Head of Marketing (Pharmaceuticals)

Ithemba Recruitment- Sourcing Top Talent; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Head of Marketing for a leading pharmaceutical company in Johannesburg. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the Marketing function to achieve company budgets and profitability. Qualifications include a degree or diploma in Business Management or Marketing with at least 5 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry as a Product/Brand Manager. Candidates must possess strong leadership skills and a good understanding of tools like MS Office.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry as a Product/Brand Manager.
• At least 3 years experience in a managerial position.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and manage the Marketing function within the Company.
• Achieve Marketing lead measures for budget and profitability.
• Oversee development of effective sales and marketing plans.

Skills

Product/Brand Management

Team Management

MS Office

Education

Degree or diploma in Business Management or Marketing

Job description

About the job Head of Marketing (Pharmaceuticals)

Purpose:

Responsible for monitoring and managing the Marketing function within the Company.

Duties and responsibilities

• Monitoring and achievement of Marketing lead measures to ensure Company achieves budgets.
• Monitoring and achievement of Marketing lead measures to ensure Company profitability.
• Monitoring of Brand manager activities to maintain standards.
• Work with Conference team for planning of January conference, as well as identifying and planning for any Cycle meeting needed throughout the year.
• Monthly review of Forecasting with Marketing/Procurement team and weekly review of stock reports with Procurement Team.
• Corrective measures to be taken for over- and underperforming brands. Insights to be given regarding market changes and campaigns that might affect stockholding negatively or positively.
• Managing and overseeing the Advertising and Promotion for Brand Managers to ensure they are in line with budget.
• Oversee and assist with the development of effective sales and marketing plans for the company.
• Ensure new launches are duly allocated to a Brand manager and project plans are in place.
• Responsible for engaging in field work to ensure company standards are met and to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Daily/Monthly approval of purchase orders.
• Manage the administrative function of the Marketing assistant to ensure processes are in place and executed.
• Assisting HR with selection of Marketing personnel.
• Manage the performance of team, identify performance problems and take corrective action incl. development and succession planning.
• Weekly meeting with Team and individuals to assess execution plans of their key performance areas and taking corrective measures if need be.
• Timely, comprehensive completion of e.g. planners, reports, action plans, assessments, trackers and presentations on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis.
• Manage training (with other role-players) of new & existing Brand managers to ensure full exposure to all areas of the business pertaining to their role.
• Maintain and ensure execution of SOPs for the Marketing department.

Qualifications and experience

• Matric
• Degree or diploma in Business Management or Marketing.
• At least 5 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry as a Product/Brand Manager.
• At least 3 years experience in a managerial position.
• Good understanding of MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook).