Minimum Requirements

• Marketing related Degree or Diploma essential
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the Liquor/FMCG/Retail industry in a Brand Manager capacity
• Experience working with global brands is advantageous

Key Responsibilities

• Ensures brand volume and value growth in line with the Portfolio Plan
• Develop brand strategies that are aligned with the brand role in the portfolio and the context of the current environment & trends
• On time and in full execution of brand activity plans
• Develop and influence consumer-centric brand bibles that increase differentiation between brands, deliver against the brand role in the portfolio and maximizes business growth
• Understands key customers per channel, their needs and marketing platforms and applies this to operational planning
• Full understanding of competitor activity in market, and the ability to recommend according to shifts in activity plans to deliver against short and long term ambitions
• Manage relationships with creative partners at a project level in a manner that ensures successful & sustained partnerships
• Develop cross-functional relationships across the business to ensure key stakeholders are aligned behind Brand activity plans
• Management of brand budgets

Skills And Attributes

• Proven capability in designing and implementing brand communication and activations, with measurable results aligned with brand objectives
• Strategic, creative, innovative thinker with strong operational capabilities
• Comfortable in negotiating the needs of the brand relative to those of customers, consumers, media and events partners
• Excellent organisation and communication skills (written, verbal, presentation)
• Strong analytical capability, attention to detail and numeracy
• Understanding of the retail environment and route to consumer pathways
• Strong commercial acumen
• Good problem solving ability
• Results orientated
• Persuasiveness and tenacity to sell ideas
• Excellent interpersonal skills, assertive and able to use initiative