Category Manager at PZ Cussons

Job Purpose

• Implement brand strategy to grow and sustain brand performance and profitability.
• Monitor, control and report brand performance through brands health indicators (NNS, GM, MC) and key consumer KPIs (market share, awareness, trial, attribute rating etc.) providing solutions to shortfalls
• Support the management of the NPD process for the brand within the TEC CBU.
• Support the development & execution of approved brand M&C plan within guidelines.
• Understand & apply relevant external environment factors including consumer insights, competitor activity and other CBU activity (networks).
• Support Product Life Cycle Management including demand forecasting and minimising residuals.
• Effective execution of Trade Marketing plans
• Participate actively in company-wide initiatives as required – e.g. Margin Improvement
• Implement brand strategy to grow and sustain brand performance and profitability
• Monitor, control and report brand performance through brands health indicators (NNS, GM, MC) and key consumer KPIs (market share, awareness, trial, attribute rating etc.) providing solutions to shortfalls

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree
• 5-7 years demonstrated experience in Brand Management
• Professional Qualification in Marketing is essential
• IT savvy including the use of MS Office Suite of Applications
• Self-driven and possess very high levels of energy, motivation, enthusiasm, drive and resilience.
• Good knowledge of E- commerce
• Strong interpersonal skills so as to effectively work with internal and external customers.
• Must be exceptional at business development with extensive customer interaction

Consumer Champion:

• Insight generation (Developed)
• Communication (Developed)
• Digital (Developed)

Brand Champion:

• Brand propositions (Emerging)
• Strategy (Emerging)

Profit and Growth Champion:

• Commercial delivery (Developed)
• RTM (Developed)

Innovation Champion:

• Innovation (Emerging)
• NPD and PLM (Developed)

Business Leader:

• Personal leadership (Developed)
• Personal drive (Emerging)
• Talent development (Emerging)