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Ref: GP476-105
Job description / Role
Headquartered in Germany, my client has about 52,000 employees worldwide and counts among the most internationally aligned German-based companies in the global marketplace. People in approximately 125 countries around the world rely and trust its brands and technologies. Founded more than 129 years ago, with a grand vision to create products that make people's lives simpler and easier and succeeding impressively with the world's very first self-acting detergent that put an end to women's wash-day drudgery. This was an idea that catapulted a 3-man business into a global group that is now represented all over the world, focusing on three areas of competence (Home Care, Personal Care and Adhesives, Sealants & Surface Treatment) in order to achieve its strategic objective of profitable growth. These strategic business areas are organised into four globally operating business sectors within the Company :
Laundry & Home Care,
Cosmetics/Toiletries,
Consumer & Craftsmen Adhesives, and
Technologies
Its four business sectors operating in these three core areas already boast leading market positions, and intends further to expand these on a global basis. Its approach here will be one of driving organic sales growth complemented by growth derived from selected acquisitions
Main Tasks
Achieve total region's brand (category) target in terms of volume, market share, and profit through developing the short and long term strategy for the brand on a regional level and guiding implementation
Level of responsibility :
Budget : Overall regional coordination of spending
Product : 2-4 brands at a regional level
Detailed job description :
Steering:
Develop short and long term strategy of the SBUs/ categories / brands at a regional level in
light of the growth strategy of the region.
Manage the planning process at a regional / global level between country needs and the global SBU processes.
Develop and communicate the brand's initiative pipeline based on the overall company's innovation program.
Manage major regional launches / initiatives to ensure successful implementation across the whole region.
Information:
Analyze the overall region's performance of his categories / brands and report on progress and key issues to the regional management.
Gather and share learnings on best approaches and practices between the region's countries
Identify and exploit synergies between the countries to maximize initiative success and ROI.
Know-how:
Develop his own as well as the country teams' knowledge about the products and technologies in his brands.
Act as a consultant for the region's teams on global learnings and liaise with other regions on best approaches.
Work with the rest of the regional teams to coordinate and consult the country teams in key
Special Tasks :
Could be assigned to handle specific tasks on a project management basis.functional areas like media, research, packaging and company processes.
Base Country : UAE - Dubai
Countries under responsibility : Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Syria,
Lebanon, Israel, Iran, Turkey & GCC countries
Frequency of travel: Twice per quarter (on average)
Fluent in Arabic
Requirements
Education & Experience
MBA preferable -- high degree university graduate
4-6 years experience in brand management of a top notch FMCG company.
Technical knowledge :
Copy development
Proven record of strategic analysis
Promotions (4-6 on-pack promotions)
Re-launches/ launches (2- 3 SKUs)
In-field direct activities (2-3 SKUs)
Basic sales knowledge
Strong financial analysis capabilities.
High leadership, problem solving, project management skills, and strategic decision making.
Strong internal and external communication skills, presentation skills, influencing skills.
About the Company
BBT is a truly international company, which provides staff to hundreds of organisations across the globe. With over 500 members of staff, working in over 45 offices, across 5 continents, we constantly strive to exceed expectations, both in quality of service and results, and are always ideally located to find the best job opportunities and the right candidate for the role.
With our exceptional industry knowledge, contacts and highly tailored service, we are ideally positioned to assist candidates, develop their careers and access the most exciting and interesting jobs around. And with consultants available all over the globe, candidates can easily contact us wherever they are in the world.
As a client we aim to take all the hassle of recruitment out of your hands – saving you time and resources. By spending time and energy getting to know exactly who you are looking for, we can maximise our efficiency and reduce your input into the short listing and selection process. This ensures you only get the highest calibre of staff, who are not only suited to your position but also motivated to succeed within it.