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Head of Marketing, English Africa cluster - South Africa, Johannesburg.

Full-time position posted today. Job Requisition ID: #[blank].

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life.

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for and a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

Join our dynamic team as a Head of Marketing in the English Africa Cluster (EAC).

You will lead the development and execution of brand strategies, marketing plans, and digital campaigns across both OTC and Prescription (Rx) portfolios within the cluster.

This is a high-impact role where your strategic thinking, digital acumen, and pharmaceutical expertise will shape the future of healthcare in the region.

• Develop and manage marketing objectives for each responsible country. Manage marketing/product team and budgets.
• Direct and control all sales support activities such as customer and economic analysis, market testing advertising, market research and sales promotion.
• Manage, coordinate and evaluate short‑term marketing plans and budgets.
• Manage a (multiple) product portfolio: expand business, define new markets, lead business development efforts.
• Make recommendations based on analyzed market data and market trends.
• Develop market strategies.
• Discuss and review the sales plan with the Product Managers concerned and reach agreement.
• Follow up on the plan and update figures.
• Visit customers to understand market, competitive activities and technologies, product needs, diseases and treatments with a present or future impact on the cardiovascular market.
• Report monthly on the status of the major strategies, market evolution and competitive activities to GM and HQ.
• Attend internal and external visitors to build up relationships.
• Provide leadership and direction to subordinates.
• Reinforce Abbott culture in the business unit.
• Build a strong team by identifying, recruiting and retaining talent.
• Develop subordinates by coaching and mentoring them and offering the right training opportunities.
• Motivate staff by giving appropriate reward and recognition to major achievements of key individuals and the entire team.

• Minimum of 5 years in a senior marketing leader position in the pharmaceutical industry, having managed a team.
• Experience in Cardiovascular / Diabetes, Antibiotic and/or related therapeutic areas is an advantage.
• Experience in OTC products is considered a plus.
• History of superior territory coverage.
• Knowledge and relationships with key stakeholders in the region is an advantage.
• Knowledge of Private and Public Sector business is advantageous.
• Established KOL relationships and specialist relationships is an advantage.
• Business planning acumen and ability.
• Computer literacy (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Compliance with company Code of Conduct.
• Excellent communicator exhibiting integrity, adaptability, and independence.

• Tertiary qualification in Marketing or Scientific or related study is essential.

N / A (In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted).

Marketing Support, EPD Established Pharma.

South Africa – Johannesburg: Abbott Place.

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Yes, 50% of the time.

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Not Applicable.