Head of Marketing, Sub Saharan African at Novartis International AG

Job ID: 278429BR
Location: Lagos
Division: SANDOZ
Business Unit: Commercial OPS APMA SZ
Functional Area: Marketing
Job Type: Full Time
Employment Type: Regular

Job Description

• Deliver sales and organisation objectives through effective leadership and management of the Marketing team.
• Ensure resources are used in an optimal manner and the area does not exceed agreed expenditure budgets.
• Define long-term strategy for the area product portfolio and ensure organisation fitness with market/customer requirements.
• Contribute to the overall marketing long and short term strategy in terms of allocating resources, portfolio priorities and organisation change.
• Ensure the team identify critical success factors and develop well thought through marketing programmes, core to addressing CSFs and implementing approved product strategies within agreed budgets.
• Ensure plans/strategies accommodate the changes taking place in the market and respond to customer need.
• Oversee the effective implementation of the marketing plan in relation to key marketing programmes critical to the success of the product.
• Ensure the marketing team effectively execute the marketing mix at product level
• Maintain effective working relationships across the multi-disciplinary team within the function and cross function at a local and regional level to obtain input to plans/ programmes and ownership to implement plans as required.
• Motivate all relevant personnel within and across functions through communication of the business units vision, clarity of direction and leading by example.
• Proactive development of marketing and promotional mix to meet brand objectives and customer needs.
• Monitor business performance and external environment via appropriate tools to deliver corrective action as required to meet business objectives.
• Perform scientific monitoring and competitive intelligence. Work with market research agencies to understand customer insights & market dynamics.
• Work with Global PR agencies to design and execute PR campaigns to build portfolio image and increase portfolio awareness.
• Support country groups in maximizing new launches, shaping select markets and ensuring strategies / tactics are relevant, practical and executed flawlessly. Liaison with external agencies to deliver initiatives for portfolio
• Disease and market understanding to develop customer insights through appropriate techniques/tools.
• Support and Build team to achieve team goals.
• Management of external agencies to meet team goals.
• Acts as brand champion to create enthusiasm and focus internally and with external customers and agencies.

Minimum requirements
Educational Qualification:

• University degree or equivalent in Science, Marketing or Business qualification.

Language:

• English

Professional Experience:

• Extensive experience (7-10 years) in marketing sales management positions within the pharmaceutical industry
• Successful record of contribution and/or P&L responsibility
• Good understanding of country, regional and local dynamics, including regulatory and market environments
• Understanding of product launch and product commercialization processes
• Strong analytical skills and high learning agility
• Superior ability to communicate, collaborate effectively and push things through/across a global, matrixed company
• Excellent project management capabilities