Job Title: Trade Marketing Representative (Entry Level Jobs)
Organisation: Nile Breweries Limited
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
Nile Breweries Limited is a leading beverage company in Uganda and a subsidiary of SABMiller, the second largest brewing group in the world. We aim to provide for a variety of career paths and patterns of working, a good work-life balance and comprehensive employee benefits.
Job Summary: The Trade Marketing Representative will leverage capital and people resources in order to enhance sustainable growth in sales volume, market share and competitive advantage
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Implement the IRVPs programs (in conjunction with brand marketing) that fit, and are appropriate to, agreed channel strategies, including events, refrigeration, draught, merchandising, category management, signage and promotions.
- Develop expertise in merchandising, promotions, point of connection (POC), events, category management, BTL, calendar development etc.
- Own the system to monitor trade execution standard whilst working with sales team to ensure execution standards are met.
- Drive Cold Strategy.
- Implement annual BTL plans (Executions and Promotions), complete details behind each activity including budgets, capture in an annual activity plan.
- Ensure promotion activities and point of connection materials allocations take place as per plans and need for adhoc responses from time to time.
- Review activity and results; and support to communicate changes and initiatives through regular CPF sessions.
- Build effective business partnerships with key customers.
- Manage 3rd Party BTL agencies and ensure set standards are met at all times.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a University/Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Business, Marketing, Communication or other relevant discipline; or a relevant combination of formal qualifications and additional specialised study; a recognised qualification branding would be considered an asset.
- Experience: In depth knowledge of Marketing, branding and relevant management experience (more than 2 years) in the same functional domain or other related positions, preferably working in an international environment.
- Key competencies and attributes: Ability to persuade and get results through managing diverse group
- Knowledge of all relevant legislative requirements
- Familiar with local market environments
- Good interpersonal skills / builds good relationships
- Ability to work under pressure
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Passionate, self-starter
- Good self-management principles
- Ability to adapt to and implement change effectively
- Numeracy Skills – ability to work with detailed analysis
- Practical knowledge of market structures and consumer trends in Uganda
- Excellent management & leadership skills
- Process and Project management
- High attention to detail
- Valid driving permit
How to Apply:
All interested candidates who meet the above specifications should apply at the link below.
Deadline: 11th July 2023
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