Senior Brand Manager - Employment Career in uk

Job Title:  Senior Brand Manager - OTC - South East
Job Type:    Permanent
Location:    South East England
Deadline:     2nd  Aug 2013
Start Date:    Asap
Duration:    Permanent
Salary:    55,000
Ref No:     198007-3485


Our client is a world leading healthcare company with an exceptionally innovative and successful track record working within the OTC and Compression Hosiery market.
Our client currently has a very exciting opportunity working as a Senior Brand Manager to cover the South East Region.

The Role:
Reporting to a Category Manager; the role of the NHS Senior Brand Manager will be to increase the portfolio performance of selected healthcare brands by developing strategic marketing solutions; tailored to the corporate and brand priorities at a national and local level; and aligned with NHS customer agenda.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Measurably increase the portfolio performance of selected healthcare brands by developing strategic marketing solutions; tailored to the corporate and brand priorities at a national and local level; and aligned with NHS customer agenda.
• Evaluate the impact of key NHS trends and policies and develop value propositions to meet the needs of healthcare professionals; KOL's; customers and patients.
• Develop; recommend and co-ordinate strategic and operational brand business plans and manage the effective deployment of own marketing and project related budget from brand teams.
• Develop breakthrough communication to Healthcare professionals.
• Work collaboratively with the brand teams in the development of marketing plans; appropriate marketing tools and materials to drive growth in selected healthcare products.
• Monitor relevant legislation; medical issues; trends and guidelines in the UK and identify and manage risks and opportunities.
• Ensure Compliance to the ABPI; relevant Codes of Conduct and Standard Operating Processes at all times
• Deliver tailored NHS focused marketing solutions aligned with brand and company strategy.
• Manage projects on schedule to timelines and budget for completion against defined project plans

Required Competencies:

• Educated to a high standard with demonstrable healthcare or NHS marketing knowledge and experience gained in FMCG; OTC or Pharmaceutical markets
• Knowledge of relevant healthcare practices; codes of conduct & NHS policies and how these impact marketing plans
• Strong evidence of where you have brought new ideas to a business and seen them through to execution.
• Ability to build good relationships and challenge constructively and confidently
• Strong conceptual and analytical skills with ability to develop strategies; tactics and measurable implementation in line with opportunities and changes within the market
• Insightful; with the ability to consolidate complex information; interpret & construct straightforward plans.

Desired Competencies:

• Ambitious and keen to take on responsibility in an organisation that provides a high level of autonomy and individual responsibility.
• Ability to challenge the status quo and propose improvement.
• Tenacious and resilient; driven to achieve even when faced with obstacles
• Strong interpersonal skills capable of building strong working relationships and influencing external stakeholders; customers; healthcare professionals and internal teams
• Strong commercial understanding of business issues/opportunities balanced with a sound understanding of the NHS and changing healthcare environment

Recruitment Process:
2 stage process

Package:
Up to £55;000 plus excellent bonus and benefits

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