Marketing Manager

MAMEE; Subang Jaya; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food and beverage company in Malaysia seeks an experienced marketing professional to develop and execute comprehensive marketing plans. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in fast-paced brand environments, expertise in launching marketing campaigns, and strong analytical skills. Responsibilities include overseeing brand strategies, conducting market analysis, and leading a team to achieve organizational goals. This role offers opportunities for impactful brand building and creative execution in a dynamic market.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of marketing experience in a fast-paced brand environment.
• Proven record in launching end-to-end marketing campaigns and product launches.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to use data to drive decisions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute marketing plans to meet organizational objectives.
• Manage and coach team members to optimize performance.
• Identify business opportunities and conduct market trend analysis.

Skills

Strategic marketing

Communication skills

Branding

Creative thinking

Analytical skills

Leadership skills

Education

BSc/BA in Marketing, Communication, Business or related field

Tools

Data tools (AC Nielsen, Kantar TNS)

Job description

Energetic and intuitive marketeer with good communication and strategic skills. Proven ability to identify opportunities and deliver effective marketing plans to generate results. Have experience in strategic marketing planning, branding, and product development.

Job Description

Develop, establish and execute annual marketing plan and consumer communication initiatives to meet organizational objectives.

Autonomously run best in class launch plans in market.

Develop disruptive best in class digital and social marketing plans for brand execution and new brand launches.

Demonstrate effective management of marketing, advertising and promotional activities to ensure consistency with brand strategy.

Develop innovative growth strategies - take brand ownership and provide the vision, mission, goals and strategies to match up to.

Build brands rapidly, by ensuring the brand is relevant and speaks to the consumers at the heart of their lives and interest. Maximize Digital Marketing to ensure efficiency of spend while building relevance amongst consumers we speak to.

Translate brand strategies into brand plans and go-to-market strategies.

Identify business opportunities and key issues through market trends analysis, competitor reviews, sales data and market research results.

Gather market intelligence - Monitor all key initiatives as well as key trends (category, consumer, competitor, customer).

Maximizing the use of data tools to drill and ensure understanding of market & consumer (AC Nielsen, Kantar TNS, MWB).

Anticipate bottlenecks, collaborate to create and evaluate productiveness and marketing initiatives ROI.

Track A&P budgets and spends - towards maximizing gains and reducing costs.

Prepare reports on brand performance and sales.

Work closely with factory and R&D for product development, packaging and consumer testing to craft out opportunities and optimizing existing product mixes for launch in market.

Establish effective working relationships with cross functional teams to develop Brand Building and Trade execution plans to be executed in market.

Work closely with Agencies & Supplier to establish impactful brand plans for impactful execution in market. Creative Agencies, Media Agencies & Trade BTL Agencies.

Manage and Coach direct report(s) and multi-functional team partner to get the best from everyone, including but not limited to recruiting, writing and implementing robust development plans, coaching and managing employee performance throughout the year.

To perform any other ad-hoc duties from time to time.

Job Requirements

Candidate must possess at least BSc/BA in Marketing, Communication, Business or related field.

Minimum 8 years of Marketing experience in fast paced brand (Regional and/or Local Marketing) with a strong consumer focus. Excellent understanding of the full marketing mix of product pricing, packaging, distribution and positioning.

Experience in launching end to end Campaigns in market and new product development launch.

Proven ability to develop brand and marketing strategies and effectively communicate recommendations to executive management.

Experience in identifying target audiences and devising campaigns that engage, inform and motivate.

Highly creative with ability to think out of box.

Up-to-date with latest trends and marketing best practices.

Persuasiveness: pro-activity and foresight to point out opportunities and risks to the business.

Strong track record of consistent in-market delivery.

Strong Accountability and Ownership in task and deliverables.

Willingness to engage in robust discussions on strategy with a strong point of view.

Strong analytical skills and data-driven thinking - working with numbers, metrics and spreadsheets.

Organizational and planning skills, experience meeting tight deadlines.

Drive for results and leadership skills - problem analysis and problem solving.

Advanced communication and interpersonal skills.

Ability to deliver positive results in a team working environment with a diverse group of cross functional teams and external parties.