Senior Brand Manager

Are you ready to join a multinational company and a dynamic team for great achievements? Do you like unique challenges and experiences? Do you want to use professional competencies and skills? We offer an attractive and dynamic international working environment with constant opportunities for development, reflecting our conviction that people are our most important asset.

Nestle Ukraine, worldwide leader in Food and Beverage industry, successfully working and developing in Ukraine, is announcing an opening of Senior Brand Manager Torchyn Cold Sauces Category position in Culinary Department in Kyiv.

Main Responsibilities:

• Develop & implement long term category and brand strategy to assure company targets achievement;
• Brand marketing plans development and alignment with CDT & sales departments, finance, media & research departments, advertising agencies, etc;
• Monitoring and analysis of Nestle and competitors brands market situation, including market share, distribution, volumes, brand health indexes, etc.;
• Defining new opportunities for category and brands development including innovations/renovations and managing such processes;
• Managing new product development projects & relaunches on the market;
• Collaborate effectively with external & internal stakeholders to achieve business targets (advertising agencies, cross-functional team);
• Communication strategy development and creation of communication assets, information materials, product presentations for different internal and external partners.
• Category, Brands P&L and marketing budget effective management
• Deep understanding of consumer needs & insights, initiating recommendations with regards to improve market brand positions, that is portfolio, price positioning, advertising and promo activities, etc.
• Monitor constantly the sales results on national level taking into account brands regional and trade channel sales performance as a base for identifying needs for corrective actions to be taken;
• Use SAP, I2L, CH to support business processes.

Main Requirements:

• University degree (Business Management, Marketing or Economics are preferable);
• 4+ years of experience in brand management, product-management and new product launches (FMCG sector is +)
• Successful experience in communication and product development within FMCG sector;
• High level of self-organization, independence and proactiveness
• Handling complexity, problem solving,
• Profound analytical skills
• Organized, reliable, independent, adaptable.
• Strategic thinking;
• Excellent project management, communication, presentation skills;
• Highly developed proactive cooperation abilities, result focus;
• Upper intermediate | Advanced English.

Skills and Knowledge:

• Мarketing theory and practice;
• Brand Finance;
• Understanding of demand forecast process;
• Мethods and channels of the product advertising;
• Strong experience and knowledge in Digital marketing.
• Agility, ability to adapt to changing environment.

Nestle Ukraine is an equal opportunity employer. We offer all qualified employees and applicants identical chances.