Assistant Brand Manager | Ibrahim & Khalid Abu Shaqra & Partners Co. Amman, Jordan

SUMMARY
Ibrahim & Khalid Abu Shaqra & Partners Co. (I&K) is seeking to recruit an Assistant Brand Manager to develop and build brand equity in addition to being responsible for maintaining and building its strength in consumers’ minds through ATL and BTL advertising, media, events, and many other marketing vehicles.

A career as an Assistant Brand Manager at I&K involves combining world-class brand management and marketing mastery with business leadership to build and enhance brands that improve consumers’ luxury lifestyles. From the first day on the job, such a role will be given immediate project responsibility with exposure to great people both from within the company and from top external agencies in different markets and regions. It is the training ground for future promotional opportunities at I&K.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Developing a marketing plan for the brand(s) you are entrusted with to identify specific marketing tactics and assign priorities that build on consumer insights to deliver overall business objectives and strategies.
• Implementing continuous brand and market analysis as well as financial, competitive and consumer behavior analysis through extensive market research.
• Conferring with regional and international agencies in coordination with the Marketing Department to plan and implement monthly product launches, in-store animations, special promotions, advertising, and publicity activities.
• Preparing quarterly and annual sales forecasts, budget plans, price structures, and sales orders through observation and analysis of past sales results.
• Collaborating with various stakeholders such as the Marketing Department, sales teams, customer service, and advertising agencies through interpersonal projects that ensure coaching, product training, understanding consumer behavior, and thoroughly studying brand and merchandising guidelines.
• Carrying out weekly visits to all brand selling points to evaluate quality control, timely delivery, and customer service.
• Keeping track of product shipment and location status in order to abide by on-counter dates and timely product launches.
• Reporting evidence and feedback to corresponding regional/international agencies of all sales and marketing activities carried out for the brand(s) you are responsible for.
• Attending annual agency seminars to stay up-to-date with product launches and brand activities for the following year.
• Ensuring that all brand sales points are fully prepared for frequent market visits by the corresponding regional/international agency and that immediate action is taken for all comments given.

QUALIFICATIONS
• Hold a Bachelor Degree in Marketing, Management, or Business Administration from a reputable university while having a Masters Degree in a similar or related field is also a plus.
• Have undergraduate GPA 3.0 or higher.
• Have 0 – 2 years working experience in the field of marketing or in the cosmetics and fragrances industry.
• Possess leadership skills for the need to envision the scope and results of your work, energize and engage your multifunctional team, and enable the team to deliver on your expectations.
• Possess interpersonal/collaboration skills to work effectively with diverse teams and be a team player with all employees across the organization to deliver results.
• Possess marketing mastery skills of concept creation, development of communication ideas, and strong understanding of local market needs.

Skills
• Fluent in written and spoken English while fluency in any other language is always a plus.
• Computer literate and extremely proficient in all MS Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access).
• Familiar with business format emails and report writing for international business correspondence.
• Ready to abide by strict office working days (Saturday – Thursday) and strict office working hours (9:00 AM – 2:00 PM; 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM).
• Willing to travel with the working team to attend annual seminars and training programs.

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