Junior Brand Manager – Italian Speaking VIE Contract
Location: Milano, Italy
Job type: Full time
Target start date: 16/09/2024
Looking to launch your career at the cutting edge of healthcare? Join Opella (New name for Sanofi Consumer Healthcare Business Unit ) for a chance to develop with mentoring and guidance from inspirational & international leaders while helping to make an impact on the lives of countless people in Italy & worldwide.
At Opella, we have one overarching mission - to work passionately, challenging ourselves and our industry every day, to build a healthier future by helping people help themselves, bringing “Health in Your Hands”.
This VIE position will play a key role in achieving brand objectives for the largest business size in Opella Italy & the Global Brand performance. This role will be responsible for maintaining strong business performance by supporting the Brand & Marketing activation plan, including development & localization of global brand campaigns, and opening up new opportunities to further grow the brand.
Main Responsibilities:
* Support the Italy Zone brand lead in achieving annual sales, profit and market share target through localization of the Global brand strategy & strong execution.
* Analyze market trends, competition landscape & activation results in order to propose action plans to maximize growth, aligned with our brand ambition.
* Development of the brand through a marketing plan including offline & online activations, e-commerce, Pharmacist engagement, etc. in Consumer Healthcare category.
* Work closely with the Media Team to manage media planning and execution including all digital development.
* Work with CMI to identify consumer / shoppers insights that should be embedded in Brand activation plans.
* Work with multiple stakeholders: Digital team, Sales team, Trade & Shopper marketing, Science team (Regulatory, Medical, Quality) and also Local/global stakeholders.
* Lead ad hoc strategic projects that contribute to brand growth in short & long term.
* Management of day-to-day marketing, digital marketing & communication operation.
About You
Qualifications & Requirements:
* Education: Master degree in Business, Marketing; knowledge, interest in pharma industry.
* Experience in FMCG marketing within a renowned multinational company is a plus.
* Brand/Product management experience is a plus.
* Project management experience with international teams is a plus.
* Excellent language skills required: Fluent English & Italian (minimum C1).
* Core Competencies & Skills:
o Challenger mindset to break the status quo.
o Ability to work with problem-solving skills & in autonomy.
o Ability to be flexible and adapt quickly to changing strategies / priorities.
o Creative mind-set and motivational can-do attitude.
o Business analysis: strong analysis skills (Excel ++) and data-driven mindset.
o Project management: leadership to drive cross-functional projects with action planning, organizing and follow up.
o Team spirit, persuasiveness & influence, highly collaborative with all cross-functional partners & external agencies.
o Good communicator both written and verbal, especially in groups, preparing and delivering presentations.
o Digitally Savvy: openness towards new digital channels and tools.
o Brand activation: E2E brand management & marketing activation to reach MKT KPI (market share, brand growth, …).
What We Offer at Opella:
* Equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.
* An international work environment, in which you can develop your talent and realize ideas and innovations within a competent team.
* Flexible home office policy, with a possibility to work up to 50% of time from home, where you can easily schedule your office days.
iMove (our work abroad, VIE program) is a unique program tailored for European youth interested in challenging themselves with meaningful assignments across the globe. At Opella/Sanofi we have a strong ambition to invest in young talents who will drive the success of tomorrow.
#J-18808-Ljbffr