Job Introduction
Thanks to the exceptional growth William Grant & Sons has experienced in Nigeria in recent years and with our 5YP ambitions, we are now hiring a Senior Regional Marketing Manager to join the ISMEA Regional Marketing team, based in Lagos, to ensure we win the hearts and minds of our Premium consumers through embedding our brands within culture.
Working with a motivated internal and distributor team, you will be responsible for delivering the Nigeria portfolio strategy and developing locally executable and relevant marketing assets that will establish the next phase of growth for our premium and luxury spirits portfolio.
Main Responsibility
- Work with the Head of Marketing, Africa, Middle East and ISC, Global Brand Teams, and Nigeria Commercial Team to deliver the portfolio strategy for Nigeria, based on category value pools, consumer insight and our ability to win.
- Drive brand and investment prioritisation, in line with agreed 5YP ambitions & ensure these are joined up to drive cycles.
- Develop, understand and communicate Nigerian consumer insights and clearly articulate the job to be done
- Translate Global brand strategies into local brand plans that are locally executable and relevant, consistent with global guidelines and comply with local legislation
- Oversee the execution of each local brand plan in Nigeria & work with the WG&S Nigeria Customer Marketing Manager to develop drive cycles.
- Drive and deliver deeper insights into the Nigerian consumer landscape and ensure insights are embedded into portfolio strategy development and brand planning.
- Develop and Manage local Media & Creative agency relationships to ensure efficiency and optimisation of marketing spend & creativity.
- Ensure the measurement and evaluation of key programs and initiatives within Nigeria to ensure their effectiveness and drive continuous improvement
Our Ideal Candidate
You are a Rare Character who will draw inspiration and energy from the dynamic nature of Nigeria and will bring your own unique blend of passion and drive to our regional team.
You have a strong track record of delivering marketing campaigns that drive return on investment and are well versed in measurement & evaluation.
Confident at influencing & negotiating, with strong commercial acumen.
You combine a restless bias to action with an innate desire to always deliver the very best
What we can offer you
- We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
- Holiday entitlement.
- Private Healthcare
- Pension provision for local nationals is covered under statutory regulations. Employees contribute 8% of salary, the company contributes 10%.
- Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.
- Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of three times your annual basic salary.
- Product allowance so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands with your family and friends.
- Every employee has the opportunity to claim funding each year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
- Learning resources to help you be your best self.
About William Grant & Sons
A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS
William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.
We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.
At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.
OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY
Our agile working philosophy is to “Have your best work day everyday”.
Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams.
We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.
INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive. If you have any questions or need some support with your application we’d love to hear from you. So please get in touch with our HR team at recruitment.enquiries@wgrant.com.
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