Junior Brand Manager - Johannesburg at AVI Limited

Key Performance Areas:  

• Development and successful implementation of brand plans.
• Leverage market information and analyse market trends to review and amend plans on an ongoing basis to maximise business opportunities.
• Facilitate implementation of category and brand strategies.
• Manage portfolio performance in terms of Volume, NSV and profit delivery.
• Annual/Monthly sales forecasting.
• Management and implementation of promotion plan.
• Understand, develop and implement Consumer and Shopper propositions.
• Prepare promotional, advertising, media and research briefs as well as R&D briefs.
• Liaise with external suppliers (promotional, advertising agencies and packaging suppliers).
• Interact with research facilities from initial brief to action on outputs.
• Manage all aspects of new product development from concept to final product and launch packages.
• Plan, manage and control marketing support budget.
• Monitor market conditions and competitor activities, including trade visits and interaction with Sales and customers.
• Management of cross-functional and project teams.

 Qualifications : 

• A completed commercial degree majoring in Marketing, Business Management or similar.

Experience :

• A minimum of 4 years’ brand and marketing experience gained in an FMCG environment.
• Knowledge of Aztec / Nielsen data required.

 Knowledge:

• SAP is advantageous.
• Budgeting process.
• Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, and MS PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of consumer, trader, customer, and shopper marketing.
• Market research.
• Project management knowledge or expertise.
• Ability to travel essential.