Retail Marketing Officer Job in Nairobi Kenya

Position: Marketing Officer
 

Industry: Retail
 

Duty Station: Nairobi
 

Overall Purpose: Responsible for obtaining profitable results through the Marketing team by developing the team through motivation, counselling, skills development and product knowledge development.
 

Key Accountabilities:

• Preparing, planning and project managing the publication of all publicity material to maximize brand promotion.


• Creating marketing campaigns and working with the company’s external Advertising agency to see them executed.


• Creating and developing new innovative ways to communicate the company message to existing customers.


• Contributing to the annual sales and marketing plan.


• Planning and project managing marketing events and evaluating their success.


• Evaluating the effectiveness of all marketing activity.


• Developing and implementing an internal marketing programme.


• Supporting the marketing manager in day to day marketing activities.


• Plan, develop and deliver campaigns as agreed within timelines.


• Facilitate growth, sales, and marketing strategies at an organization.


• Increase revenue generation and reduce costs.


• Prepare overall marketing strategy.


• Develop programs with quantifiable objectives to measure results.


• Implement and manage marketing budget.


• Leverage data and analytics to drive insights.


• Oversee the development of new products and direct the efforts of the marketing team.


• Liaising and networking with a range of stakeholders including customers, colleagues, suppliers and partner organizations;


• Managing the production of marketing materials, including leaflets, posters, flyers


• Organizing photo shoots and Liaise with designers and printers.


• Arranging the effective distribution of marketing materials.


• Organizing and attending events such as conferences, seminars, receptions and exhibitions.


• Execute other reasonable duties/tasks from time to time as assigned by the supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Degree in marketing related field


• 4 years minimum experience required


• Experience in Advertising agency


• Served in marketing department in FMCG companies.

Desired Skills

• An understanding of retail and background to lead projects from a business need perspective.


• Strong computer skills required.


• Advanced level of proficiency in database (Access) word processing (Word) and presentation (PowerPoint) software applications.


• High integrity and ethical standards


• Analytical skills


• Good communication and interpersonal skills for a demanding and customer focused working environment.


• Team player with excellent influencing skills


• High level of Initiative and self-drive


• Problem solving and decision-making skills.


• Be efficient & effective with initiative and drive under tight timescales and pressure whilst maintaining attention to detail and quality.


• Possess the willingness to learn, improve and adapt.

How to Apply
 

If you are up to the challenge, meet the above minimum qualifications and experience send a One Word Document of your Application letter and CV ONLY and a daytime telephone contact to; recruitmentdata16@gmail.com no later than 24th June 2016 at 5:00pm.

NB: Use the position title as the subject of the email.