Assistant Manager, Brand & Marketing

Prudential Group; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company in Kuala Lumpur seeks an Assistant Manager for Brand & Marketing Operations. This role involves supporting the Senior Manager in administrative processes, managing procurement, and tracking budgets. The ideal candidate should be highly organized, able to maintain documentation systems, and assist in research on market trends. The position is crucial to ensuring compliance and efficient operations within the dynamic marketing environment. Success in this role will help the team achieve their organizational goals.

Qualifications

• Highly organized and detail-oriented.
• Capable of managing procurement processes and budgets.
• Skilled in documentation and filing systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage procurement processes and track payments.
• Track and manage department budgets efficiently.
• Organize comprehensive documentation and filing systems.
• Provide administrative support for meetings and presentations.
• Conduct research on market trends and customer behavior.

Job description

Prudential’s purpose is to be partners for every life and protectors for every future. Our purpose encourages everything we do by creating a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our people, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and we support our people’s career ambitions. We pledge to make Prudential a place where you can Connect, Grow, and Succeed.

Role Purpose

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Assistant Manager, Brand & Marketing Operations to join our team. This role will support the Senior Manager in managing all administrative processes within the Brand & Communications team, including procurement, budget tracking, document compilation, and compliance records and requirements. The ideal candidate will ensure efficient execution of all administrative tasks to enable smooth operations and alignment with organisational goals.

Organization Context

This role is crucial to ensure efficiency of the Brand & Communications team, ensuring all administrative processes are conducted systematically and in compliance with internal and external requirements. This position ensures seamless coordination across procurement processes, financial tracking, and document management. The role contributes to maintaining the efficiency of operations, compliance with regulatory guidelines, and support for broader marketing objectives within a dynamic and competitive business environment.

Key Roles

• Manage procurement processes, including issuing purchase orders (POs), processing invoices, and tracking payments.
• Track and manage the department’s budgets, ensuring efficient allocation and spending in alignment with financial goals. Compile and maintain risk and compliance records and requirements for all activities and initiatives within the team, including audit exercises.
• Organise and maintain comprehensive documentation and filing systems for the team’s activities, including GTM plans, campaign records, marketing collaterals, reports, approvals and contracts.
• Provide administrative support for team meetings, presentations and project updates, ensuring all materials are prepared and disseminated effectively. Maintain and request access for all team members for systems, platforms, programs and assist in making travel arrangements when necessary.
• Provide research support in analysing market trends, customer behavior and competitive landscape.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed‑term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third‑party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.