Senior Product Manager FMCG or Retail

Job description

CONSUMER PRODUCTS DIVISION

Job Guideline:

Job:Product Manager: L'Oreal Paris Cosmetics

Key job accountabilities:

§Strategy planning: guide brand development and manage portfolio priorities

§New product launches (supervise entire process)

§Advertising / Media: contribute to local adaptation of creative and drive media recommendation

§Promotional activities / Trade Marketing : supervise plan

§Market knowledge: listen to consumer feedback insights, analyze data and make recommendations

§Manage budgets and highlight issues

§Manage the brand's merchandising

§Manage PR

§Ensure efficient relationships / interactions with other departments (commercial team, operational team, supply chain, business development, training etc)

§Manage the forecasting for your brand

§Work closely with creative, media and other Agencies to ensure all jobs are managed efficiently

§Develop and manage Junior Product Manager

Technical & Professional competencies required:

§Computer literacy

§Good Negotiation skills

§Knowledge of clients and competition within the beauty environment

§Good numeracy and ability to control budget

§Good presentation skills

§Advanced excel skills

§Advanced PowerPoint

§Good interpersonal skills

§Good team player

Education Knowledge & Experience

·B Com, Advertising or IMM 3 year tertiary education (minimum)

·Prior work experience in FMCG marketing, sales or advertising beneficial

·Finance (P&L, price & PRI settings, sales forecast knowledge

·Knowledge of new media technologies

·Knowledge of products, market trends and consumers

·Research data analysis

·Knowledge of local Retail

·Previous staff management experience non-negotiable

·Minimum 2 years' experience at a similar level