Applications are invited from suitable and qualified candidates for the Position of Innovation and Equity Manager at Cadbury Nigeria Plc.
About Cadbury Nigeria Plc
Cadbury Nigeria Plc is a leading food and beverage manufacturing company known for producing popular confectionery and beverage brands in Nigeria. Established in 1965 and listed on the Nigerian Exchange, the company manufactures well-known products such as Bournvita, TomTom, and Buttermint, serving millions of consumers nationwide. Cadbury Nigeria Plc focuses on quality, nutrition, and innovation while maintaining high manufacturing and safety standards. As part of the global Mondelēz International network, the company combines strong local market knowledge with international best practices, contributing to Nigeria’s food industry, employment, and economic development.
Summary
- Company: Cadbury Nigeria Plc
- Job Title: Innovation and Equity Manager
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND/MSC
- Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Title: Innovation and Equity Manager
Description:
- You will work with others in Mondelēz International to determine an innovation strategy and priorities to enable consumer-centric brand growth and execute commercial innovation plans on innovation based on identified goals. In partnership with brand teams, you will define and deliver plans to renovate the core brand and to strengthen the entire portfolio through innovation and renovation. You will also manage the portfolio (which includes brand architecture). In this role, you are accountable for revenue and profit, sharing objectives as they relate to innovation, and monitoring performance against key performance indicators. Based on your deep consumer insights, brand strategy and positioning, you will integrate innovation into marketing communication plans and campaigns.
What you will bring
- A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:
- Marketing, ideally in a matrix environment in the consumer goods industry
- Developing and marketing product innovations at a cross-country level
- Working effectively with other marketing disciplines and with cross-functional teams
- Working with design, innovation and research agencies
- Analytical and creative skills—a balance of commercial and strategic acumen
- Understanding consumers
- Communicating effectively, verbally and in writing, and executive presentation skills
More about this role
What you need to know about this position:
- The Innovation and Equity Manager will need to develop, manage, and execute the Innovation and Equity communication strategies and marketing excellence for all WA brands. To achieve the strategic targets growth and brand health results that are determined in annual business plans.
- The position requires creative leadership and effective innovation ideation management, portfolio management across core, adjacencies, PPA and Geo Expansion for conceptualization processes in development for, traditional media, new media, branded content etc. Within these responsibilities the position needs to ensure internal and external parties’ cooperation, contribution, agencies’ effectiveness, and determination with sustainable co-creation models that are integrated around one ‘core idea’ for each brand.
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Qualifications and Requirements for the Position of Innovation and Equity Manager at Cadbury Nigeria Plc:
Education / Certifications:
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- Minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- Professional membership/certification is an added advantage
Job specific requirements:
- At least 5–7years of experience in Marketing (with preference for food consumer and regional roles).
- Proven experience in multifunctional leadership, branding, trade and channels knowledge.
- Experience in product Launching / Innovation process from the idea to execution
- Equity brand building experience and process and procedure adaptation in Integrated
- Marketing Communication (IMC)
- Strong Communication and Presentation skills.
Travel requirements:
- May be required to travel when necessary
Deadline
27th March, 2026
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