Marketing Manager

• Nestlé Purina Petcare AOA
• Location: Changi Business Park, Singapore
• Minimum 15 years' experience in Brand/Product/Marketing Management of which minimum 3 years in PetCare category.

Position Summary

At Nestlé Purina Petcare, we are passionately committed to enriching lives of pets and the people who love them. Our dedication to pets, and their owners, directs everything we do, every day, everywhere. Today, Nestlé Purina Petcare is one of the world’s leading pet care companies. We offer an attractive and dynamic work environment with a high focus on developing people.

As a Marketing Manager, this person will be responsible for defining the Marketing Strategy and Long Term Vision for the portfolio and drive the execution across AOA markets.

The individual must be able to lead, engage and inspire her own teams and the overall marketing teams across AOA, to develop brand strategies and plans, innovation pipelines, and brand communications that help markets to grow the brand to its full potential.

A day in the life of a Marketing Manager…

1. Develop Brand/Portfolio Strategy:

Analyze business and consumer trends, identify key issues facing your business and develop innovative long term brand strategy and plan. Demonstrate consumer insight/strategic brand building capability and ability to connect dots between insights and effective commercial plans. Deliver and manage the brand P&L with focus on long term mix and CMC with cluster approach.

2. Deliver Growth Through Innovation & Renovation:

Define the innovation strategy for the brand based on consumer insights and market trends & needs. Identify new, innovative ideas to drive brand growth. Lead the team from developing a strong pipeline to packaging design and a flawless and timely launch & execution in the markets. Demonstrate vision and leadership in building of Long Term I&R Pipeline and aligning with (senior) stakeholders.

3. Brand Building & Comms:

Lead the brand communication team in developing communication strategy aligned with BBNW and create centrally developed assets in line with strategy and suitable for the needs of different markets. Develop strong relationship with agencies to ensure high quality work through efficient processes.

4. Local market development:

Work together with local marketing managers to optimize brand performance and monitor and align local plans according to Roadmap/Portfolio/ICP priorities.

5. Lead to Win: Build capability & Competence:

Develop, coach and manage direct reports. Manage and lead internal and external relations and all key / senior brand stakeholders (GSBU / MLT/ local MM)

6. Lead to Win: Build capability & Competence:

Develop, coach and manage direct reports. Manage and lead internal and external relations and all key / senior brand stakeholders (GSBU / MLT/ local MM)

What Will Make You Successful...

• Minimum 15 years' experience in Brand/Product/Marketing Management of which minimum 3 years in PetCare category.
• Regional/Central experience preferred.
• Cross functional GD experience is a recommended.
• Experience in leading teams.
• End-to-End I2L Project Management