Ongoing Recruitment in a Furnishing Company

Lorache Group – Our client, a reputable Furnishing Company also into Corporate & Home Interior Design and Works, is recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Production Manager

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• Our client is searching for a Production Manager, aAn active and vibrant individual with experience in a Furnishing Coy with good quality control skills and eye for details
• The Production Manager will lead the manufacturing team in safety, continuous improvement, quality, efficiency, and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Concept design of furniture products
• Carries our market research to ensure we are constantly on top of trend prediction.
• Creates style groups for seasonal design briefs
• Manages freelance designers.
• Manages development timescales in line with business requirements.
• Identify and recommend manufacturing efficiencies improvement opportunities for cost savings
• Oversight of brochure creation.
• Oversight of updates to product listings on website

Knowledge, Skills and Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Post Graduate Degree in Product or Furniture Design
• More than 7 years of experience in full time design employment.
• Creativity, Integrity, high work enthusiasm, strong learning ability, careful.
• Strong project management skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Strong communication skills with both internal and external
• Open to travel.
• Should have a sociable character.
• High standard at Solid Works, Illustrator.
• Good knowledge of materials including leather and art works.

Job Title: Marketing/Business Development Officer

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• An active and vibrant individual with good communication skill, exceptional unique attributes and sales acumen.
• Business Development Manager will major in delivering outstanding service to clients and marketing of the company’s products to achieve set target,
• He/she will report to the Managing Partners and will focus primarily on both corporate and retail sales development.

Core Responsibilities

• Prepare action plans and schedules to identify specific targets
• Effectively manage the client database
• Follow up on new leads and referrals resulting from field activities
• Assist in promoting and implementing social media strategy for marketing products
• Provide market intelligence reports on competitor’s activities
• Manage budget and monitor spend against planned objectives
• Establish, maintain and follow up on current client and potential client relationships
• Experience in effective advertising and creative communication development, evaluation and execution
• Determine the positioning of a product category to maximize visibility
• Develop new accounts and ensure sales are met
• Have the ownership & input into customizing global campaigns and initiatives to relevant markets with the objective of driving consumer excitement and motivating purchase
• Identity and resolve client complaints and enquires promptly
• Prepare a variety of status reports, including sales activity, follow up and adherence to goals
• Communicate new product and service opportunities, special development, information or feedback gathered through field activity to the Unit Head
• Aggressive sales of all products and services
• Leads Brand development and execution of annual marketing activation plans that drives achievement of business objectives
• Participate in marketing events such as trade fair and sales exhibition
• Ensuring payment and debt recovery
• Assist in strategizing, developing and distributing all promotional marketing materials,
• Develop and implement special sales activities to reduce stock.
• Prepare presentation and proposals.
• Ability to develop sales strategies and use performance KPIs.

Requirements

• B.Sc/HND from a recognized tertiary institution
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in the sales and marketing in a corporate or Fmcg company
• Experience in furniture making companies will be an added advantage but not compulsory.
• Excellent oratory presentation, and report writing skills
• Negotiation, communication skills is essential
• Qualification: Relevant Company Experience Preferred, Graduate / Post Graduate.

Deadline: 7th August, 2018.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV’s to: jobs@lorachegroup.com using the position applied for as subject of the mail

Note: To be considered for the role you will be asked to send in a portfolio of your previous work.