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Global Senior Marketing Manager

Royal Canin

Location : Aimargues (30 minutes from Montpellier)

Contract : permanent contract

-    Royal Canin Vision is to bring the most precise nutritional solution for each Cat & Dog health needs. 
-    To continue to push boundaries and generate science health nutrition category growth, the Global Portfolio Marketing Senior Manager will lead, define, develop & promote Demand Creation/Activation strategies and plans (B2B/ B2B2C) for territories/ranges under his/her responsibility, in an omnichannel environment under the supervision of the Global Portfolio Activation Director
-    This role is centered around developing activation / marketing strategy to directly drive growth & competitive advantage of the respective portfolio/territory
-    This role requires engagement of broad number of key stakeholders, building partnership with regions/key markets and exposure to global leadership stakeholders

What would be your main responsibilities?

• Create Demand creation/activation strategies supporting innovation and core business growth on priority territories, that will fit selective distribution requirements, in collaboration with the global innovation lead and relevant Demand functions, regional & local teams & agencies
• Be the primary source of business, market and consumer insights via carrying out quantitative and qualitative analysis of respective portfolio/ innovations, business, category, competition 
• Make the demand creation recommendations accordingly to put in place effective and competitive go to market strategies and execution plans
• Codify the key elements for success and turn them into the global activation best practice principles
• Design and lead the demand activation roadmap of his/her territories, involving relevant other Demand/CA teams, briefing them on expected deliverables
• Lead complex/transversal projects involving internal and external stakeholders as Pet Owner Digital or Pack Size strategy or Portfolio Pricing strategy
• Lead the project meetings with all the interfaces including regions and markets and agencies, ensuring collaboration, convergence and on-time delivery
• Ensure access to all up-to-date information/ marketing assets / activation & launch packages to markets (including all product & range information) 
• Organize global x-functional launch meetings partnering with the Global Inno lead and other functions (Brand/ CA/ S²/CMI…)
• Push from global to deploy at scale and pull from local to global inspiration/ insight
• Lead the projects in compliance with established procedures, regulation, legislation, using the dedicated workflow tools, presenting at key forums of validation
   

What are we looking for?

• Minimum of 7 years marketing experience, with brand management, innovation and strategic marketing experience 
• Local market experience is must
• Digital marketing/communication expertise appreciated
• Fluent in English
• Strong strategic agility
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills. Must be able to influence and motivate at all levels within the business in order to achieve objectives
• Must be proactive, high energy, detailed-oriented when appropriate, results-oriented and willing to initiate and nurture change
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Well-developed organization skills to manage multiple projects and priorities, as well as multiple stakeholders
• Strong analytical capabilities coupled with the ability to identify issues, obtain mutual agreement as to the resolution and implement change
• Must have a high degree of self-direction with the ability to constantly seek innovative ways to perform tasks in an efficient and timely manner
• Good judgement for business opportunities and innovation concepts

What can you expect from Mars and Royal Canin in particular?

• At Mars, we believe in a relationship of mutual trust, dignity and respect between our company and Associates that is more meaningful than the standard employer/employee relationship. 
• As Associates, we can expect to be respected, supported and valued as individuals, to be treated fairly and equitably.
• An environment where you are empowered to be proactive and to take initiatives to make a difference.
• At Royal Canin, you will work in a multicultural environment (more than 40 nationalities) and where your dog will be welcomed by more than 100 other Associates’ dogs at the office!  
• Since 2015, no waste to landfill is made by the 16 Royal Canin factories in the world
• All Royal Canin products manufactured in Europe are ISO 14001 certified from design to factory gate

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