[12 Month Fixed-term Contract] Senior Brand Manager

**Job Description**:
**Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?**

**Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.**

Working with cross-functional and regional teams, you implement a portfolio strategy that is aligned with the brand vision to drive sustainable growth. You support profit and loss management and future business development plans and objectives including new product development and platform opportunities.

**How you will contribute**

Working with other internal stakeholders, you will support the brand portfolio strategy and priorities to enable consumer-centric brand portfolio growth. You will develop annual plans, setting objectives and allocating resources. In addition, you will offer recommendations for integrated commercial plans, develop and execute marketing plans that deliver on revenue and profit forecasts, and share objectives. Based on your deep consumer insights and brand positioning, you will develop and implement integrated marketing communications and 360 degree campaigns.

**What you will bring**

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

- Consumer behavior, preferably in the consumer goods sector in matrix environment
- Developing a seamless consumer experience
- Managing business objectives beyond brand and budget
- Analytics and creativity—a balance of commercial and strategic acumen
- Leading and influencing teams
- Communicating effectively, verbally and in writing, and executive presentation skills
- Markets with diverse economic environments a distinct advantage

**More about this role**
- This is a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract Opportunity

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Manage Portfolio Projects - including Innovation, Productivity and Business Continuity projects (end to end). This entails working closely with cross functional stakeholders
- Lead the category budget (tracking, reconciling, reporting etc.) and manage commitment on expenditure
- Manage end-to-end Integrated Marketing Campaigns & activations (from briefing, through to execution and post-campaign analysis)
- Input into media plans, and consistent tracking and monitoring thereof
- Own brand grid and 421/ pipeline innovation; and provide input into sufficiency planning
- Provide input into portfolio management, 9 Box, and SKU rationalization
- Act as the Key agency liaison (media, creative), with inputs into agency evaluation
- Input into portfolio planning/ brand planning process (understand data and insights)
- Manage and upskill team members

**Job specific requirements**:

- Marketing Degree or related discipline
- Post-graduate qualification will be advantageous
- At least 5 years’ experience as a Brand Manager
- Experience as a Senior Brand Manager will be advantageous

**No Relocation support available**:
**Business Unit Summary**:
**Mondelez International’s Sub Sahara Africa BU is seen as the growth engine for the **business. Currently, **we operate out of two major hubs - South Africa, servicing south, central and east Africa; and Nigeria, looking after West **Africa. Our **product offering is as diverse and exciting as our over 2000 passionate **people. We **are category leaders in South Africa with our Cadbury chocolates; and our Bournvita product is a firm family favourite in **Nigeria. We **also delight our consumers with our candy offerings of Halls and Tom Toms; our Stimorol and Clorets gum and global favourite Oreo.**
**In all that we do, we will do business the right way - with our products, the environment and our communities.**:
Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

**Job Type**:
Temporary (Fixed Term)

Brand & Portfolio Management

Marketing