Job No: BS/EP/MPM

Location: Tonbridge and Malling

Contract Type: Permanent

Marketing Product Manager

West Kent

£40 - £45k DOE

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Marketing Product Manager to join an innovative, global company with a great reputation in the wellness and self-care market.

Duties include:

• Managing the NPD process through to launch across EMEA markets, working closely with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Developing and putting into action 3 year rolling product category and brand marketing strategies.
• Working with the team in China on brand initiatives, ensuring the brand strategy is consistent worldwide.
• Collaborating with the Sales Director to ensure product pricing is consistently set to be competitive and meet agreed margins.
• Providing tactical direction and support to local country marketing teams and distributors implementing strategic plans and marketing activities.
• Supporting UK and Europe Sales colleagues with Trade Marketing, including providing customer presentations and POS and product literature.
• Taking a proactive approach to developing and maintaining comprehensive market knowledge, producing market intelligence reports to help in seeking both product and communications opportunities to grow categories.
• Ensuring marketing spend falls within agreed budgets.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Solid international product marketing experience in an FMCG environment, ideally hair or beauty.
• Demonstrable experience of managing successful EMEA/ Global product launches and brand business plans, building great working relationships with internal and external colleagues across the UK and internationally.
• A track record of growing sales and meeting time and budget requirements effectively.
• Experience of POS project management.
• Great strategic planning and implementation skills with plenty of commercial acumen and analysis.
• A positive, proactive attitude with the ability to adapt and prioritise effectively in a fast-paced, exciting atmosphere.
• Fantastic communication skills, including confidence and flair in presentations and negotiations.
• Ambition, drive and creativity.

This is a perfect role for someone looking to join a diverse, talented and driven team in an international role with tons of potential to make your mark and use all your international product marketing skills.

If you feel you meet the above skills and criteria, please apply online for immediate consideration.

This role is being handled by Emily Powell, Head of Business Support for Pearson Whiffin Recruitment.

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