Brand Manager – Lp(a) Gulf Cluster

Summary

The Brand Manager will be responsible for:

• 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.
• Liaison with external agencies to deliver initiatives for the brand.
• Accurate management of budgets for brand.
• Creates and delivers operational plans appropriate to life cycle of brand to optimize return for Novartis.
• Understanding and use of marketing principles and C4/MPH process to deliver to customer needs.
• 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.
  
  

About The Role

Major accountabilities:

• Prepares content of Integrated Brand Teams and Launch Teams.
• Responsible for execution, monitoring and analysis of the agreed tactical plans in order to ensure the growth of the brand(s) -Lead the development of promotional activities in line with internal SOPs and Code of Conduct guidelines.
• Monitor and control brand budgets, forecasts and expenses and assess the marketing mix of the product to evaluate cost effectiveness and results.
• Identifies area market insights and opportunity via customer interactions -Executes central marketing activities as well as regional initiated marketing activities -Monitors product performance and external environment using appropriate tools and taking corrective action if required to meet business objectives -Collaborate with Marketing and Medical teams to maximize activities: -Scout centers, KOLs and OLs by disease within assigned territory -Identify specific needs for each segment of patients and the implications of the disease for each of them within assigned territory
  
  

Requirements

• Minimum 3-5 years of Brand Management experience
• Strong demonstration of cross functional collaboration
• Solid understanding of CRM business and Gulf market is essential.
• Wide understanding of the Health Care Systems in the Gulf countries is a plus
• Sustainable performance track record.
• Strategic launch planning and execution experience is a must have.
• Excellent analytical, presentation and communication skills.
• Externally focused with proven exceptional external customer focus and building strong relationship with KOLs.
• Ability to bring strategy to life through execution.
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally.
• Problem solver; able to assess and solve complex problems using qualitative and quantitative analysis.
• Curious, ambitious, creative and up to date with latest trends and marketing best practices
  
  

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