Senior Brand / Country Manger Beauty Qatar

ManpowerGroup Middle East

Doha, Qatar

Ref: HP647-1452

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Our client, a renowned brand in cosmetics and skin care is currently recruiting for a Country Manager. This position will be based in Qatar

OVERVIEW OF THE POSITION
- Formulate local business strategies for the group brands and lead the implementation to achieve sales revenue
- Drive sales growth with a specific focus on sell out and Improve market positioning/rankings in (Country)
- Build and Develop the group brands as an effective organization with reference to the Companys Middle East Strategy
- Build relationship with the Middle East Team to contribute to the success of the Company in the Middle East region

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
- Formulate the business strategy for the group brands and lead the implementation to achieve sales revenue
- Provide input and confirm the assigned sales revenue
- Formulate relevant business strategy to achieve the targets and share with team
- Lead the implementation by assigning roles & responsibilities to all members of the team
- Explain and determine on the directions and lead/organize initiatives to achieve the assigned targets
- Drive sales growth with a specific focus on sell out and Improve market positioning/rankings in (Country)
- Adhere to the regional marketing calendar to embark and execute the marketing programs locally
- Implement the regional media strategy to support on media execution to increase local exposure
- Provide local expert input to formulate the retail and marketing strategy to elevate local market share and brand positioning
- Drive Win in Top Door in local market to be in line with regional retail strategy
- Enhance relationship and build strategic partnership with trade to gain reputation in local market
- Indirectly drive and ensure good service is delivered to customers in all points of sales
- Increase recruitment of new customers
- Increase loyalty from customers with repeated purchases
- Implement a BA talent management policy
- Build and Develop the group brands as an effective organization with reference to the Companys Middle East Organizational Strategy
- Propose the suitable organization structure for the group brands with the alignment of Regional Management
- Manage the A&P of the group brands and ensure value creation
- Staff the group brands with the right level of staffing and manage its labor cost
- Manage local marketing budget with proper approval protocols
- Monitoring all expenses and making sure that they are all in line with budgets set up with the Companys ME team
- Analyze the POP by ensuring no over stocks of GWP, samples and testers are stored
- Plan to destocking NPI, DC and stock optimization
- Regular visits to the warehouse to check on the quality of storage including all merchandising units
- Responsible for forecasting all the novelties related to the Companys ME market
- Lead the group brands team members with vision, relay the global and regional strategies to all members with good understanding and approach to achieve company objectives
- Cascade both the corporate and brand values to all levels, act and show exemplary behaviors
- Lead, motivate, evaluate and develop team members by active communication, feedback and coaching,
- Work with Regional management to build career and development plans for the group brands management team and other levels of staff as appropriates
- Build relationship with the Middle East team to contribute to the success of the Company in the Middle East region
- Participate in regional programs and activities
- Enhance good practice and experience sharing in the region, and with global
- Represent the region in global and external trade events to enhance Companys image

Requirements

- Academic background, experiences, competencies (technical expertise, languages, management skills, etc) required to succeed on this job.
- Good academic background with tertiary education
- Relevant skin care industry experience in sales or marketing management
- Experience in management of an organization
- Successful track record of managing a Brand and in Retailing
- Able to formulate business strategy and carry out implementation plans
- Team leader with good communication and presentation skills
- Good self-starter and able to motivate the team working towards achieving the common goal
- Fluency in Arabic and English. French will be an advantage.

About the Company

We lead in the creation and delivery of innovative workforce solutions and services that enable our clients to win in the changing world of work.

ManpowerGroup powers the success of many of the world's most dynamic organizations. We deliver innovative workforce solutions that enhance competitiveness, increase efficiency and spur productivity. Combining global reach with local expertise - 3600 offices in over 80 countries - we know the changing world of work and bring a deep understanding of the companies we work for and the industries we service.

ManpowerGroup entered the Middle East in December 2007 after acquiring local company Clarendon Parker, thus bringing 15 years in-depth local knowledge combined with a global footprint and industry shaping expertise and thought leadership. Manpower Middle East supports clients in the Middle East and North Africa regions. Our business is aligned to key skill specializations to ensure our clients requirements are met by expert and knowledgeable consultants that understand your industry and role requirement.

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