VGP Recruitment

MID-SENIOR BRAND MANAGER – ALCOHOL BRANDS

Brand Manager – Marketing
Cape Town – Western Cape

We have a superb opportunity for a Mid-Senior Brand Manager to work in-house on a fabulous portfolio at a leading alcohol brands company in Cape Town.
 
We are looking for a Brand Manager, to assist the Portfolio Manager in driving volume and value growth across the company’s portfolio. Alcohol brand experience is highly advantageous.
 
 
Responsibilities
    • Ensures Brand volume and value growth in line with the Portfolio Plan
    • Develop brand strategies that are aligned to the brand role in the portfolio and the context of the current environment & trends
    • On time and in full execution of brand activity plans
    • Develop and influence consumer-centric brand bibles that increase differentiation between brands, delivers against the brand role in the portfolio and maximises business growth
    • Understands key customers per channel, their needs and marketing platforms and applies this to operational planning
    • Full understanding of competitor activity in market, and the ability to recommend according shifts in activity plans to deliver against short- and long-term ambitions
    • Manage relationships with creative partners at a project level in a manner that ensures successful & sustained partnerships
    • Develop cross-functional relationships across the business to ensure key stakeholders are aligned behind Brand activity plans
    • Management of brand budgets.
 
 
Requirements
The successful candidate must have/be:
 
    • Marketing Related Degree/Diploma
    • Minimum 5 years’ experience in FMCG/Retail/Liquor environment
    • Proven capability in designing and implementing brand communication and activations, with measurable results aligned to brand objectives
    • Excellent organisation and communication skills (written, verbal, presentation)
    • Strategic, creative, innovative thinker with strong operational
capabilities
    • Strong analytical capability, attention to detail and numeracy
    • Commercial acumen
    • Good problem-solving ability
    • Comfortable in negotiating needs of brand relative to those of
customers, consumers, media, and events partners
    • Results orientated
    • Persuasiveness and tenacity to sell ideas
    • Understanding of the retail environment and route to consumer
pathways
    • Excellent interpersonal skills, assertive and able to use initiative.
 
 
City: Cape Town
Level of Expertise: Mid-Senior
Remuneration: Negotiable
Consultant: Kim
Reference Number: #Kim1066
 
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