• Application Deadline:
• Position: Commercial Planner - Category Management (ICT & Lifestyle Products)


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Sales / Marketing / Retail / Business Development 
  

Job Description

• As the Commercial Planner-Category Management, you are responsible to play a vital role in driving Product growth and profitability through effective commercial strategies and operations.

Responsibilities

• Expand the use of data as a strategic enabler of corporate sales goals and objectives


• Monthly review of the category performance against Target


• Lead the development of preparing category management plans and presentations for key customers using multiple data sources, and present findings to appropriate teams/customers in support of business plan.


• Strategize on ways to improve and develop the under-developed brands while expanding the already developed brands


• Assist in driving category development principles with key customers to differentiate our client from competition to attain increased distribution, space and display resulting in increased sales and profit.


• Analyze and interpret information in order to identify opportunities and enhance category performance, incorporating all streams of Sales channels to the business objectives.


• Provide product trainings to sales-related channels, viz-a-viz: B2B, B2C, Retail stores, and other sales units.


• Manage key brands amongst others.


• Act in the capacity of a Business Development Management by developing New Brands


• Develop and manage product Categories


• Devise long-term development strategies for product categories


• Develop exit strategies for unsuccessful products


• Create and present strategic insights for the Business unit to gain alignment of major initiatives at multiple levels of the organization


• Maintain the P&L and develop annual and quarterly category strategic plans by conducting financial analysis of the business.


• Manage the entire physical product lifecycle, from strategic activities to tactical implementation, including product portfolio idea generation.


• Assume responsibility of budget development and revenue for category


• Manage inventory and effectively planning and forecasting in order to maximize the profitability of the inventory flow. Balancing projected forecasts and actual sales.


• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including marketing, finance, and operations, to ensure effective execution of commercial plans.


• Deliver Month on Month sales growth for the Company in line with agreed Budgets and strategy.

KPIs

• Product Planning & Road Map


• Budgeting & Sales Forecasting Strategy


• Business Intelligent & Data Analyst


• Vendor Relationship Management


• Sales Growth.