Brand Manager - Pest Control at SC Johnson

Role Overview

• To drive the profitably growth of the key product portfolio by leading best-in-class marketing execution activities to build brand equity and ensuring continued local consumer satisfaction, for the Africa Cluster. The position reports directly to the Manager, Marketing Commercialization

Responsibilities:

• Collaborating with Platform (Global Office) on globally agreed brand strategies
• Leveraging new products and communication assets from Platform
• Creation of local country growth plans and execution of those plans in collaboration with the Global Agency hubs and Sales team
• Controls and manages brand budgets
• Monitor and analyses competitive activity
• Manages the commercialization of new product introductions as an integral member of the Africa Cluster Project Team
• Extensive cross collaboration within the Matrix organisation to leverage and share best practise across the SCJ world
• Category P&L management to drive profitable growth
• Drive penetration and increase consumption to grow share across key markets within the cluster

Required Qualifications and Experience:

• B. Comm. Honours Marketing/ Business Management
• Min. 8 years Marketing experience in an FMCG environment (preferably with a Multi-national company)
• Experience in working within Sub-Sahara Africa would be advantageous
• Proficient in the use of the Nielsen Answers system and the use of any other retail syndicated data (e.g. Dunhumby, Insights etc.)
• Financial acumen: clear understanding of the workings of a P&L and the key drivers that need to be tracked and improved on to achieve healthy profitable growth in the category
• Cross Organisational project management experience
• SAP : Creating and managing marketing budgets with PO/ Trackers
• Sales/Customer Marketing/ B2B or hospitality channel experience would be advantageous
• Exposure to highly regulated categories and their workings would be advantageous

Skills & Behaviours you’ll need:

• Ability to translate business strategy into in-market executions that resonate with local consumers
• Ability to partner with and lead the company’s agencies to adapt Global toolkits and integrated multi-channel communication assets and turn them into locally relevant executions that builds brand equity and connects with the target consumer
• The ability to enrich the understanding of consumer/shopper motivations, beliefs and behaviours in order to develop marketing plans that build brand and commercial equity
• Have sound business analytics to define root cause from data (market and P&L), translate into insights and convert that knowledge into timely and actionable decisions and plans
• Analyse brand financials to identify risks and/or opportunities toward growth targets and lead the development of plans to mitigate or capitalize on such risks or opportunities
• Ability to manage budgets and proactively recommend ways to utilize resource more efficiently and effectively
• Strong project management skills and the ability to navigate through a matrix resource structure
• High EQ in terms of cross functional collaboration and leading teams through times of uncertainty and ambiguity
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver against multiple deadlines
• Must demonstrate the willingness and ability to “roll up ones’ sleeves” to get the job done
• Must demonstrate resilience when facing challenges and adversity and have the ability to self-motivate and show continued enthusiasm and drive especially during these times

What’s in it for you:

• Competitive salary and great working environment