Job Description
About the job Brand Manager
The Role.
- The candidate would contribute to the Brand Development, Brand Awareness, Marketing operations, Budgeting, Sales Forecasting and plans along with retail Go-to-market strategies.
- Defining and implementing marketing activities that support our brands.
- Conveys market research and end user surveys to define adequate activities and introduce new products
- Responsible for marketing budget allocation and new product selection, launch activation, listing, distribution strategies, effective and timely go to market launch planning
- Responsible for branding activities, end user communication, product portfolio, pricing, and ultimately profitability.
- Perform regular monthly and quarterly business analysis, results achieved by respective brands or product categories & reporting to both represented agencies and Senior management.
- Collaborates with agencies and sales team to build sales promotions, product communication and commercial strategies to address opportunities and shortcomings.
The Skills and Qualifications
- University degree in Marketing / Business Administration/ Economics or comparable-Masters and or any other further qualification in Brand Management or Brand Development or Trade Marketing is a plus.
- Above 5 years relevant experience managing Skin & Personal Care brands – Former Experience with FMCG
- Knowledge of marketing and trade marketing activities, tools and techniques is needed
- Knowledge of category management and assortment
- Knowledge of the UAE Retail Market is an advantage
- Distribution Companies in the UAE/GCC is an advantage Competent with Microsoft office / CRM / ORACLE
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Analytical, Creative and Strategic Thinking
- Written and Oral Presentations Skills
- Strong leadership and project management
- Multi-tasking and delegating
- Consumer communication strategy, planning and execution.
- Cross-functional project leadership
- Business analysis and Consumer insights
- Financial acumen
- Ideally fluent in English & Arabic.
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