Marketing Specialist (Royco)

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Unilever Nigeria Plc is hiring a Marketing Specialist for the Royco brand in Lagos. This full-time role involves end-to-end brand management, leading integrated brand planning, managing digital strategy, and executing brand campaigns and activations. The ideal candidate should have 3+ years of experiential marketing experience, digital marketing expertise, and strong project management skills.

• Full-time marketing role at a leading FMCG multinational
• End-to-end brand management for the iconic Royco brand
• Requires 3+ years of experiential marketing experience
• Focus on digital strategy, brand campaigns, and activations
• Cross-functional collaboration with multiple teams and agencies

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Marketing Specialist (Royco) at Unilever Nigeria Plc ⏲ Aug 26, 2026, 9:05 AM ⋕ View all Manufacturing & Production jobs Unilever Nigeria Plc - Welcome to Unilever, a global multinational and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company with products sold in over 190 countries and more than 2 billion consumers across the world who use our amazing products everyday! We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Marketing Specialist (Royco) Job ID: R-1187226 Location: Lagos Job Type: Full time Job Category: Marketing Job Purpose Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. This is an exciting opportunity within Brand Management for a dynamic and passionate Marketing Specialist to join the Marketing team. The role will support the Marketing Manager grow the business in a highly competitive environment. We are looking for an independent thinker, with a can-do-spirit to be a part the journey to unlock growth for this iconic brand. You will lead projects, develop through-the-line launch plans, manage activations, and implement impact brand campaigns and activity. If this is what you are looking for, then this role is just for you! What Will Your Main Responsibilities: be Job Scope: Customer Development, Shopper Marketing, Supply Chain, Consumer Market Insights, Research and Development, Finance Business Partners & Global and Local teams where relevant End to End brand management role for the Royco Brand Key relationships: End to end P&L responsibility, including S&OP management Budget (BMI) management to be vigorously controlled to ensure full delivery of projects Leading Integrated Brand Planning Process (annual IBP) Drive the value & volume led growth agenda on the Royco brand by leading Innovations, managing BLG campaigns based on category growth principles Leadership / support of NRM or SC Activity Requests: e.g. introduction of new pack sizes / formats for existing mixes Management of Brand’s digital strategy and electronic communications Developing & executing Inspiring brand communications in partnership with creative agencies Focus on incremental future growth opportunities, as well as management of existing core business What You Will Need to succeed Experiences & Qualifications: Project Management Prowess: Evidence of managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders, budgets, and timelines, ensuring successful delivery and budget ROI. Digital Marketing Expertise: Confidence with digital marketing channels, tactics, and their role in amplifying brand experiences. Proven Experiential Marketing: Typically 3+ years of experience: directly conceiving, planning, and executing brand activations, ideally with a digital-first approach. Innovation Execution: success in delivering brand experiences across the shopper journey to drive trial, desire and conversion. Shopper Journey Optimisation: Demonstrated success in analysing and improving customer experiences across multiple touchpoints (online store, social media, shelf, etc.) Skills: Ability to deliver operationally, while thinking ahead of the long-term growth strategy Strong levels of growth and ownership mindset – a self-starter with a winning and competitive mindset Cross-functional relationship management: Agencies, Customer Development, Shopper Marketing, Supply Chain, Consumer Market Insights, Research and Development, Finance Business Partners Project leadership and business acumen Strong numeracy skills A deep seeded passion for exploding the brand and marketing with a purpose with the consumer always top of mind Bias for action and drive – willingness to get things done with speed & efficiency, and comfortable working independently to deliver agreed goals Consumer and customer focus – curiosity, ability to uncover relevant insights and translate these into actionable plans Rigour and order – ability to identify important issues and work through complex problems in an accurate and in-depth way. Leadership: You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better. You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. Unilever Behaviors: Focus on What Counts: We ruthlessly prioritise what truly matters, and so do fewer things brilliantly. We set clear goals & direction and recognise others for maximum impact. Care Deeply: We care deeply about how consumers experience: our brands every day, everywhere; about our people’s growth and development, and our impact on the planet. We care about our performance, to a point where it hurts when we don’t win. Stay Three Steps Ahead: We think boldly and creatively to make breakthroughs in performance. We are always curious and confident - anticipating and staying ahead of consumer needs and external trends, to beat the competition. Deliver with Excellence: We deliver excellence in what we do at pace. We take personal ownership and hold each other to account – always finding a way to do what we said we will do. How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates shoul: Click here to apply online Application Deadline: 31st August, 2026. View all Jobs in Nigeria Lagos State Marketing Specialist job vacancies in Nigeria