Commercial Growth

Commercial Growth & Family Care Marketing Manager

**Your Job**

To leverage a unique understanding of the market and consumer which will build brand equity and align long-term category and brand development strategies with the region. To deliver profitable returns through leading the development of brand and portfolio operating plans. Support, guidance and coaching of direct reports.

**Main Responsibilities**
- Responsible for aligning sector strategic deployment to corporate vision and strategy.
- Develops local brand positioning aligned to global brand profile and ensures all activities support and build brand equity.
- Develops the strategic business plan for the Sector in coordination with regional sector leaders (3 year plans, updated annually ).
- Develops the annual Brand Operating Plan (including channel) and commercial programs(s) aligned to the three year strategy.
- Responsible for Brand Operating Plan/commercial program execution and achievement of business targets.
- Drive Cost Transformation and brand innovation in close collaboration with manufacturing facilities.
- Revenue Management - Lead, pursue and execute.
- Manage Sector P&L and drive margin improvements.
- Explores, identifies and develops opportunities that broaden and strengthen the market position and profit potential of the Family care sector.
- Partners with the Regional Sector Leaders to plan and implement Sector innovation, commercial program ideas, and specific sector and channel initiatives.
- Ensures global marketing tools are implemented.
- Ensures that KC business management and compliance standards and controls are applied across all aspects of the sector.
- Ensures all Marketing processes and the KCWBB are applied and implemented as appropriate.
- Manages sector Marketing budgets focus on A&CP.
- Ensures that K-CSA partners successfully with Media, Advertising, In-store and PR Agencies. This involves relationship building, negotiations and evaluation of performance.
- Supports Commercial talent development plan, and leads for sector.
- Lead, inspire and develop skills base of direct reports as per company and development processes in line with one KC behaviours and individuals needs.

**About You**
- Bachelor Degree or equivalent.
- 6 years continuous job experience which should include excellent understanding of or experience in Marketing and Sales, Finance and Category Management.
- Proven track record of delivering business results and successful team management.

**Please note that this role is available only to South African citizens and permanent residencepermitholders, K-C will not provide relocation for this role.**

**About Us**

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. You already know our legendary brands-and so does the rest of the world. In fact, 25% of people in the world use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know that these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without our manufacturing experts, like you.

We’re also a team that truly cares about each other - kind of like a family but a really productive and focused one. Employee research shows that manufacturing team members comes to work each day with confidence and security in knowing that their safety will never be compromised. We take pride in our ability to offer a healthy paycheck for a job well done and opportunities for our workers to develop their careers into new skills, roles, and schedules over time. There’s more than one way to create your future with our winning team. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark ; you just need to clock in

**And finally, the fine print...**

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

**Global VISA and Relocation Specifications**:
**Primary Location**

Bryanston Office

**Additional Locations**

**Worker Type**

Employee

**Worker Sub-Type**

Regular

**Time Type**

Full time