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Ref: KP606-40
Job description / Role
Regional Strategy development:
• Develops the regional brand strategies of respective category together with Superiors
Regional product pipeline:
• Develops the regional product pipeline together with Superiors
Driving the innovation process:
• Responsible for the regional innovation process start from discovery and IIM process
• Steers the discovery and IIM process with cooperation with MU’s, R&D, Supply Chain, GBU, finance, research functions determining standards, costs, timings and ensuring adequate resource allocation
• Works closely with MU’s to share GBU consumer insight, ensuring that product concepts fit with regional product development
• Supports the international roll-out of new product launches in the Region
Regional Brand Management:
• Managing the implementation of the brand marketing mix in the Region
• Ensures local adaptations are in line with the regional strategy
• Make sure that best practices are communicated across the region and manages the communication flow of information across the region and GBU
• Organizes and moderates the category lead country meeting/regional info day
• Steering marketing and financial planning activities:
• Supporting the preparation of the solid marketing & financial plans for the business in the region for final decision
Requirements
Personal skills:
• Strong strategic and conceptual thinker with ability to drive changes
• Has an international, innovative and creative mindset
• Possesses good leadership skills
• Self-motivated and highly flexible
• Strategic and analytical thinker
• Team Player
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Intercultural mindset, open-minded
• Good presentation and communication skills with the ability to work cross functionally
Education and Experience:
• University Degree
• Demonstrates a good track record in Marketing/Product Development
• Minimum of 5 years relevant work experience
• Experience of successfully managing innovation Projects
• Fluent written and spoken English
• Experience in Emerging Markets countries or international experience is an Advantage
• International/local marketing and/or sales experience is advantageous
About the Company
Every day, our global brand icons, such as NIVEA, Eucerin and Hansaplast, make more than 500 million consumers in over 70 countries feel good in their skin. Care for consumers and our people worldwide is what has driven us all the time. More than 130 years ago, we invented modern skin care, kept continuously innovating it and still have a clear business focus on it. This is what has made us today's No.1 skin care company in the world. Across the Middle East and North Africa, our brands hold many no. 1 market positions. We strive to reinforce these positions by growing in strategically selected markets and convincing our customers by continuously providing the latest product innovations. In this regard, we continue to count on intensive research, state-of-the-art technologies, perfect marketing strategies and above all our competent and dedicated employees.
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