Our Client is a fast growing international company producing black and white spirits.

Main purpose of this new role is to lead the global brand management of the spirits portfolio, with particular focus on dark spirits, providing strong marketing programs  for Romania and international markets to implement locally, facilitating accelerated brand growth (sales & equity).

This role is ON-SITe and PERMANENT (on Employment contract exclusively).

Experience with spirits brand management is compulsory!

Main tasks:

• Create and presenting annual strategic objectives and marketing plans for the assigned brands;
• Ensure and follows the optimal use of budgeted resources for brand development;
• Implement the strategic plan for fulfilling the long-term objectives of the brand and achieving a significant increase in brand performance (quantitative/qualitative)
• Permanent monitoring of the growth in the market of each brand assigned.
• Overall supervision of all marketing actions related to the assigned brands.
• Analysis of and sharing competitor brand activity, with a view of ‘stealing good practice’
• Proposing ATL and BTL actions to obtain a better positioning of the brands in the market
• Policing activity on their brands in international markets
• Overseeing & approving all A&P spend in the markets
• Building a good relationship with all stakeholders (agencies, sales force or distributors, operations, procurement), to ensure quality support for product growth.
• Working in a team, knowing the company's capabilities, understanding customer needs, and finally be able to combine all these for the benefit of the brand and actions’ that need to be taken.
• Coordinating the interdepartmental actions and activities in order to obtain the best services in placing in the market and subsequent follow-up of the brand.
• Permanent reporting to the company's management of the results obtained and/or of the stage of implementation of the actions related to each brand.

Role requirements / skills, competencies, certifications

Main skills / Competencies:       

1. Very strong communication & presentation skills.
2. Impeccable image and conduct, good awareness in terms of behaviour and brand representativity.
3. Others: project management skills, good planning, organizational, success oriented, creative & flexible, capable to adapt to any situation, with good negotiation skills.
4. Years of experience in a similar role (Minimum)  At least 2 years in a similar position;
5. Studies Faculty Graduate: Marketing / Business Administration / Economics;
6. WSET  will be considered an advantage.

Other requirements:

• Seminars on new marketing, sales or management techniques; Informative seminars for development within the global market.
• Knowledge of PC operation (World, Excel, Power Point).
• Flexible schedule & availability for extended schedule depending on assigned actions and activities when needed (e.g. events, fairs, photo & video shootings, business trips, and so on)
• Driving license, B Category (at least 1 year experience) will be considered an advantage.
• Certificates In marketing area will be considered an advantage
• Foreign languages:  Business language English (written, read, spoken) ; knowledge of any other foreign languages will be considered an advantage.

WHY JOINING ?

• Salary: Min. GBP 60k

• Bonus scheme: A bonus scheme - TBD
• Comprehensive benefits package, including an 8% matching pension contribution from the company.
• The health coverage provided extends to the candidate and their family, with a value of approximately 5,000£.
• New divsion with global coverage and growing prospect
•  Able to pioneer in Brand Management