DETAILED RESPONSIBILITIES 

Market dynamics 

• Understand consumer and customers needs and category in key markets 

• Understand business challenges & opportunities of the Key countries you will work with 

• Benchmark products against key competitors and inspiring brands 

• Recommend new business opportunities based on strong insights  

Portfolio & brand strategy 

• Contribute to the brand strategic plan in collaboration with the major local markets 

• Inspire and co-build w/ countries the portfolio strategy on the ranges you oversee 

• Define the innovation pipeline for the brand in collaboration with our local markets  

• Collaborate with industrial teams to ensure feasibility 

Positive inno-reno 

• Lead cross-functional inno-reno projects to ensure on time and in full delivery, as planned in the Brand business plan, by a customer-first mindset and by building a strong partnership with SI, R&D and plant teams 

• Get key countries full commitment to ensure project execution 

• Validate stage gates, resource allocations and project shifts in Brand Development committees. 

• Challenge and approve innovation & renovation countries’ requests, ensuring the strategic relevance of the requests, always encouraging possible synergies and guaranteeing the P&L outcomes 

• Manage innovation budget (consulting, design agencies, research agencies) for your scope 

Team management 

• Manage 1 junior brand manager and one shared intern  

• Assign projects and missions to upskill the team 

• Provide regular feedbacks on performance and identify room for improvement 

• Build robust Individual Development Plan with trainings along the year 

• Foster a culture of innovation 

PROFILE 

• Minimum business or marketing bachelor’s Degree required 

• mini 7 years of experience in CPG marketing or brand management 

• at least 3 years leading innovation/product development cross-functional projects from concept to Return of Experience 

SPECIFIC SKILLS OR QUALIFICATIONS 

Leadership skills 

• Strong leadership skills: Drive and accelerate transformation, Dare to innovate, Unconditional collaboration, Demonstrate agility and resilience  

• Positive and solution-oriented     

• Strong project management skills: engage, collaborate, challenge 

• Ability to manage complexity (number of projects and/or countries) 

• solidarity & team spirit  

Business & marketing skills 

• Knowledge of product value drivers (nutrition, CSR, …) 

• Strong data processing skills especially in the context of strategic, category, retailer, competitive and consumer insights (Nielsen/IRI preferred) as well as P&L forecast and management 

• Consumer and brand centricity 

Language skills 

• You are fluent in English and French