Senior Brand Manager - Midrand, South Africa - Colgate-Palmolive

Description

No Relocation Assistance Offered
# Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa

Job Summary:

The person will be part of an international group working on Brand Innovation & Communication strategy for Africa Eurasia Division for the Personal Care category. The role reports into the Personal Care & Home Care Marketing Director.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the Protex brand: develop the Brand Growth Plan, innovation pipeline and communication plans that will drive growth of our business for the region.

• Interact daily with the Global Marketing team, Cross functional teams and Communication agency teams to develop & strengthen our equity building plans

• Lead and coordinate innovation development with R&D, Regulatory, Legal, Supply Chain and Design / Packaging teams demonstrating insights and data analytics to build fact-based recommendations

• Develop and implement our Protex innovation and activations plans in partnership with the 3 main Hubs (South Africa, East West Africa & Turkey / CACE) to facilitate outstanding best in class commercial execution & consistency

• Supervise in-market performance & financial relevant metrics to identify new volume / margin growth opportunities

Required Qualifications:

• B. Com/Degree / Honours in Marketing Management

• Minimum of 6 years of marketing experience; specific experience on innovation and within the FMCG industry would be preferable.

• Experience working in a Matrix environment

• Functional experience in marketing/ implementation of successful marketing plans, new products, digital campaign development

• Experience in managing relationships with senior individuals and within a demanding and fast paced environment

• Experience in leading projects and collaborating with external suppliers

• Seeking for an international career path, open to experiences in different markets and environments.