Associate Manager, Marketing Commercialization

JOB TITLE: Associate Manager, Marketing Commercialization – Shoe Care

Location: South Africa, Midrand

OVERVIEW:

About the role:

To drive the profitably growth of the key product portfolio by leading best-in-class marketing execution activities to build brand equity and ensuring continued local consumer satisfaction, for the Africa Cluster. The position reports directly to the Manager, Marketing Commercialization

Responsibilities:

• Collaborating with Platform (Global Office) on globally agreed brand strategies
• Leveraging new products and communication assets from Platform
• Creation of local country growth plans and execution of those plans in collaboration with the Global Agency hubs and Sales team
• Controls and manages brand budgets
• Monitor and analyses competitive activity
• Manages the commercialization of new product introductions as an integral member of the Africa Cluster Project Team
• Extensive cross collaboration within the Matrix organization to leverage and share best practice across the SCJ world
• Category P&L management to drive profitable growth
• Drive penetration and increase consumption to grow share across key markets within the cluster

Experience you’ll bring:

• Min. 8 years Marketing experience in an FMCG environment (preferably with a multi-national company)
• Proficient in the use of the Nielsen Answers system and the use of any other retail syndicated
• Cross Organizational project management experience
• Creating and managing marketing budgets with PO/ Trackers in SAP

Behaviors you’ll need:

• Ability to translate business strategy into in-market executions that resonate with local consumers
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver against multiple deadlines
• Demonstrating resilience when facing challenges and adversity, ability to self-motivate

About us:

SC Johnson is a fifth-generation family company built on a spirit of adventure and winning the right way. We have been leading with purpose for over 130 years, building top brands such as Raid®, Glade®, Kiwi®, OFF!®, Windex®, Ziploc® and more, in virtually every country. Through these household names, we are making a positive difference to the world around us. But we only succeed with the combined vitality and strength of our 13,000 people who we truly value and support in their pursuit of individual and shared goals.