Category Lead - Chocolate, South Africa at Mondelez International

How you will contribute

• Working with other internal stakeholders, you will determine the priorities to enable consumer-centric brand portfolio growth.
• You will develop annual plans, setting objectives and allocating resources. 
• In addition, you will offer recommendations for integrated commercial plans execute category marketing plans that deliver on revenue and profit forecasts, sharing objectives and monitoring performance, and delivering results over the Annual Contract and for the longer-term horizon (Strategic Plan for next 3 years, Vision 2030).
• Based on your deep consumer insights and brand positioning, you will develop and implement integrated marketing communications and 360-degree campaigns. 
• You will work closely through your teams with the other functions to deliver plans which help us win in the market and grow the category

What you will bring

• A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:
• Consumer behavior, preferably in the consumer goods sector.
• Ability to create impactful Comsumer-facing work, especially leveraging digital technology.
• Managing business objectives beyond brand and budget
• Analytics and creativity.
• Leading and influencing teams and managing trade-offs in a high matrix environment.
• Communicating effectively, verbally and in writing, and executive presentation skills.
• Markets with diverse economic environments a distinct advantage

What you need to know about this position:

• The Chocolate Category Lead- South Africa is a pivotal role for the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Business Unit.
• The person doing this role sits in the Leadership Team for the SSA Marketing Function and the Leadership Council for the full SSA BU.
• This is one of the most critical roles in the BU with a great opportunity to inspire the full organization and take Marketing to the next level in SSA.

What extra ingredients you will bring:

• Ability to not just deliver the result for today but creating the right inflections for the long term.
• Shaping culture for the full Marketing Function as a senior leader

Education / Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Marketing, Business, or related field. Postgraduate or MBA advantageous.