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  • Posted: Jul 22, 2025
    Deadline: Aug 1, 2025
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  • Aspen has a proud heritage dating back more than 160 years and is committed to sustaining life and promoting healthcare through increasing access to its high quality affordable medicines and products. Aspen has a market capitalisation of approximately US$10 billion, is the largest pharmaceutical company listed on the JSE Limited (share code: APN) and rank...

     

    Brand Manager - OTC Colds and Flu Woodmead (JHB North)

    OBJECTIVE OF ROLE

    • Drive sustainable, profitable growth of the product portfolios/ therapeutic categories with appropriate strategic direction, brand stewardship, and commercial acumen.

    KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

    • Strategic Decision Making
    • Market analysis and insight
    • Develop portfolio/brand strategy for sustainable business growth and profitability
    • Successful implementation and monitoring of the roll out of the above, with the required measurements in place for
    • Successful outcomes
    • Anticipate future trends in disease management and the market environment
    • Commercial capability
    • Ability to set sales budgets
    • Compile and manage advertising budget and spend
    • Ability to manage cross-functional networks and channel resources for the portfolio to drive profitable growth
    • with the required and shared accountability to achieve business targets
    • Ability to interpret and implement insights drawn from a variety of internal and external data sources as a result of
    • the required interactions
    • Forecasting accuracy and stock management, which entails minimizing write-off costs and returns, monitoring, and
    • managing wholesalers’ stock holding and backorders.
    • Maintaining portfolio profitability through pricing strategies, profit margins, and batch MOQs
    • Accurately assess market potential by preparing product P&Ls to successfully implement new product launches
    • Evaluate Congress attendance and participation to maximize ROI
    • Innovative way of thinking to secure a competitive advantage
    • Solution-oriented
    • Provide creative direction for brand/portfolio strategies and manage Agency outcomes
    • Pipeline management to secure future portfolio assets
    • Sense of urgency in the resolution of customer queries
    • Quality assessments of portfolio/ brand strategy implementation through in-field visits

    Requirements
    EDUCATIONALREQUIREMENTS

    • Matric
    • Commercial / Marketing Bachelor’s degree preferred
    • 2- 3 years preferred Marketing Management experience
    • 3+ years Pharma and or/ marketing industry experience
    • Relevant therapeutic area knowledge is a definite advantage
    • Understanding and experience in the relevant market of portfolio operation is important

    KNOWLEDGE

    • Applicable industry knowledge
    • Therapeutic area knowledge
    • Understanding of the market dynamics in the area in which the BU operates
    • Ability to effectively operate the Microsoft Office suite
    • Commercial knowledge

    SOFT SKILLS REQUIREMENTS

    • Enthusiasm, passion, and high energy are key requisites
    • Commercial acumen
    • Analytical skills
    • Project management
    • Networking ability (to develop and maintain KOL relationships included)
    • 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 and coaching
    • Influential and impactful presentation skills
    • Adaptability and flexibility in a changing environment

    Deadline:1st August,2025

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    Brand Manager – CNS Woodmead (JHB North)

    OBJECTIVE OF ROLE

    • Drive sustainable, profitable growth of the product portfolios/ therapeutic categories with appropriate strategic direction, brand stewardship, and commercial acumen.

    KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

    • Strategic Decision Making
    • Market analysis and insight
    • Develop portfolio/brand strategy for sustainable business growth and profitability
    • Successful implementation and monitoring of the roll out of the above, with the required measurements in place for
    • Successful outcomes
    • Anticipate future trends in disease management and the market environment
    • Commercial capability
    • Ability to set sales budgets
    • Compile and manage advertising budget and spend
    • Ability to manage cross-functional networks and channel resources for the portfolio to drive profitable growth
    • with the required and shared accountability to achieve business targets
    • Ability to interpret and implement insights drawn from a variety of internal and external data sources as a result of
    • the required interactions
    • Forecasting accuracy and stock management, which entails minimizing write-off costs and returns, monitoring, and
    • managing wholesalers’ stock holding and backorders.
    • Maintaining portfolio profitability through pricing strategies, profit margins, and batch MOQs
    • Accurately assess market potential by preparing product P&Ls to successfully implement new product launches
    • Evaluate Congress attendance and participation to maximize ROI
    • Innovative way of thinking to secure a competitive advantage
    • Solution-oriented
    • Provide creative direction for brand/portfolio strategies and manage Agency outcomes
    • Pipeline management to secure future portfolio assets
    • Sense of urgency in the resolution of customer queries
    • Quality assessments of portfolio/ brand strategy implementation through in-field visits

    Requirements
    EDUCATIONALREQUIREMENTS

    • Matric
    • Commercial / Marketing Bachelor’s degree preferred
    • 2- 3 years preferred Marketing Management experience
    • 3+ years Pharma and or/ marketing industry experience
    • Relevant therapeutic area knowledge is a definite advantage
    • Understanding and experience in the relevant market of portfolio operation is important

    KNOWLEDGE

    • Applicable industry knowledge
    • Therapeutic area knowledge
    • Understanding of the market dynamics in the area in which the BU operates
    • Ability to effectively operate the Microsoft Office suite
    • Commercial knowledge

    SOFT SKILLS REQUIREMENTS

    • Enthusiasm, passion, and high energy are key requisites
    • Commercial acumen
    • Analytical skills
    • Project management
    • Networking ability (to develop and maintain KOL relationships included)
    • 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 and coaching
    • Influential and impactful presentation skills
    • Adaptability and flexibility in a changing environment

    Deadline:1st August,2025

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