Regional Media Manager at Nestle Ghana Limited

Job Description

• Work with Consumer Insight teams and external media agency partners to ensure Nestlé applies latest media research and insight techniques.
• Develop Media KPI's across all Contact Points to increase efficiency and effectiveness- Benchmark all buying performance to ensure continuous improvement.
• Work with procurement as a partner consultant to ensure contract compliance and to improve delivery and performance.
• Validate regional and country level media plans.
• Evolve market media audit capability to track core KPI's for ‘delivery, compliance and market advantage'. Consult Nestlé Audit and Procurement to evolve best practice and identify external partners for benchmarking.
• Provide test and learn programs to increase knowledge and capability in 'new media'.
• Lead Bi-annual/Annual performance reviews of the Media agency partners.
• Build capability and knowledge of effective media planning and buying across the region.

Requirement/Skills

• Strong Media knowledge with a minimum of 8 years’ experience in Media agency management or equivalent position in FMCG.
• Good Bachelor’s Degree
• Experience in both planning and buying functions plus full knowledge of emerging Digital landscape.
• Candidate should understand traditional media and have had experience in both planning and buying functions.
•  Must have either been exposed to media or coming from a media background with agency experience a well as experience working outside of Ghana or the rest of Africa
• FMCG experience would be ideal however this is not a necessity
• Candidate should have gravitas, influence and ability to engage with senior stakeholders
• Strong relationship building , communication and presentation capabilities, ability to  learn and gain rapport easily and quickly
• Language – Ideally French and English speaking, however will consider candidates who are not French speaking