Assistant Brand Manager Chocolate & Bakery

Mondelēz International; Jeddah; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Mondelēz International in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan invites an experienced Brand & Portfolio Manager to join our team in the Saudi market. You will lead brand strategy, drive launched campaigns, and plan integrated marketing initiatives across channels to achieve revenue and profit targets.

You will partner with cross-functional teams and external agencies to deliver consumer-centric branding.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of marketing experience, preferably FMCG.
• Strong experience in brand management, marketing planning, and campaign execution.
• Understanding of consumer behavior, brand strategy, and brand positioning.
• Experience developing and executing integrated marketing communications and campaigns.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams and external agencies.
• Knowledge of revenue, profitability, and market share objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead brand strategy and portfolio planning for designated brands.
• Develop product and packaging initiatives, pricing strategies, and 360 campaigns.
• Plan and execute integrated marketing communications and media plans.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and agencies to meet revenue targets.

Skills

Brand management

Marketing planning

Campaign execution

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytics

Communication & presentation

Project management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s in Marketing or related

Marketing certification (advantage)

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

MS Office

Job description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

Collaborating with cross-functional global and regional teams, you implement brand strategy that is aligned with our brand vision to drive sustainable growth and to deliver business objectives. You also support profit and loss management and future business development plans and objectives, including new product development and platform opportunities

How you will contribute

You will work with others to execute the brand strategy for designated brands, develop product and packaging initiatives, implement pricing strategies, and plan and execute integrated marketing communication and media plans. You will also provide recommendations for integrated commercial plans and provide input and support in the development and execution of marketing plans to ensure they meet revenue, profit targets, sharing objectives and monitoring performance. Based on your strong understanding of consumer insights, brand strategy and positioning, you ill help develop integrated marketing communications and 360 degree campaigns.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Delivering results
• Marketing preferably in the fast-moving consumer goods sector
• Our brands and business with a clear understanding of our consumers
• Delivering results autonomously and influencing stakeholders
• Analytical skills and a creative mindset—a balance of commercial and strategic acumen
• Presenting a story in an inspiring and convincing manner
• Project management from design to completion with an action orientation

More about this role

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Professional marketing certification is an advantage.
• Additional training or certification in Brand Management, Digital Marketing, Consumer Insights, or related areas is preferred.

Job Specification Requirements

Experience & Knowledge

• Minimum 5 years of relevant marketing experience, preferably within the FMCG industry.
• Strong experience in brand management, marketing planning, and campaign execution.
• Strong understanding of consumer behavior, brand strategy, and brand positioning.
• Experience developing and executing integrated marketing communication and 360-degree campaigns.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams and external agencies.
• Understanding of commercial plans, revenue, profitability, and market share objectives.
• Experience analyzing brand and campaign performance and translating insights into actionable recommendations.
• Knowledge of the Saudi consumer and commercial market is preferred.

Core Competencies

• Strong results orientation with a clear focus on delivering business objectives.
• Ability to work with autonomy, take ownership, and drive initiatives through to completion.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Creative mindset combined with strong strategic and commercial acumen.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to build and present a compelling story in an inspiring and convincing manner.
• Strong project management skills, from planning and design through to execution and completion.
• Action-oriented approach with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong consumer-centric mindset and passion for building brands.

Additional Requirements

• Strong proficiency in English, both written and verbal.
• Arabic language skills are an advantage.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint and Excel.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, cross-functional FMCG environment.

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

Mondelēz International in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan serves the Middle East and Africa markets as well as Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Canada. Headquartered in Dubai, UAE, we have more than 2600 employees working across seven plants and six commercial offices; we make, bake, sell and deliver our products to customers. We are market leaders in key snacking categories with iconic global and local brands including Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate, Milka, Oreo and belVita biscuits, Barni Cakes,Tang powdered beverage, Chiclets and Trident gum and Halls candy.

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type

RegularBrand & Portfolio ManagementMarketing