
Brand Manager
- Shanghai
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Input into portfolio, priority market and channel plans from a brand perspective
- Develop annual brand plans, in consultation with key commercial, marketing and supply stakeholders
- Work with commercial partners to project financial and demand plans (volumes, pricing, portfolio mix, A&P investment) for brand
- Collaborate with global brand teams and commercial partners to develop direction of brand
- Work with commercial partners to support sell through and profit maximisation of allocated products
- Leverage consumer, shopper, and commercial insights to drive brand plans and through-the-line campaign development
- Influence the development of global big ideas with local market requirements
- Localise global campaign materials where necessary (with a bias to utilising existing assets)
- Ensure that campaigns are delivered on time, on budget and with quality;
- Assess the efficacy of campaigns via metrics-led reviews and adjust accordingly
- Plan digital marketing campaigns, including web, SEO/SEM, email, social media and display advertising
- Maintain our social media presence across all digital and social channels
- Measure and reporting on the performance of all digital and social campaigns
- Identify trends and insights, and optimize spend and performance based on the insights
- Collaborate with internal teams to create landing pages and optimize user experience
- Utilize strong analytical ability to evaluate end-to-end customer experience across multiple channels and customer touch points
- Evaluate emerging technologies. Provide thought leadership and perspective for adoption where appropriate
- Interact with sales, trade marketing, and logistics on stock management for China
- Leveraging insights and / or global initiatives, drive innovation that will resonate and grow profits in China
- Work with the insights team on developing and executing local insights briefs
- Provide input to a clear and comprehensive annual scope of works for creative and media agencies
- Develop high quality briefs and hold agencies accountable for delivering against these
- Provide clear, consolidated, timely feedback to guide agencies responses
- Ensure that spend is managed within budgets and that PO's and invoices are raised as per policy
- Work closely with Trade marketing teams and sales teams to fully activate brand plans within channels and accounts
- Work closely with the sales team, be a strong brand advocate. Key activities will include hosting lunches, tastings and meeting with buyers, owners and journalists
- Participate in sales activities including Key Account Teams, customer meetings and consumer events
- Deliver flawless events (leveraging key regional and global sponsorships where applicable) and leverage via PR, social and trade marketing
- Minimum of 5 years Brand Management experience at a Brand Manager or Assistant Brand Manager level preferably in an FMCG environment; wine and spirits industry highly desirable
- Tertiary education in Marketing, Business highly desirable
- Wine especially Australian wine knowledge desirable
- Previous wine certification would be an important attribute but above all a passion for wine will be required.
- Experience working within a fast moving environment with the ability to multi-task
- Experience “selling” to retailers, distributors or the on premise market would be desirable
- High computer proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), related graphic and design applications and ACNielsen/IRI market analysis tools
- Proficient in leveraging a variety of AI tools to enhance work efficiency and provide effective support