PZ Cussons Recruitment For Head of Category

PZ Cussons Recruitment For Head of Category – Personal Hygiene. PZ Cussons Nigeria is now recruiting to fill the position of head of Category – Personal Hygiene. See how to apply below and the requirements.

PZ CUSSONS, is an international consumer goods business that champions the well-being of people, families, and communities everywhere. We build brands that our consumers trust and love and we have a clear strategy to return to sustainable, profitable revenue growth. We have a clear focus on the leading brands in our core categories of Hygiene, Baby, and Beauty within our priority markets. On this page you can find information about our performance as a listed company and our financial and regulatory disclosures.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head of Category – Personal Hygiene

Job Requisition ID: JR000560
Location: Nigeria Head Office
Job type: Full time
Department: Marketing
Level: G4
Reports to: Head of Marketing, Family Care

Description

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

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.

Job Roles / Responsibilities

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.
Define pricing policy for products within the category/brand portfolio in the Region
Ensure the development of regional communication material aligned to the category/brand strategy and that supports 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.
Lead the NPD process ensuring that its requirements are managed and delivered according to targets with clear handover to CBUs at Gate 2
Collate regional consumer insights and output from research plans to feed into the development of the brand strategy

Job Context & Special Features
May require:

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

Requirements And Qualifications

Interested persons should possess the following:

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

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).

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply