Chief Operating Officer,Chief Marketing Officer & Head Of Commercial Wanted A recruitment company is recruiting for its client into the following positionsChief Operating Officer,Chief Marketing Officer & Head Of Commercial Wanted- Chief Operating OfficerDESCRIPTIONA great business and team player that has deep knowledge of retails/grocery business.ROLESKey Result Areas: • Manage retail operations as “Profit Center” in line with company’s sales objectives • Develop & deliver sales budgets, forecast volume turnover and review all the key operations parameters periodically • Manage all day to day operational issues in Retail outlets under supervision • Strong leadership and direction to sales team (including their training & development)EDUCATION & EXPERIENCESkills : Must have at least 10 years senior retail management experience in developing countries, of which at least the past five years must have been within the grocery retail industry.- Chief Marketing OfficerDESCRIPTIONTo support the CMO with strategic inputs, data analysis and sales & marketing support for front end operations of the chemical businessROLESMarketing Planning • Prepare and help implement marketing plan & budgets • Carry out product & market surveys as needed to build the marketing plan • Monitor how the businesses are doing in achieving of their targets & make suggestions for improving performance • Research new product & market ideas Sales coordination • Analyze sales data for insights • Provide product & information support where needed • Ensure complete & accurate sales documentation. Customer Management • Provide insights & support in the customer acquisition & market share growth of various divisions of the Company. • Seek marketing & commercial innovation for leadership in respective business areas. • Deliver sales target where assigned New Business incubation • Direct handling of new divisions in initial stages as required Superior Processes • Review & improve processes as per the Sales manual. • Review & improve the intel gathering system • Actively take part in getting ready the quarterly reviews & follow up to ensure implementation of ideas discussed • Preparation of reports made by CMO office. Liaise with businesses on all other reports of businesses-level 2 meetings, MR’s, Qr’s preparation etc • Follow up actions agreed to with CMO etc. Procurement • Support CMO in making the procurement plan • Closely work with the Business head in identifying new supply sources • Assess procurement improvement areas, local procurement Team leadership: • Leadership by example for superior performance. • Support Business head in motivating, training, appraising & developing the team. • Provide value add in leadership and analytical support to Business headsEDUCATION & EXPERIENCEStrong analytical background – degree in engineering/management. Must have a strong knowledge of sales & marketing operations, team leadership, marketing analytics & processes.OTHER INFORMATIONExperience: Must have a strong knowledge of sales & marketing operations, team leadership, marketing analytics & processesCareer path : Current position as senior professional in marketing / sales preferably of a global trading company or a company with familiarization of chemicals. The position can grow into overall head of all marketing operations (CMO) & thereafter to CEO for Nigeria / Africa.Salary, savings and perks: Depending on the candidate & as per company policy. Will not be a limitation for deserving candidate- Head Of Commercial - Logistics DESCRIPTIONTo head the commercial/front end function of Logistics Business Area. This will involve – acquire customers, enter into contracts, track & provide customer service during the period leading up to product delivery, ensure payment collection & efficient account managementROLESCustomer acquisition • Identify & meet potential customers, key decision makers • Negotiate & finalize logistics service contracts • Coordinate with suppliers for timely consignment shipment Customer service • Manage customer contracts & obligations • Track imports & provide regular & timely information on consignment status • Provide customer single point for any contract / accounting or consignment related support as needed • Keep in close track with customer developments, for opportunities to build repeat business & provide inputs to other Group divisions for cross sell opportunities • Credit management & payments collection Team leadership • Necessary leadership support to the management to achieve agreed goals • Coaching to enhance team skills • Motivate & Retain the best available people for the assignment IT • Help design (if needed) & become a power user of the tracking system • Ensure that the system is stable, easy to access & relevant to customer • Keep the system data base of consignments under processing current MIS / Reports • Set up comprehensive reporting on customer activities & consignment status reports • Timely/accurate information to the management for taking corrective actions where needed • Ensure customers are updated about their consignment, whether they ask or notEDUCATION & EXPERIENCEEducational: Strong commercial & logistics background – first class degree in logistics management from premier institutes including non-nigerian nationalities. Must have a demonstrated capacity to acquire & manage large/mnc clients, be a team leader and & process orientationApply at http://fortishr.erecruitmentng.comView the original article here Chief Operating Officer,Chief Marketing Officer & Head Of Commercial Wanted A recruitment company is recruiting for its client into the following positions Chief Operating Officer,Chief Marketing Officer & Head ... Read more » Friday, August 05, 2011