    Rollout of Company’s stores as per set brand guidelines ( Expo, Express+, Express, ARPP, XPOD)
    Ensure implementation of brand guidelines and superior look & feel for ( Trade, Express+, Express, ARPP, XPOD)
    Key project team member for rollout of Company’s retail stores

    Visibility/Noticeability:
    Ensure Top of Mind Awareness (TOMA) target is achieved within given timelines.
    Ensure visibility across all channels in the region.
    Develop innovative ways of ensuring the brand is visible.
    Calculate ROI for all visibility projects.
    Conduct periodic audit to ensure that outdoor material are up to date and meet specified standards
    Innovation

    New Product Launch:
    Provide support for Sales team with regards to taking new products to market with the desired impact using innovative means.
    Deployment of support collateral material
    Defining type of collateral to be used in trade
    NFA & P.Os for support collateral
    Target setting on no. of outlets for collateral deployment
    Placement of material through agencies or sales team
    Removal of materials for expired campaigns through agencies or sales team

    Communication:
    Ensure that all communication for the region is simple and easily understood by all target audience
    Ensure communication is done in relevant local languages to ensure reaching wider target audience.
    Ensure that all Marcomms activities take place, monitored and ensure quality assurance

    Sponsorship:
    Ensure Co branding partnerships are well leveraged in the regions
    Identify and leveraging suitable sponsorship opportunities to help project brand visibility/generate ROI

    Reporting & Capacity Development:
    Design regional and zonal trade-related promotions and campaigns with an objective of improving brand adoption and top of mind
    Market visits & coaching of Regional teams.
    Updated country visibility dashboard & trackers
    Monthly visibility review with RMMs to assess performance against set targets
    POS Allocation Reports
    POS Deployment Reports
    Deployment targets updates
    Retail audit scores updates
    Internalization of PICOS by all sales team members & RMMs
    Facilitate PICOS workshops to sales team & region TMMs
    Visibility planning & execution capability at zone level

    EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
    A recognized university degree, an MBA will be an added advantage
    At least 5-7 years working experience Trade Marketing/ Brand Management experience Ability to identify the most cost effective means of reaching base within allocated region
    Capacity to ensure adoption of brand and improve top of market awareness
    Other Requirements:
    Achieving Business Success
    Delighting the customer
    Displaying Entrepreneurial Spirit

    TO APPLY:
    The application process requires you to Subscribe to RS Hunter Limited [HR-Admin] For Jobs Notification in Your Mail Box using this Subscribe LINK-HERE & Check your E-mail inbox for a Verification message from ‘Feedburner E-Mail Subscriptions‘ immediately After Subscribing; to Activate Subscription! than;Interested candidates should send CV to: vacancy@rs-hunter.com using job title as subject.

    DUE DATE: 30th May, 2013