Assistant Product Manager (DJB)

Stryker Corporation; Riyadh; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

A leading consumer goods company in Riyadh is seeking an Assistant Product Manager to manage product group activities and coordinate marketing initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Marketing or a related field and at least 3 years of brand management experience within reputable FMCG companies. Strong skills in communication, market analysis, and a proven track record in product launching are essential. The role offers a competitive package, generous leave, and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive package

Generous leave

Medical coverage

Discretionary bonus

Training and development

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years marketing and/or brand management experience with a reputable FMCG company.
• Strong understanding of marketing functions and advanced analysis.
• Proven track record in building brands and launching new products.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing an assigned product group.
• Coordinate all marketing activities for product portfolio.
• Develop creative briefs and coordinate with agencies.

Skills

Communication skills

Market analysis

Brand management

Product launching

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing or related field

Tools

Nielsen data

Consumer Panel Analysis

Job description

Assistant Product Manager (Bakery - Head Office) | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

About the Company:

Almarai is the world's largest vertically integrated dairy and the region's largest food and beverage manufacturing and distribution company. Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Almarai Company ranked as #1 FMCG Brand in the MENA region and is market leader in all its categories across the GCC. Almarai currently employs over 40,000 employees servicing some 220,000 retail outlets across GCC, Egypt and Jordan and has reported net income of SAR 2.31 Billion on sales of SAR 20.97 Billion in 2024.

For more details, please visit our website -www.almarai.com.

About the Role:

The Assistant Product Manager is responsible of assisting the management of an assigned product group within the context of the business's overall goals and objectives, specifically in delivering consistency across all marketing initiatives. This will be achieved by developing the designated product portfolio by coordinating the implementation of all marketing activity.

Activities:

• Facilitates the collection of preliminary data, and analyses information and reports data for New Product Development (NPD) projects.
• Develop creative briefs on specific projects and coordinate with the agency on delivering output and critical path schedule.
• Preparing package design and brief agencies.
• Prepare advertising and media briefs.
• Make recommendation to the Product Group Manager on consumer price points and Retail margins for assigned product.
• Managing the product group new product pipeline development, individual briefs and critical path schedules.
• Assist in the develop the annual Marketing Plan encompassing the following elements: situation analysis, objectives, strategies, action plans, forecasting, pricing, research studies, NPD and financial budget preparation.

Requirement:

The potential candidates must meet the requirements mentioned below:

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing or a related field.
• Good communication and written English skills.
• Minimum 3 years marketing and/or brand management experience with a reputable FMCG company in the Middle East.
• Deep understanding of data gathering methods, such as: Consumer Panel Analysis, Nielsen data
• Deep understanding of Marketing functions such as brand/product management, research methods/tools, advanced analysis.
• A proven track record in building brands and launching new products.

Almarai offers a competitive package, generous leave, medical coverage, discretionary bonus, training, and development, etc.

This is a great opportunity to join a successful and expanding global business, offering an excellent remuneration and benefits package.