Role Overview:
As the Marketing Leader at the company in Saudi Arabia, you will have a crucial role in steering our marketing strategies and ensuring the effectiveness of our collaborations with international firms. Your leadership will be key in directing our brand and category managers to devise and implement innovative plans that promote growth and increase profits.
Personal and Professional Capabilities:
- Strategic Thinker: You have a strategic approach with skills to foresee market trends, pinpoint opportunities, and create innovative solutions that enhance business performance.
- Strong Communicator: You excel in communicating clearly and effectively, capable of influencing stakeholders and fostering robust relationships with both internal teams and external partners.
- Commercial Acumen: Your thorough understanding of the commercial landscape enables you to manage complex negotiations and business interactions successfully.
- Analytical Skills: You are adept at analyzing complex data and translating it into actionable insights that guide decision-making and strategic direction.
- Leadership Excellence: You are a visionary leader who inspires your team towards excellence, promoting a culture of responsibility, teamwork, and ongoing enhancement.
- Adaptability: You excel in a fast-paced and dynamic setting, quickly adapting to shifts in market conditions and business priorities while focusing on achieving results.
- Results-Oriented: Motivated by the desire to deliver measurable outcomes, you consistently surpass performance goals, contributing significantly to the company's achievements.
- Market Expertise: Your comprehensive understanding of the Saudi market provides you with an advantage, enabling effective navigation of challenges and seizing opportunities.
- Financial Acumen: You possess a sharp grasp of financial principles and budget management skills, which aid in strategic resource allocation to maximize business goals.
- Business Planning and Projection: You are proficient in crafting detailed business plans that resonate with the companys objectives. Utilizing your analytical skills and market insight, you forecast trends, anticipate potential challenges, and devise actionable strategies for sustainable growth and increased profitability.
- Budget Expenditure Management: You manage budgets meticulously, pinpointing areas for cost reduction and optimization without compromising quality or performance. Your strategic fund allocation maximizes investment returns and boosts financial performance.
- Gross Margin Generation: Understanding the factors affecting gross margin, you implement strategic pricing and cost management to boost margin levels. By evaluating pricing structures and cost components, you explore ways to improve margins while maintaining competitive market positions.
- Net Revenue Optimization: Your strategic thinking and analytical ability help you uncover opportunities for revenue enhancement throughout the value chain. Through various strategies like pricing adjustments, product innovations, or market expansions, you aim to maximize net revenue while adding value for customers and stakeholders.
- Performance Measurement and Analysis: Utilizing KPIs and other metrics, you monitor and assess the financial impacts of marketing initiatives. Through detailed analysis, you pinpoint improvement areas, refine strategies, and continuously enhance efforts to meet revenue and margin goals.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: You work seamlessly with teams across finance, sales, and operations to synchronize budgeting, planning, and execution. Your effective communication across departments ensures unified efforts towards financial targets.
- Risk Management: Actively identifying and mitigating financial risks through scenario analysis and contingency planning protects the company from potential financial threats. Your forward-thinking approach in risk management maintains financial stability amidst varying business conditions.
- Continuous Improvement Mindset: Committed to continual enhancement, you seek opportunities to refine processes and strategies, enhancing budgeting, planning, and financial management practices. This dedication to improvement fosters innovation and sustainable growth in financial performance.
Requirements
- Education: Bachelors degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or related field. A Masters degree is preferred.
- Experience: Minimum of 12 years in marketing, with at least 5 years in a leadership role handling premium brands.
- Prior experience in the Saudi Arabian market is essential.
- Able to handle diversified challenges and partners.
- Skills:
- Excellent leadership and organizational skills.
- Strong analytical skills and data-driven thinking.
- Advanced communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proficient in digital marketing techniques and tools.
- Language: Fluency in English is mandatory, Arabic is an advantage
Benefits:
- Competitive salary package
- Health insurance
- Performance-based bonuses
