Career Opportunities: Product Manager (DJB)
Requisition ID 80825 - Posted in Saudi Arabia, Riyadh - Marketing / Public Relations - Experienced Professionals
The Company:
Almarai is the world's largest vertically integrated dairy and the region's largest food and beverage manufacturing and distribution company. Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Almarai Company ranked as #1 FMCG Brand in the MENA region and is market leader in all its categories across the GCC. Almarai currently employs over 46,000 employees servicing some 110,000 retail outlets and has reported net income of SAR 2.04 Billion on sales of SAR 19.57 Billion.
About the Role:
The Product Manager is responsible for maintaining brand integrity across all company marketing initiatives and communications, and may manage a portfolio of products, specifically in delivering consistency across all marketing initiatives and support with analysis and planning, marketing plan development and communications internally & externally.
Activities:
* Lead the business in establishing, managing and achieving the key performance indicators for the product group in the GCC.
* Assist in the development of the Annual Marketing Plan encompassing Consumer, Product, Trade, Promotions and Project schedules.
* Manage the product group new product pipeline development, individual briefs and critical path schedules.
* Undertake ongoing market analysis to identify new marketing opportunities that support the strategic objectives of each individual product to deliver improved volume, margin and share performance.
* Assist in the development of the annual Marketing Plan encompassing the following elements: situation analysis, objectives, strategies, action plans, forecasting, pricing, research studies, NPD and financial budget preparation.
Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in Marketing or a related field.
* Minimum 4-5 years of experience within FMCG in Marketing or specifically category management role.
* Deep understanding of Marketing functions such as brand/product management, research methods/tools, and advanced analysis.
* Strong people and stakeholder management capabilities at both direct and indirect levels.
* Preferably experience in a multinational company.
Almarai offers a competitive package, generous leave, medical coverage, discretionary bonus, training, and development.