Marketing Manager

Marketing Manager

Attractive Tax Free Salary, Car Allowance, Accommodation Allowance, Generous Leave, Return Flights, Medical Cover, Children’s Education Allowance, Discretionary Bonus etc

The Company 

Almarai is the largest integrated dairy foods company in the world with an unrivaled reputation synonymous with delivering excellence and quality across its entire range of products.

Operating across the gulf region, Almarai currently employs over 38,000 employees servicing some 50,000 retail outlets with a turnover that exceeded US$3.36 billion in 2013

An aggressive expansion program together with acquisitions in new vertical markets have created an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic multinational team dedicated to furthering growth plans for the group

APPLICANTS WILL ONLY BE CONSIDERED IF:

1.    They are currently a marketing professional with a university business degree or marketing specialization. 
2.    They have demonstrable marketing and or brand management experience within a large multinational food or beverage process/manufacturing environment
You will be able to evidence well developed marketing and brand management skills supported by a proven and verifiable track record of delivering results in a competitive environment in the following areas 

Portfolio Performance

•    Lead the business in establishing, managing and achieving the key performance indicators for your product portfolio including Market Share, Gross Margin Awareness, product trial dynamics & Image attributes
•    Strategic analysis on competitor performance and capabilities, reporting back to management on issues that may affect performance
•    Strategic review on costs, working with Primary Supply Chain and pricing to ensure corporate margin targets are achieved

Marketing Planning

•    Develop the strategic 5 Year Plan and effectively implements the plan within the agreed time schedule
•    Develop the marketing support and human resource plan for the portfolio to ensure interdepartmental resources are available to realize the plan
•    Lead cross functional dialogue to ensure that adequate resources, both financial and capital, are assigned and made available to realize the plan

New Product Development

•    Lead the portfolio’s strategic NPD process and feeds into the 5 Year Plan
•    Leads the NPD Meetings and is responsible for the output of the meetings
•    Leads cross functionally the NPD strategy and ensures that adequate resources and skills are available

Communication & Media Planning

•    Leads the strategic management of the portfolio’s Agency of Record and resourcing requirements.
•    Leads and is responsible for the communication strategy for the portfolio ensuring that the key performance targets are achieved.

People Management
•    Develops the Human Resource Plan for the portfolio ensuring that adequate resources are in place to support the annual and 5 year Plans.
•    Manages his direct reports and ensure that all staff within the team to achieve KPI and MBO Performance agreements.
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If you feel you have the right qualities and experience to meet the challenges in this role please send your CV together with cover letter