Brand Manager: Derma/Pain (6 Month Contract) Consumer Health (JHB North) needed at Aspen Pharma Group

OBJECTIVE OF ROLE

• To assist in building a profitable Derma/Pain portfolio through brand management leadership, winning strategies, innovation and flawless execution.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following: 

• Achieve revenue, profit and market share growths for the Consumer division brands
• Develop and execute annual brand plans for the Consumer division in order to achieve business goals
• Flawlessly execute the marketing plans through effective cross functional operation
• Track and measure market, competitive, and business performance, feeding into marketing/sales meetings and business review meetings
• Understand and deliver on consumer and HCP needs through product, pack, process and communication innovation
• Provide accurate commercial trends to feed into the monthly forecasting meetings, in order to optimise forecast accuracy
• Liaise with relevant functions in the business to maintain supply of allocated products to market, ensuring efficient stock levels and sales forecasts are met
• Engage with and gain commitment from all stakeholders by communicating the recommended solutions or opportunities in a rationale manner
• Manage brand office administration and expense budgets effectively 

Requirements
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Tertiary qualification in the Commerce/Science discipline

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS 

• Min 18 months experience in Marketing and/or Sales
• Project management proficiency
• Knowledge of the pharmaceutical regulatory environment
• Knowledge of marketing concepts and their application

SOFT SKILLS REQUIREMENTS 

• Project management proficiency
• Knowledge of the pharmaceutical regulatory environment
• Knowledge of marketing concepts and their application
• High learning agility
• Results oriented
• Customer focus
• Ability to prioritise and multi-task
• Good interpersonal skills
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills

COMPUTER SKILLS REQUIRED

• The applicant must be proficient in the various applications (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) within the Microsoft Office bundle.