Brand Assistant - Consumer and OTC at Aspen Pharma Group

To assist Brand Managers across all portfolios within the Consumer & OTC divisions to drive sustainable, market share and profitable growth of the product portfolios and as per business requirements.

MAIN DUTIES:

• Achieve revenue, profit and market share growths for the respective portfolios
• Tasks to be executed in line with business targets and profitability
• Forecasting accuracy and stock management which entails minimizing stock write-off costs and returns
• Managing wholesalers’ stock holding, backorders and short dated stock
• Track and measure market, competitive, and business performance, feeding into marketing/sales meetings and business review meetings; assist with compiling presentations
• Execute and action finance dashboard and commentary.
• Ad hoc requirements to develop and execute annual brand plans in order to achieve business goals
• Implementation, monitoring and measurement of the success of the developed strategies and to ensure that they are flexible to adapt to a dynamic environment
• Administrative tasks relating New Product Launch process together with the relevant stakeholders like NPL, Demand Planning, Regulatory Affairs, Medical and others
• Manage Veeva approvals and submissions as well as Agency communication on promotional material
• Provide input creative direction for brand/ portfolios strategies and manage Agency outcomes
• Approvals of Promotional material according to procurement process. Allocation to respective sales resources as well as follow up on receipt.
• Assist with flawless execution; marketing plans, product launches, artwork upgrades and any other changes through effective cross functional operation
• Assist with allocation and monitoring of promotional material
• Track and assess A&P monthly for key brands
• Liaise with relevant functions in the business to maintain supply of allocated products to market, ensuring efficient stock levels and sales forecasts are met
• Comply to all SOP’s and codes relevant to marketing
• Analysis of the all the sales channels across the portfolio. Cross functional collaboration across all sales channels to gain credible insights.
• Fulfil all administrative requirements if needed for respective brands
• Analysing pricing structure vs competitors as well as reimbursement across portfolio’s.
• Continuously communicate with and support the sales teams with high levels of integrity and urgency to help them achieve sales targets
• Preparation requirements for Conference as per set out criteria.
• Sense of urgency in resolution of customer queries

Requirements

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES:

• ENTHUSIASM, PASSION AND HIGH ENERGY ARE KEY REQUISITES
• Commercial acumen
• Analytical skills
• Project management
• Networking ability
• Interpersonal skills
• Ability to perform under pressure
• Self-starter and self -motivated
• Sense of urgency
• Prioritizing and planning
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Aptitude for continuous learning
• Influential and impactful presentation skills
• Adaptability and flexibility in a changing environment

QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Matric
• Relevant Post matric Marketing/Health Science qualification
• Minimum 1 year Pharmaceutical marketing/sales experience.
• Applicable industry knowledge.
• Financial literacy
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Word
• Ability to work on Qlikview models is advantageous