Saro Nigeria: Marketing Manager

Saro, with head-office in Lagos, is a diversified company with major interests in the Crop Protection, FMCG, Public Health and Produce Export industries in both Nigeria and Ghana. It is currently the leading company in the Nigerian Crop-Protection industry and its Cocoa-exporting business is amongst the top 5 in Nigeria. The company’s FMCG business is the maker of popular personal and home-care products that are distributed throughout the country, while its Public-Health unit is a major provider of health kits and devices to the public health sector. With sustained growth in its businesses, Saro has openings for brilliant and energetic minds in the following position: Marketing Manager (Lagos).

Description:

Reporting to the Managing Director,

* The successful candidate will be responsible for developing marketing strategies and plans that will ensure the achievement of the market share objectives for each of the company’s brands.
* The ideal candidate will be one with exceptional leadership skills a communicator par excellence with clear abilities in strategic thinking.

Qualifications/Requirements:

* First degree in any of the Physical/Natural or Social Sciences)
* An MBA from a top-class Graduate School will be an added advantage

Age & Experience:

* Not more than 35 years old
* Minimum of 7 years work experience in the management of brands in an FMCG brands

General Requirements:

* Excellent communication skills.
* Analytical, Interpersonal and Leadership skills are a must in addition to being self motivated.
* Successful Candidates should be prepared to work in any part of the country and within the West & Central African sub-region.
* Computer literacy and ability to use Microsoft Office packages like MS Word and Excel.

Method of Application: Interested and qualified candidates should send electronically their applications and Curriculum Vitae(in MS Word format) and brief profile (in excel format) stating the position they are applying for as the subject of the email to mktcareer@saroagro.com. Applications not in this format will be disqualified.