Job Brand Manager @ FrieslandCampina

At FrieslandCampina we are proud of our long history of solid performance. It’s all down to our culture of co-operation, commitment and pragmatism. We are a global company, but we focus on local communities and customers. Our brand portfolio in Romania include: Napolact, Frico, Milli, Oke, Dots, Completa.

We are looking for a Brand Manager to join our Marketing team supporting the Spoonable Yoghurts category.

Job profile:

This position will be responsible for the coordination and development of brand activities with support of Spoonable Yoghurts Marketing Manager and broader commercial teams.

• Develop a deep understanding of the market, drivers and insights
• Contribute to development and drive execution of the category strategy
• Contribute to development and execute the 3 years and yearly marketing plans for responsible category
• Co-create and execute integrated commercial plans with consumer marketing, trade marketing and sales
• Design, develop and execute the innovations for respective category tightly collaborating with R&D, regional team and other functions
• Continuous management of marketing mix ( product portfolio, prices, packaging, trade channels presence, communication )
• Develop efficient integrated communication campaigns with clear objectives and effectiveness evaluation
• Propose, evaluate and monitor A&P expenses for own projects
• Be a good brand and category advocate in daily communication with agencies, other departments, regional teams
• Acknowledge and translate into proactive actions a complete external landscape: competition moves, retail & brand tracking analysis, consumer & shopper understanding, media landscape, communication, promotional & trade channels trends
• Manage agencies in terms of designing work plans, clear feed backs, permanent updates and agencies performance evaluations.

Candidate profile:

• 4+ years’ experience in Marketing , experience in FMCG would be great 
• University degree in marketing or economics
• Advanced level of consumer marketing competencies (consumer insight, shopper& channel understanding, RTM& customer understanding, Portfolio strategy, Brand strategy, Portfolio& Brand Profitability, Innovation, Brand/Consumer Activation Planning, excellence in execution)
• The ability to execute successfully category strategies, outside of the category norms
• Strong commercial and financial understanding
• Fluency in English language
• Excellent organizational, communication and presentation skills 
• Team spirit and creative thinking 
• Efficient, with achievement drive and results orientation
• Self-motivated and innovative thinker 
• A hands-on team player with strong project management skills.