Brand Manager CIS

Main responsibilities:

• Create, align and effectively implement annual and long-term business plans for the assigned categories ensuring all aspects of activities support brands/categories and countries’ goals;
• Continuously analyze external and internal environment (brand performance, competitors, market, etc.) to gather inputs for long-term planning and additional opportunities for growth as well as propose remedy support actions when appropriate;
• Be categories owners in the assigned markets: manage portfolio, pricing strategy, PnL, A&P plans the way to meet set KPIs (volume, NES, profitability) and bring additional improvement;
• Build and sustain strong relationships with CIS sales and trade marketing to help teams address local business issues and support further growth;
• Maintain regular communication with the Russian Brand team to make sure marketing plans and innovation pipelines are in line with the global and local requirements;
• Work closely with all parts of the company (production, planning, sales, trade marketing, finance) to ensure in-time and successful NPDs commercialization;
• Provide regular overview and reporting on brands/categories/projects performance against set targets to the agreed internal contacts.

Key competencies:

• Higher education (preferable marketing, commerce, etc);
• Working experience in marketing in FMCG market at least 2-3 years as Junior BM or BM;
• Perfect analytical skills;
• Experience seeing how consumer insights drive strategic brand and categories’ directions
• Profit and Loss (P&L) management experience
• Master of New Product Development/Innovation Process
• Strong development of Nielsen and core business reports
• English level from Intermediate

We offer:

• Job in multinational FMCG company;
• Opportunities for professional growth and career development;
• Interesting role with a lot of challenges;
• Annual bonus based on the results of work;
• Medical insurance;
• Flexible benefits;
• Location: new comfortable office in Moscow City center within 3 minutes walking distance from Ulitsa 1905 Goda;