Senior Executive, Brand Marketing Operations, APAC & ME

Samsonite Group APAC & Middle East; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Samsonite Group APAC & ME is seeking a Senior Executive to drive regional brand marketing initiatives and marketing operations across APAC & ME. You will coordinate campaigns, manage assets, engage influencers, and oversee governance and budgeting in collaboration with Brand, Product, Digital, Creative, Merchandising and local market teams.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, campaign execution excellence and efficient asset management to deliver consistent brand experiences

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of experience in Brand Marketing or Marketing Operations.
• Experience coordinating regional campaigns across multiple markets.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Experience with budgeting, PO processing and marketing administration.
• Experience coordinating agencies, vendors and influencers.
• Experience in consumer, retail, fashion, lifestyle or FMCG is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support planning and execution of regional brand marketing campaigns.
• Coordinate marketing assets, toolkits and campaigns across markets.
• Collaborate with Brand, Product, Digital, Creative, Merchandising and local teams.
• Manage marketing projects from briefing to post-review.
• Monitor timelines, deliverables and stakeholder expectations.
• Support regional launches, activations and seasonal campaigns.
• Support digital marketing initiatives and social media campaigns.
• Coordinate content development and asset distribution.
• Maintain asset governance and reporting.
• Track budget expenditure and governance.

Skills

Project management

Organizational skills

Budgeting

Marketing operations

Stakeholder management

Vendor coordination

Influencer coordination

Multi-market coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration or related discipline

Tools

SAP

DocuWare

Salsify

aDAM

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Position Summary

The Brand Marketing & Operations, Senior Executive supports the execution of regional brand marketing initiatives and marketing operations across APAC & ME. The role is responsible for coordinating campaign execution, marketing asset management, influencer programmes, operational governance, budget administration and reporting to ensure consistent brand delivery across markets.

Job Description

Position Summary

The Brand Marketing & Operations, Senior Executive supports the execution of regional brand marketing initiatives and marketing operations across APAC & ME. The role is responsible for coordinating campaign execution, marketing asset management, influencer programmes, operational governance, budget administration and reporting to ensure consistent brand delivery across markets.

Working closely with Brand, Product, Digital, Creative, Merchandising and local market teams, the incumbent plays a key role in ensuring projects are delivered efficiently, marketing assets are effectively managed, and operational processes are executed with accuracy and discipline. This role also serves as a key liaison with agencies, vendors and external partners to support successful campaign implementation and business objectives. The role is reporting to the Brand Marketing & Operations Lead, APAC & ME.

Major Responsibilities

Brand Marketing & Campaign Execution

• Support the planning and execution of regional brand marketing campaigns and initiatives, ensuring alignment with brand objectives and commercial priorities.
• Coordinate the development, localization and deployment of marketing assets, product marketing toolkits, campaign materials, lifestyle photography and visual merchandising resources across markets.
• Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders including Brand, Product, Digital, Creative, Merchandising and local market teams to ensure consistent execution of marketing initiatives.
• Independently manage assigned marketing projects from briefing and planning through implementation and post-project review.
• Monitor project timelines, deliverables and stakeholder expectations to ensure campaigns are delivered on schedule and within scope.
• Support regional launches, brand activations and key seasonal campaigns across multiple markets.

Digital Marketing & Content Operations

• Support the execution of digital marketing initiatives and social media campaigns.
• Coordinate the development and distribution of digital content, including user-generated content (UGC), campaign assets and marketing materials.
• Ensure digital assets are updated, organized and accessible across relevant platforms and markets.
• Support campaign tracking, content performance monitoring and reporting activities to facilitate optimization and knowledge sharing.

Influencer & Public Relations & Partnership Marketing

• Support the planning and execution of influencer and Key Opinion Leader (KOL) engagement programmes across regional markets.
• Coordinate product seeding initiatives, campaign logistics and communication with influencers, agencies and external partners.
• Track influencer activities, deliverables and campaign outcomes to ensure programme objectives are achieved.
• Maintain influencer databases and partnership records for reporting and future engagement opportunities.
• Coordinate regional Public Relations (PR) initiatives including media asset distribution, press material preparation, agency coordination and campaign reporting.
• Support the execution of brand partnerships, sponsorships, co-marketing initiatives and strategic collaborations with external partners.
• Coordinate stakeholder communications, campaign deliverables and activation timelines to ensure successful execution of partnership and PR programmes.
• Maintain PR and partnership activity records, performance reports and campaign learnings for future planning and optimization.

Marketing Operations & Governance

• Manage marketing operational processes including purchase requisitions, purchase orders, vendor onboarding, invoice processing and payment administration through SAP, DocuWare and related systems.
• Track and monitor project expenditures and support budget administration activities to ensure spending remains within approved allocations.
• Maintain project documentation, campaign trackers, marketing calendars and operational records to support transparency and governance.
• Liaise with Finance, Procurement and external vendors to ensure timely processing of marketing-related transactions and payments.

Sample Planning & Marketing Resource Coordination

• Act as the key liaison between Marketing and Product teams to forecast, plan and coordinate product sample requirements for regional campaigns, influencer programmes, social media content development, PR initiatives and brand activations.
• Drive sample readiness by working closely with Product and Merchandising teams to ensure products are allocated and available in accordance with campaign timelines and business priorities.
• Manage the end-to-end sample coordination process, including request planning, stakeholder alignment, shipment coordination and utilization tracking.

Marketing Asset & Platform Administration

• Serve as Super User and administrator for digital asset management platforms such as Salsify, aDAM or equivalent systems.
• Ensure timely upload, organization and maintenance of marketing materials, product assets and campaign content within approved platforms.
• Maintain asset governance, version control and usage records to support consistency and compliance with brand standards.
• Track marketing material utilization and provide regular usage reporting to stakeholders.

Reporting & Market Intelligence

• Consolidate and prepare reports on campaign performance, marketing asset utilization, project status updates and budget tracking.
• Support the collection and analysis of market, competitor and consumer insights to identify emerging trends and opportunities.
• Assist in preparing presentations, business reviews and management reports for regional stakeholders.
• Provide administrative and operational support for marketing projects and departmental initiatives as required.

Job Experience & Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration or related discipline.

Experience Requirements

• 4–6 years of experience in Brand Marketing, Marketing Operations, Integrated Marketing or related disciplines.
• Experience supporting regional marketing campaigns and multi-market project execution.
• Experience coordinating external agencies, vendors, influencers and business partners.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Experience managing budgets, purchase orders, invoice processing and marketing administration activities.
• Exposure to consumer, retail, fashion, lifestyle or FMCG industries would be advantageous.

Mobility/Travel

• Occasional travel may be required

Computer Skills/ Technical Competencies

• Marketing campaign execution and project coordination.
• Marketing operations and budget administration.
• Digital asset management platforms (e.g. Salsify, aDAM).
• Social media and content management.
• Influencer and KOL programme coordination.
• Marketing analytics and reporting.
• SAP, DocuWare or equivalent procurement/payment systems.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Strong presentation and stakeholder communication skills.

Language

• Fluency in English, both written and spoken