GROUP BACKGROUND:

South African subsidiary of Global Fast Moving Consumer Goods Group

KEY EXECUTIVE ATTRIBUTES REQUIRED:

• A Bachelors degree in commerce or IMM qualification
• At least 8 years classical marketing experience in a top-tier multinational FMCG food company
• Brand management and marketing experience in Sub Saharan Africa would be advantageous
• Combination of strategic and implementation capability
• Highly energetic, creative and innovative
• Highly flexible and reactive
• Experience in people management and building a winning team
• Must show initiative and have excellent problem solving skills
• Potential to take responsibility for additional brands and operate in a more senior capacity in the medium to longer-term

KEY JOB PERFORMANCE AREAS:

• Recommend marketing strategies and action plans (related to communication, price, product - renovation+innovation - , promotion, pack) to improve competitiveness of the brand and achieve brand objectives (volume, profitability, etc...)
• Continuously ensures that brand strategies maximize their contribution to company business results.
• Monitor and evaluate performance of his/her brand (internal sales, consumer panels, market data, ad-hoc researches), follow-up competition and market evolution, if necessary recommend changes to strategy or action plans.
• Manage brand review, marketing plan and budget planning process.
• Manage brand related projects:
• Project steps preparation
• Information sharing within project team
• Coordination among departments
• Final evaluation
• Build relationships with other brands. Participate in global brand meetings to share/collect best practices.
• Continuously look for new opportunities and challenges current portfolio. Monitors and uses worldwide best practices in order to fit into and use for local brand activities
• Develop future potential JBMs/BMs/SBMs

GROUP BACKGROUND:

South African subsidiary of Global Fast Moving Consumer Goods Group

KEY EXECUTIVE ATTRIBUTES REQUIRED:

• A Bachelors degree in commerce or IMM qualification
• At least 8 years classical marketing experience in a top-tier multinational FMCG food company
• Brand management and marketing experience in Sub Saharan Africa would be advantageous
• Combination of strategic and implementation capability
• Highly energetic, creative and innovative
• Highly flexible and reactive
• Experience in people management and building a winning team
• Must show initiative and have excellent problem solving skills
• Potential to take responsibility for additional brands and operate in a more senior capacity in the medium to longer-term

KEY JOB PERFORMANCE AREAS:

• Recommend marketing strategies and action plans (related to communication, price, product - renovation+innovation - , promotion, pack) to improve competitiveness of the brand and achieve brand objectives (volume, profitability, etc...)
• Continuously ensures that brand strategies maximize their contribution to company business results.
• Monitor and evaluate performance of his/her brand (internal sales, consumer panels, market data, ad-hoc researches), follow-up competition and market evolution, if necessary recommend changes to strategy or action plans.
• Manage brand review, marketing plan and budget planning process.
• Manage brand related projects:
• Project steps preparation
• Information sharing within project team
• Coordination among departments
• Final evaluation
• Build relationships with other brands. Participate in global brand meetings to share/collect best practices.
• Continuously look for new opportunities and challenges current portfolio. Monitors and uses worldwide best practices in order to fit into and use for local brand activities
• Develop future potential JBMs/BMs/SBMs