Senior Brand Manager (m/f)

The company is one of the best known brands in home, health and personal care market. About 30.000 people in over 200 countries around the world achieve about 12 billion $ p.a.

The company is growing dynamically, through both, organic growth and acquisitions. In this proactive environment the company sees its employees as the key to success. The company values are driven by achievement, ownership, teamwork and entrepreneurship.

In the Rhein-Neckar region is a team of around 200 employees responsible for the commercial side of business, most of them focused on sales and marketing activities for Germany.

Presently, we are looking for an ambitious Senior Brand Manager who wants to grow with his responsibilities and is open for an international career.

The position holder reports to one of the Category Marketing Managers.

The Brand Manager has full accountability to lead cross functional teams in the development and execution of strategies for advertising, packaging, trade and consumer promotions and the operation of the brand. In details this means:

- Determine and develop the brand strategy

- New product development and market introduction

- Develop and determine the whole marketing mix with strong focus on TV

- Ensure smooth running of the “daily operations”

- Administrative issues like forecasting, financial planning, budget control, reporting

- Determine and manage the brand P&L

- Market research and analysis

- Cross functional collaboration

- Cooperation with the global marketing organization in Slough for international benchmarking and best practice exchange

Education/studies:

• - University degree or similar, emphasis on marketing
• - Minimum job experience: 5+ years in brand management
• - Industry: FMCG

Must haves/previous experience:

• - Brand Management experience in a competitive market
• - Experience in managing the brand P&L and budget
• - Concept development and copy development
• - Familiarity with market research and analysis tools like Nielsen/ concept testing
• - Experience in new product development
• - P&L responsibility

Characteristics:

• - Hands on, pragmatic and analytical
• - Full international mobility for further career steps
• - Profound analytical and conceptual competencies
• - Creative and ambitious
• - Self motivated, results-oriented, flexible
• - High intellectual capacity
• - High level of proactivity, assertiveness and persuasiveness
• - Good team player
• - Ready to go “the-extra-mile”

Languages skills:

• English and German: fluent

All other languages are an advantage.

Mannheim

The company demands employees to be open to relocate internationally for a next career step.