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Position Required: Marketing Manager

Reporting to: Managing Director

Location: Nairobi

Job Purpose

To promote company visibility and awareness through effectively marketing products and services

Key Responsibilities:

    * Responsible for the design and execution of marketing strategies, policies and programs for company products to further company’s sales objectives.
    * Participate in the development and implementation of the brand strategy to raise brand awareness, visibility and positioning hence increasing product/service value in the market.
    * Oversees & co-ordinates the planning, development and execution of “THE CLIENT”’s advertising campaigns to improve product visibility.
    * Develops and revises marketing plans through analyzing customer preferences, trends, profiles and identifying factors that influence or determine customer behavior in order to advise management on marketing trends and issues.
    * Co-ordinate market research studies to determine potential sales of a product or service. Analyses sales coverage, market size, competitors, penetration and product preferences.
    * Preparation, monitoring and reporting the Marketing budget.
    * Ensure that the Company’s official website is effectively used as a marketing tool to reach potential customers and reflects “THE CLIENT”’s current products and services.

Key Qualifications:

    * Degree in Marketing or any other Business related discipline
    * Five years experience in Marketing or related role
    * At least three years management experience in a commercial business setting not FMCG
    * Good Communication & Interpersonal Skills
    * Individual must be creative, innovative and be able to translate statistical data into creative marketing strategies that are trackable.

Salary & Benefits: Kshs. 200,000+

Deadline:13th of June 2011

Applications:

Please send an up to date CV, stating your current salary, accompanied by at least 3 referee telephone numbers/email addresses to:

sue@summitrecruitment-kenya.com
Summit recruitment & Training,
Rhino House, Karen Road, Karen

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Please indicate in your email which position you are interested in.

Only applicants submitting their current salary will be considered.

Only applicants who are successful will be contacted.

Please do not apply if you do not meet the requirements of the job.