Job Description:
Job Posting Title:
Brand Manager
Job Description:
We are looking for an ambitious and business-savvy marketer to amplify the success of our prestigious brand. This role demands a unique blend of superlative skills: you should be a strategic brand thinker with a sharp business sense, a data-driven analyst with the ability to craft compelling narratives, and a self-motivated leader with the power to inspire others.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement strategic brand growth initiatives and comprehensive business plans to enhance brand value and drive revenue.
- Stay ahead of market trends by closely monitoring consumer behavior, customer needs, and market dynamics, and continuously assess the performance of business operations and marketing strategies.
- Craft and execute communication strategies and marketing campaigns tailored to resonate with Chinese consumers, aiming to spur business expansion.
- Collaborate with both global and local teams to foster strong innovation pipeline.
- Manage the marketing budget and resources efficiently to meet P&L metrics and objectives.
- Foster collaboration among cross-functional teams, motivate project teams, and oversee external agencies to optimize performance.
Qualifications & Requirements:
- 4+ years of proven track record in leading the development and execution of brand strategies and business plans.
- Exceptional skills in brand communication and innovation.
- Skillful at digital and social driven marketing, and adept at driving e-commerce business.
- Proficiency in market analysis, including consumer data, shopper behavior, and category trend interpretation.
- Experience in working within multi-functional and cross-geographical teams, with the ability to engage with diverse stakeholders, including internal cross-functional teams and global/regional stakeholders.
- Demonstrated budget planning and management expertise.
- Fluency in both Chinese and English is mandatory.
- A minimum of 4+ years of experience in a multinational corporation, preferably with a management trainee background
What can you expect from Mars:
- Work with over 140,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
- Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
- Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.
What We Do
For more than a century, Mars, Incorporated has been driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. This idea is at the center of who we have always been as a global, family-owned business. Today, Mars is transforming, innovating and evolving in ways that affirm our commitment to making a positive impact on the world around us.
Across our diverse and expanding portfolio of confectionery, food, and petcare products and services, we employ 133,000 dedicated Associates who are all moving in the same direction: forward. With $40 billion in annual sales, we produce some of the world’s best-loved brands including DOVE®, EXTRA®, M&M’s®, MILKY WAY®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, ORBIT®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, SKITTLES®, WHISKAS®, COCOAVIA®, and 5™; and take care of half of the world’s pets through our pet health services AniCura, Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, Pet Partners™, and VCA™.
We know we can only be truly successful if our partners and the communities in which we operate prosper as well. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our Associates to take action every day to help create a world tomorrow in which the planet, its people and pets can thrive.