Latest Vacancies at PZ Cussons

Job Purpose

• Utilise a thorough understanding of the African consumer, customer and competitor environment to develop compelling category/brand strategies, aligned to group brand strategies

Reports to

• Head of Marketing, Family Care

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

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

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Responsibilities

• To maintain up to date replenishment plans for all depots and RDCs, generate required orders, and ensure that stock is maintained at agreed levels required to buffer against Sales variability
• To ensure efficient inventory control i.e. the flow of finished goods in line with requirements, without excessive stocks
• To create an optimized rolling distribution plan that takes into account the demands and constraints of production efficiencies and capacity, transportation and stock targets of finished goods in depots.
• To confirm distribution order or schedules, progress chase/pursuit and ensure that stock is delivered in full at depot.
• Attend weekly & monthly S&OP with Supply team and colleagues as part of a formal planning process
• Responsible for receiving DRP parameters from SBUs, set them up on ERP and ensure regular maintenance and review in line with commercial SBU preferences
• Custodian of Customer Case Fill on Time KPI
• Managing individual performance through regular reviews, monitoring objectives and ensuring development needs are identified and actioned.

Education

• B.Sc., Social sciences or Humanities, Distribution Management, Sciences
• Business Administration, MBA (Management) is added advantage.

Technical/Professional Experience:

• 2-5 years experience in Inventory management and replenishment planning
• Good knowledge of inventory management
• Good planning and organisational skills.
• Computer expertise especially in MS Word, MS Excel and PowerPoint is compulsory
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Good customer relations skills
• Member of CILT or ILMN is added advantage

Deadline: Not Stated

How to Apply: Interested applicants should use the links below to apply: