Brand Manager

Wrigley Company is a recognized leader in confections with a wide range of product offerings including gum, mints, hard and chewy candies, lollipops, and chocolate. The company has operations in more than 40 countries and distributes its world-famous brands in more than 180 countries. Wrigley is headquartered in Chicago and operates as a subsidiary of Mars, Incorporated, a private, family-owned company founded in 1911. Mars, Incorporated is one of the world's largest food companies, generating global revenues of $30 billion annually and producing some of the world's leading brands in six segments that include Chocolate, Drinks, Food, Petcare, Symbioscience and Wrigley. Wrigley Company operates in Serbia since 1995 and has grown successfully. Today we employ more than 80 persons.

ConsulTeam provides professional services to clients in the field of Human Resources Consulting, Recruitment and Selection, Training and Development and Staff Administration. On behalf of our client, Wrigley Company, we are looking for an experienced professional to fulfil the position of:

Brand Manager

Brand Manager will be responsible for development and implementation of brand strategies and marketing plans for wider region (Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Croatia and Slovenia), working cross-functionally and with external agencies. A successful candidate will have a drive for results and ability to manoeuvre through ambiguity. The candidate will have good analytical skills, is a good listener, excellent communicator, strong team player, resourceful, energetic and passionate individual. He/she has to be able to work well under pressure and with a wide range of people from different parts of the business internally (R&D, Supply, Commercial, Sales and Customer Service) and externally (media, creative, etc.).

Responsibilities will include:

• Taking full responsibility for brand strategies and marketing plans for each country inside the region,
• Creating and executing successful marketing campaigns/launches, including all brand fundamentals (product, pricing, media, copy, promotions, etc.),
• Identifying trends and opportunities in the market and assuring their optimal marketing penetration (full market analysis: market development, brand development into details, competition, media market monitoring, pricing controlling),
• Managing brand P&L,
• Preparing and managing brand fiscal budget including Advertising & Consumer Promotions, Packaging & Market Research within guidelines set by the management.
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Requested qualifications:

• College or university degree in economics or other related fields
• Minimum 4 years of experience in similar marketing positions
• Good English language skills, both written and spoken
• Strong consumer focus/brand building orientation
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation and analytical skills
• Organized person with effective time management skills
• Strong leadership skills with proven ability to build strong relationships at all levels
• Active user of MS Office package
• Driving license – B category

If you are confident that you meet the above stated requirements and you are interested in developing your career in a dynamic international environment, please follow this link to fill out an on-line application: www.consulteam.rs/aktuelni_konkursi

Closing date: 12th February 2012

Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

If you have any additional questions regarding the position, please contact ConsulTeam d.o.o. Beograd, www.consulteam.rs