Swift Networks - Our company is an Indigenous Internet Service Provider Company with outlets spread all over Lagos State. Our core services are the provision of high speed internet services, telephony and IP - VPN services to both residential and enterprise subscribers.
We are recruiting to fill the position of:
Position: General Manager - Marketing and Strategy
Job Objective
- The successful candidate will be responsible for the generation and development of new business sales ideas/opportunities.
- She/he will lead a team of marketing personnel to create new opportunities and isexpected to think outside the box, grow our business and ensure the company’s preference and market leadership
Key Accountabilities:
- Create and manage an annual marketing plan for the company
- Proactively identify new business opportunities to provide increased revenue
- Provide up to date reports on existing and new business opportunities
- Communicate new product/service developments to customers in a timely manner
- Lead the development of the company’s long term planning that identifies new business opportunities, markets and partners
- Coordinating regular meetings and preparing regular reports outlining the performance of all our brands
- Organize consumer panels as at when required
- Manage the development of marketing and sales aid/promotional materials for Sales to effectively promote and generate consistent sales and profit growth;
- Proactively identify and recommend business-building initiatives;
- Responsible for day-to-day management of the brand (forecasting, sales updates) and lead cross functional teams to deliver all aspects of the brand promise;
- Monitoring and analyzing business performance vis-à-vis business goals
- Identify, develop, and launch new, and re-launch existing products supporting the brand portfolio;
- Responsible for early commercialization process including qualifying the concept, positioning, pricing, presenting to Sales and retailers, forecasting volume, budgeting, etc.;
- Conduct research to determine positioning of new products ;
- Plan and ensure execution of sponsorship program to create maximum brand awareness;
- Present product and marketing programs to Management;
- Manage and coordinate internal marketing research including use of retail data services;
- Carry out other tasks as may be assigned by his/her manager.
Knowledge, Skills and Competencies:
- Ability to work on cross-functional teams in both leadership and member roles;
- Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills;
- Analytical skills, not only for presenting data but also for summarizing the findings and proposing recommendations for future improvement;
- Must possess strong interpersonal and relationship building skills;
- Must have a style that promotes respect, credibility and trust throughout the organization;
- Must be a business leader and a calculated risk taker;
- Strong project management and leadership skills;
- Strategic thinker and creative marketer;
- Results oriented and self-motivated.
Minimum Qualification and Experience
- A good first degree in Marketing, Business Administration or Social Sciences with a minimum of 2nd class honours, Upper Division, from a reputable university.
- A minimum of 7 years business development experience, four of which must have been spent in a similar position with a reputable company in the telecommunication industry.
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