Field Marketing Manager Job Vacancy At Motorola Solutions
Employment Nigeria
01-Jan-1970
NIGERIA , NIGERIA ,
Motorola Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and maintains a drug-free workplace.
Motorola Solutions does not discriminate because of race, color, creed, marital status, age, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Motorola is currently recruiting for the following position:
Job Title: Field Marketing Manager- Nigeria
Job ID: 105672
Location: NIGERIA - LAGOS
Job Category: Sales and Marketing
Position Type: Experienced
Relocation Provided: None
Education Required: Bachelors / Degree
Experience Required: 3 - 5
Department Description: MIL SSA regional Marketing
Scope of Responsibilities/Expectations
The Field Marketing Manager has primary responsibilities for:
- Field Marketing (Channel and Direct Customers) in Nigeria and French Speaking Africa (FSA)
- Managing the overall marketing direction and spend in area in alignment with MILSSA and global priorities.
- Support sales and drive marketing activities in French speaking North Africa in alignment with that region.
- Alignment with priorities of Country and Sales Managers to deliver marketing initiatives in support of overall business results
- Should be aware of major deals taking place in Nigeria and FSA and key players (sales, distribution, partner) and end customers so as to influence and support the outcome
- Balance marketing requirements for customers and channel partners in area to drive marketing support of sales goals
- On a quarterly basis, roll-up programs and provide concise reports that outline how the marketing initiatives were executed against budgets with respect to MDF and COOP.
- Understand the strategic positioning and market share by product and vertical in Nigeria and FSA based on input from the Strategy team
- Working with the IMC team to be able to deliver lead results when required, including translations and localizations
Specific Knowledge/Skills
Candidate should be able to effectively communicate and report out to senior members of:
- Regional Management
- Sales management teams
- Event teams
- Strategy
- Business Operations
- Interactive teams
- Product Teams / Solutions Marketing ms
- Strategy
- Channel Management
- Services
The Field Marketing Manager is expected to be an active participant in budget, sales and key partner planning meetings and operational reviews.
Key deliverables include:
- Owning, evangelizing and driving cohesiveness within field marketing (channel partners and direct customers) across area
- Develop and implement effective umbrella marketing strategy and activities for Nigeria and FSA to capture the growing opportunities within the solution and product spaces.
- Development of and adherence to the marketing budget for Nigeria and FSA as it applies to Customer, Co-op and MDF marketing spend
- A full understanding and communication of business drivers for the management, sales, customers and partners, including competitive, market, business and economic information
The Field Marketing Manager will be responsible for ROI measurements and recommendations for change, if needed to drive growth in the country or region.
Specific Knowledge/Skills
Successful candidate must have the following attributes:
- Leadership ability
- Passionate about key role of marketing
- Extremely cost conscious and a win/win negotiator
- Externally focused visionary
- Experience working closely with senior sales management
- Results driven, self-starter who can lead without day-to-day direction
- Effective working cross-functionally and in matrixed organizations
- Marketing and business acumen
- Customer and Channel-Oriented
- Proven problem solving and conflict-resolution skills
Skills/Experience requirements
- Bachelors degree required, Masters/MBA preferred
- Deep understanding of Channel focused Marketing requirements
- Strong knowledge of public safety, services or enterprise marketing, based on industry experience with a focus on business-to-business marketing within the channel
- Relevant outbound Product Marketing expertise
- Highest language proficiency in French and English (speak, read and write at mother tongue level)
- Understanding of Oil and Gas/ Transport and Logistics or Public Safety Customers
- Finely honed analytical skills
- Demonstrable project management skills
- Marcom experience, including events management
- Demonstrated African experience interacting with distributors and reseller, identifying channel needs and aligning these with business strategy
- Agency or vendor management
- Strong verbal, presentation and written communication skills
Application DEADLINE: 30th April, 2013
How to Apply
Interested and qualified applicants should:
click here to apply online
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