Senior Brand Manager Job in Kenya

Job Title: Senior Brand Manager

Reporting to (Job Title): Marketing Director
    
Business Unit: Marketing
        
Main Purpose: To develop, manage and sustain a profitable portfolio of brands by understanding, anticipating, creating and meeting Consumer needs
 

Knowledge & Experience    

• 3 to 4 year relevant degree or diploma
• Postgraduate qualification will be an advantage.
• Minimum of 5 years Brand Management experience
• Financial acumen
• Computer literacy

Personal Characteristics & Abilities    

• Brand/marketing technical competence
• Aptitude for statistics and figures
• Leadership ability
• Sound understanding of business principles and processes
• Strategic thinking skills
• Problem solving and decision-making skills
• Project management skills
• Team player (develop/team/mentor)
• Industry knowledge
• Good understanding of the Kenyan consumers
• Results driven and performance orientated
• Ability to travel extensively

Performance Outputs & Success Measures    

• To design and implement brand portfolio strategy
• Brand management
• Product and process innovation
• Achieve personal development targets for self and team
• Assess and recommend on strategic options
• Manage portfolio marketing mix

Personal Characteristics   

Essential:

• Likes working with and is confident with numbers
• Critically evaluates information
• Interpersonal skills
• Enjoys Project Management and Planning Processes
• Takes action
• Team Player
• Is concerned about detail
• Applies strategic thinking
• Output oriented

Qualified candidates should send their applications to recruitment@careerresources.co.ke before 24/01/2014. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.