Vacancies at MSD

The Marketing Manager - Rums &CA: SSA is responsible for the following:

• Developing the marketing strategy and tactics for SSA in line with our Company's objectives.
• Lead the execution of SSA marketing programs from start to finish, driving collaboration with the stakeholders and leveraging the right internal processes.
• Co-ordinating marketing campaigns with sales activities through various channels and segments.
• Coordinate and align marketing activities with key account clients’ marketing plans.
• Planning and implementing promotional campaigns.
• Propose and manage marketing research projects to generate consumer insights in support of improved marketing strategy and communications in SSA countries.
• Creation and publication of all marketing material in line with marketing plans.
• Preparing online and print marketing campaigns.
• Measure and report on the performance of marketing campaigns, gain insight and assess against goals.
• Working closely with design agencies and assisting with new product launches.
• Maintain effective internal communications to ensure that all relevant company functions are kept informed of marketing objectives in each country.
• Analysing potential strategic partner relationships for company marketing in different countries.
• Analyze consumer behavior and adjust advertising campaigns accordingly.
• Understands and apply country specific economic, veterinary needs, financial, and industry data to make business decisions that drive value for our company and customers.
• Prepare and monitor the marketing budget on a quarterly and annual basis.
• Some product management.
• KOL Management
• Key Opinion Leaders identification, development in collaboration with SSA Business Unit Manager.
• Establish strong relationship with KOL’s to strengthen customer centricity and partnership development with our Company.
• Regular visits to support the sales team in objections handling.
• Cross functional work with Support Functions
• The ability to collaborate and communicate with all internal and cross-functional stakeholders is critical.
• Other stakeholders to work with:  Other marketing teams, Sales team, Technical team, Customer Services, Regulatory Affairs, and others where relevant.

Position Qualifications:

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing or equivalent qualification.

Experience and requirements

• Minimum of 3 years commercial work experience, with a clear and demonstrated track-record of success with good understanding of business fundamentals and essentials of value creation.
• Exposure to veterinary field or activities would be added advantage.
• Knowledge of digital and direct response marketing.
• Required to travel 50% of the time to SSA countries.
• Understanding of SSA market dynamics and regulations would be added advantage

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The job scope includes:

• Technical support of all products in the portfolio, including networking with global product/technical managers on new material, trials etc, as well as networking with industry KOLs responsible for various diseases.
• Technical support to all P&P team clients/customers in South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Technical support to the P&P Key Account Managers to ensure sales targets are met, whether supporting required trials, analysing product data, driving data collection, identifying opportunities to drive sales.
• Technical support to the P&P marketing team to ensure marketing materials have relevant and correct technical data, assisting in creating new marketing material as necessary.
• Training for internal P&P team to ensure team knowledge and technical skills are of the highest quality.
• Training for clients/customers and veterinarians in the industry on diseases and products as required for events or ad hoc.
• Technical support for veterinarians in the industry and territory, in the form of ad hoc communication, answering of queries, training where required.
• Technical support to the BUM for P&P to ensure department strategies are met.
• Managing laboratory services and monitoring projects for the team, ensuring the correct lab partners are used/sourced, timeous submissions of samples and correct and effective interpretation and communication of results to team members and clients.
• Managing laboratory services and monitoring budget, allocating tests as per strategies and monitoring efficacy.
• Managing the pharmacovigilance for the department, addressing PV related issues, resolving queries and working with the PV team to ensure good handling of cases and closing of cases effectively.
• Assist BUM and regulatory department with new product registrations as well as marketing department with launch of new products.
• Compile necessary training materials (for internal and external use) for products/diseases, compile necessary marketing material in co-operation with marketing team. Participate in necessary public appearances to present such materials.
• Technical support on farm to Key Account Managers and clients where necessary.

Requirements for education, skills and experience include:

• BVSc degree (Veterinary degree).
• At least 5-10 years experience in the field of poultry disease management or poultry production.
• Good time management skills required.
• Commercial experience will be beneficial.
• Highly flexible and agile.
• Able to prioritise projects well.
• Ability to manage multiple ongoing projects.
• Good excel skills to manipulate raw data will be beneficial.
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