Marketing Manager | Alshaya Kuwait

With more than 17,000 employees and 1,700 stores, M.H. Alshaya W.L.L. Company is spearheading the expansion of more than 50 world-class leading retail brands such as Starbucks, Debenhams, Mothercare, Mac, The Body Shop, H&M, Boots, Office Depot etc. in 17 countries across the Middle East, North Africa, Central and Eastern Europe and Russia.

Alshaya is currently starting-up a new division in the Middle East whose objective is to lead the home furnishings and gourmet cookware retail segments. The division will retail brands among the best known and most-respected in the industry, offering high-quality, stylish products for every room in the house: from the kitchen to the living room, bedroom, home office and even the hall closet.

Based at Alshaya’s Head Office in Kuwait, the Marketing Manager will have the responsibility to lead the Brand Management and to support the Store Operations to ensure the development of this new brand is fully optimized in the Middle East.
* To communicate with Marketing, Brands and Operations Teams to deliver marketing programs as required.
* To liaise with internal and external support teams to deliver marketing programs in a timely and efficient manner and within budget.
* To manage external relationships including all media and third party suppliers to ensure events are carried out efficiently.
* To guide the supporting team to deliver marketing programs and feedback on budgets according to the business plans, and to make recommendations.
* To support Marketing and Operations Teams to ensure that the brand events, sales campaign and various media advertisings are delivered with the best marketing expertise, creativity, quality standards and optimal cost.
* To develop and maintain weekly/monthly and yearly marketing calendars.
* To manage media booking, rate negotiations and recommendation of all new media opportunities, creative briefs, radio commercials production, Arabization development and quality control.
* To conceive and implement appropriate promotional activity.
* To support corporate marketing activities such as Alshaya web site, gift vouchers and loyalty programs, corporate campaign and commercial strategic alliances.

Requirements
* Good general education with further qualifications in marketing
* A strong experience in a retail environment would be a plus
* Fluent in English and Arabic (spoken and written)
* Ability to work independently* Strong time management and organizational skills
* Strong written & verbal communication skills
* Ability to analyze date and deliver results
* Proven ability to increase category sales

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