Brand Manager

2 weeks ago


Durban, South Africa Talented Recruitment Full time

We are looking for a high performing, experienced **Brand Manager** who would like to learn and grow quickly. Reporting to a Senior Brand Manager or Marketing Manager, the successful incumbent will be responsible for the following duties and possess the below mentioned attributes.

**Responsibilities**:

- Deeply understand consumer behaviours, customers, competitors, influences, markets and anticipate trends and recommend competitive response plans and plans are adapted where relevant to incorporate insights.
- Perform regular data analyses for brands and categories to develop insights, recommendations, and strategies to drive growth.
- Regularly present analyses and performance updates to Senior & Global stakeholders.
- Responsible for annual performance of categories & brands, ensuring brand/category
- strategies are implemented and growth plans are actioned
- Manage innovation, from concept development to market execution, including product and formulation development, profitability, costings, market feasibility assessments.
- Project manage innovation to ensure they land successfully and achieve sales targets, whilst remaining within planned budget.
- Input into and approve of annual promotional plans and strategic pricing reviews
- Calculate annual sales forecasts for input into greater business target setting.
- Recommend advertising budget choices
- Ensure on time and relevant brand elements are executed to win in market place
- Manage and develop an assistant brand manager or team and help assistants to understand and achieve marketing goals by imparting learnings and knowledge.
- Proven ability to turn insight into tactical actionable plans
- Analytical and critical thinking, ability to think strategically for portfolio

**Skills**:

- Proactive, takes initiative and highly motivated self-starter
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Able to multi-task and achieve targets in a fast-paced environment
- Able to collaborate with all levels and departments of the business
- Demonstrate skills in leadership
- Demonstrate decision making
- Creativity and ability to produce innovation and original ideas
- Time and project management skills
- Advanced computer skills - Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word, online project management platforms e.g. Click Up, Slack

**Qualifications**:

- Great track record in Marketing Degree or Honours degree (including Finance/Business Science grads) or IMM Diploma.

**Own transport required**: Yes

**IMPORTANT NOTICE**
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- For more information please contact:
**Talya Kimberley


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