Product Manager – Home and Distribution
Location | Lagos, Nigeria |
Date Posted | October 7, 2021 |
Category |
Management
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Job Type |
Full-time
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Currency | NGN |
Description
Principal Accountabilities
This role is responsible for:
- Being the point person for the Home and Distribution Business Unit for Anglophone West Africa
- Adapting global Home and Distribution Business unit objectives and initiatives to the local market
- Developing Go-to-Market strategies for the Home and Distribution portfolio across Anglophone West Africa
- Supporting and coordinating with Partner Sales team for execution of Go-to-Market strategies
- Working closely with the Partner Sales team to achieve top-line financial targets
- Periodic competitive, market, stakeholder, and business segment analysis and insight
- Developing Pricing, positioning, promotion and placement plans of Schneider Home and Distribution offers in the Anglophone West Africa Market
- Managing and growing the overall profitability of the Home and Distribution portfolio through effective price and discount management
- Take part in Sales, Inventory & Operation Planning (SIOP²) process
- Leading the launch process for new Home and Distribution offers for the Anglophone West Africa Market based on market requirement, opportunities or offer gaps
- Managing the offer knowledge of the Partner Sales team and Schneider Partners through training
- Championing Home and Distribution initiatives to improve stakeholder engagement and channel development
- Working with the Partner Sales team and Marketing Communication team to develop external communication plans, schedules and campaigns to target key Home and Distribution stakeholders
Qualifications
Role Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Master’s degree will be an added advantage
- Minimum of 5 years related working experience
- Understanding of Marketing and Strategy principles
- Product Management/ Marketing experience in an OEM
- Ability to effectively communicate technical information to a technical and non-technical audience
- Prior experience as a project or product owner
- Knowledge of Schneider Electric Home and Distribution offers