Qualifications and professional experience
- High talent with leadership potential, graduate calibre
- Strong core leadership competencies
- Ideally a mix of traditional retail & multi-level marketing with international scope
- At least 5 years previous product marketing experience preferred
- High levels of creativity and ideally innovation experience
Key competencies and skills Amongst the Key competencies, the below are of particular importance :
Excellent command of spoken and written EnglishDelivering Results :
A real focus on execution and deliveryProven track-record of delivering projects with positive resultsUnderstanding of the product development and / or stage gate process - inc concept & sensory testingManagement of large internal stakeholder groupsA strong and proven project managerOverview and Job purpose – Home & Living
As a Product Marketing Manager for QNet you will lead the Category across the Globe , delivering all elements of the product marketing mix for international market success from analyzing data and turning meaningful insights into strong Product positionings and Strategies. You will work on a variety of projects, with an innovative mindset across Portfolio Renovation, Evolution & Revolution.
Key Responsibilities
Championing the category and product vision / purposeManage the in-year delivery of the plan, ensuring the portfolio achieves pre-agreed objectivesLead & implement the product marketing strategy for the next 3yearsLead & develop the innovation pipeline for the categoryDevelop exit strategies for unsuccessful & current (non-sellable) productsWork with Regional / Local teams for the local product sourcing & launch, integrating them into global assortments.Drive the product P&L to deliver against challenging yet exciting financial growth objectivesWork closely with the Product development, Digital Marketing, Creative Design, BusinessDevelopment functions to identify customer & network needs and opportunities and build an exceptional activation platform.Manage the existing product portfolio and working closely with the product development team develop bring to market key pieces of innovationBuilding Qnet Brand Equity; ensuring product marketing activities build long term brand equity and in-market resultsManage relationships with key external agencies & other market stakeholdersKey Stakeholders
Head of Product Marketing, Head of Digital, Content, Campaigns & Creative Design,Head of Product Development, Head of Business Development, Head of PR & Corporate CommsSenior leadership including board levelIn-house Marketing TeamsLead strategic and tactical Agencies – inc Research