Assistant Brand Manager (IP1 and MCM)
About this position
The Assistant Brand Manager (IP1 and MCM) is responsible for managing P&L and budgets for assigned brands, leading the marketing division, and enhancing brand presence in the market.
Responsibilities
• Be responsible for P&L and budgets for own brands.
• Manage the marketing division and ensure that Marketing Executives is effectively trained in order to maximize their marketing skills and know-how (after 6 months or earlier).
• Provide leadership direction to the team and strengthen brands market presence (after 6 months or earlier).
• Achievement and accountability for individual brand targets - up to profit contribution level for each brand.
• Tracking of sales on monthly basis by brand. Key reports include retail & wholesale sales analysis by brand, by channel and contribution (%) by sku.
• Develop brand specific marketing calendar.
• Conceptualize, plan, and ensure timely implementation of launches, promotions and brand specific animations, consumer events.
• Develop and provide marketing collaterals (i.e., POS displays etc).
• Devise customer recruitment plans for each brand - eg. Workshops, promotional activities, etc.
• Devise customer retention programs and CRM brand-specific activities to drive brand sales.
• Accountability and tracking for the brands' Advertising & Promotional Expenditure.
• Accountability for individual brands' inventory levels in order to maintain healthy inventory turnover ratio on each brand.
• Stock forecasting on new and existing products (including GWPs) of brand responsible.
• Working with internal forecasting teams to develop rolling forecast in order to manage overall inventory levels.
• Work with sales team to provide support to garner entry into alternative distribution channels.
• Develop strong and good working relationship with the media journalists.
• Conceptualize, plan and implementation of PR launches.
• Conceptualization and implementation of PR kits, releases etc.
• Compilation and valorization of press coverage by brand - especially on key launches and animations.
• Provide leadership, guidance and direction for team members towards building and strengthening internal department structure.
• Able to react to change productively and handle other essential tasks as assigned.
• To have a strong and good working relationship with the principals.
• To have a strong and good working relationship local internal team and regional team.
Requirements
• Marketing or Sales experience in beauty industry will be an added advantage.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.
• Marketing type, initiative, dynamic, highly committed and result-oriented.
• Experience in marketing budget planning and P&L analytical.
• Pleasant and Mature personality, well organized and hardworking style.
• Good at problem solving, quick to respond and able to work outside when needs.
• Excellent, proven interpersonal, verbal and written communications skills.
• Excellent computer literacy in MS-Office (Word, Excel, Power Point).
• Fluent in English language skill.
• Bachelor Degree or Higher.