• Application Deadline:
• Position: Print Hardware Category Manager for Africa


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA


• Experience 8 - 12 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field ICT / Computer  , Sales / Marketing / Retail / Business Development 
  

Responsibilities:

• Deep understanding of the Print Hardware product category, business management and sales challenges and strategies.


• Actively contributes to the definition and execution of the category business plan.


• Establishes relationships and represents Printing category with sales force, marketing and other function at senior level as well as externally with Partners and Distributors


• Product line P&L responsibility in a Multi country environment for a significant share of the product range.


• Product management responsibility in managed territory (NPIs, EOLs)


• May lead overall engagement with one or several sales teams internally and externally


• May lead engagement, partnership with external IT vendor and media

Education and Experience Required:

• University or Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business Management, Marketing or Finance; advanced degree or MBA preferred.


• Typically 8-12 years of professional experience with a combination of Category Management, Marketing, Sales, Business Planning experienced preferred.


• Consumer and/or Commercial Partner management expertise ,


• End User Account management as an alternative.

Knowledge and Skills:

• IT industry knowledge.


• Business planning skills, multidimensional.


• Financial planning and modelling skills, comfortable to manage high complexity business planning and reporting.


• Strong communication skills at senior management internally and externally.


• Knowledge of promotional marketing processes and practices.


• Negotiation skills and ability to frame the product value proposition to customers/partners.


• Leadership skills and cross functional expertise (sales, supply chain, marketing.