Job Description:
Skretting is looking for an enthusiastic Global Strategic Marketing Manager Fish, who will be responsible for developing our market proposition and segmentation, and provide innovation support to our business across Europe, Asia, Americas, and Africa. You will play a key role in defining and developing our segmentation, position goals and value proposition for relevant fish species, working closely with marketing managers in our operating companies.
You will identify market needs based on technical and commercial requirements and collaborate with product managers and researchers in Skretting Aquaculture Innovation to develop product solutions. This includes enhancing profitability by strengthening our market position, identifying growth opportunities, leading development efforts, and delivering new products, applications, and services to customers within the segment.
While experience in strategic marketing or product management is valuable and an advantage, we prioritize candidates who embody our core values and demonstrate the potential to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
The Marketing Manager will report to the Skretting Innovation Director Warm Water Species for Fish and join the Warm water species innovation team based at the Skretting headquarters in Stavanger, Norway.
The global Marketing manager main responsibilities and tasks is:
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Analyze industry and market trends, and competitive landscapes for strategic decision-making.
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Building an overall strategic marketing strategy for the relevant species/customer groups and agrees on targets and action plans with our operating companies aligned with the relevant Business Unit ambitions.
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Build a close collaboration with specialists in Skretting’s operating companies and with Skretting’s research departments, sales, product development, and advertising, to create cohesive and effective marketing initiatives that align with the overall business goals.
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Identifying business opportunities for new products and concepts and propose initial plans to exploit these opportunities, including product development, pricing, promotion, and distribution.
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Responsible for planning, implementing, and overseeing strategic marketing strategies to promote our products and services in collaboration with various departments, such as sales, product development, and advertising.
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Working with product managers and researchers in the stage gate process to develop new products into the innovation pipeline.
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Preparing product marketing plans, product presentations and forecast sales and profit estimates.
What we ask
We are looking for a Strategic Marketing Manager that can work strategically with a long-term time frame in mind, whilst balancing this with the short-term operational needs of our Operational companies. Your skillset should combine a structured approach to planning and direction-setting with creativity, problem-solving ability, and exceptional communication skills. You find it motivating to drive processes and dare to challenge when needed, and you have the interest in digging into details of new opportunities and turning it into commercial reality by collaborating with others. We hope that you are innovative – and solution oriented, with a proactive and business focused approach. You should thrive in a hands-on role and have a passion for delivering tangible goals and results.
What you bring
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Master’s degree in innovation management, strategic marketing or product development
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Good and proven business understanding, with some years’ experience in marketing/innovation/product development
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Aquaculture and project management experience is an advantage
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Good communication skills in English, both verbal and written. Knowledge of other languages is an advantage.
What we offer
Working for Skretting means working in an international environment with lots of development opportunities. Our values of Trust, Inclusivity, Integrity, Passion and Curiosity are important to us, and our culture is strongly characterized by them. In this role you will be close to the core of what we do; innovation and be able to gain valuable insights into our business. We offer challenging tasks that allow you to grow professionally, competitive terms, a good pension and insurance scheme and a strong innovative and inclusive culture. We encourage and support extracurricular sport, health and cultural activities. We have a good diversity of nationalities, ages and professional backgrounds and have several social activities that are driven forward by our own employees and our social committee.
Some international travel to be expected.
For detailed information about this position, please contact Anita Viga, Innovation Director Fish ([email protected]) or Stine Lerstøl, HR Advisor ([email protected]).
Application deadline: 16.04.2025
Our organisation:
Skretting is a global leader in providing innovative and sustainable nutritional solutions and services for the aquaculture industry. Skretting has production facilities in 18 countries on five continents to manufacture and deliver high quality feeds from hatching to harvest for more than 60 species. The total annual production volume of feed is close to 2.5 million tonnes. Our mission is Feeding the Future.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Skretting is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, military status or any other status protected by applicable local law. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process if you require accommodation. Skretting is committed to compliance with all applicable legislation, including providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities.
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