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An opportunity to be a founding member of Sun Pharma’s Consumer Healthcare business in Malaysia and play a pivotal role in building brands from the ground up. The role offers high visibility, end-to-end ownership, and the chance to shape strategy, processes, and culture in a fast-growing consumer health platform backed by a strong pharmaceutical legacy. The successful candidate will gain broad exposure, accelerated learning, and meaningful impact as the business scales.

The Brand Manager will lead end-to-end brand building and go-to-market execution for OTC and wellness brands in Malaysia. This role combines strategic brand development with hands-on execution, driving growth across channels while collaborating with cross-functional teams to build a new Consumer Healthcare business.

1) Brand Launch & Portfolio Development

Lead end-to-end go-to-market (GTM) planning for new OTC and wellness brands, including brand positioning, claims, packaging, pricing, and launch execution tailored to the Malaysian market.

Own brand P&L and ensure strong execution across all consumer touchpoints.

2) Marketing & Growth Execution

Develop and execute integrated omnichannel marketing plans across pharmacy, e-commerce, social/digital, and medical channels.

Manage creative, media, and digital agencies to deliver cohesive campaigns and track performance metrics to optimize ROI.

3) Commercial & Category Leadership

Drive brand growth through strong demand planning, A&P management, distribution support, and post-launch performance reviews.

Monitor consumer, category, and competitor trends to identify innovation and growth opportunities while balancing brand equity with commercial impact.

4) Cross-Functional Collaboration

Work closely with regulatory, supply chain, quality, finance, and medical teams to ensure compliant and timely product launches.

Lead project alignment meetings and clearly communicate brand priorities and timelines across functions.

Act as a core member of the Consumer Healthcare founding team, helping to establish brand processes, agency partnerships, internal workflows, and marketing playbooks.

Be agile, resourceful, and outcome-driven, with the ability to mentor new team members as the organization grows.

6) Capability & Knowledge Building

Support the development of consumer healthcare marketing capabilities within the organization by sharing best practices, building launch excellence frameworks, and contributing to knowledge transfer across teams.

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Pharmacy, Life Sciences, or related discipline.

Formal training in digital marketing, brand management, or analytics is an advantage.

5 - 8 years of relevant marketing experience.

Consumer Healthcare, OTC, FMCG, Wellness, or related consumer-driven industries.

Expertise in brand management, new product launches, integrated marketing campaigns, agency management, and cross-functional collaboration.

Experience in early-stage business units, new category launches, or turnaround brands.

Exposure to regulated consumer categories (OTC, supplements, medical-adjacent products).

Experience in regional or multinational organizations.