Head of Marketing (Pharmaceuticals), Johannesburg

About the job Head of Marketing (Pharmaceuticals) Purpose:

Responsible for monitoring and managing the Marketing function within the Company.

Duties and responsibilities

Monitoring and achievement of Marketing lead measures to ensure Company achieves budgets.

Monitoring and achievement of Marketing lead measures to ensure Company profitability.

Monitoring of Brand manager activities to maintain standards.

Work with Conference team for planning of January conference, as well as identifying and planning for any Cycle meeting needed throughout the year.

Monthly review of Forecasting with Marketing/Procurement team and weekly review of stock reports with Procurement Team.

Corrective measures to be taken for over- and underperforming brands. Insights to be given regarding market changes and campaigns that might affect stockholding negatively or positively.

Managing and overseeing the Advertising and Promotion for Brand Managers to ensure they are in line with budget.

Oversee and assist with the development of effective sales and marketing plans for the company.

Ensure new launches are duly allocated to a Brand manager and project plans are in place.

Responsible for engaging in field work to ensure company standards are met and to ensure customer satisfaction.

Daily/Monthly approval of purchase orders.

Manage the administrative function of the Marketing assistant to ensure processes are in place and executed.

Assisting HR with selection of Marketing personnel.

Manage the performance of team, identify performance problems and take corrective action incl. development and succession planning.

Weekly meeting with Team and individuals to assess execution plans of their key performance areas and taking corrective measures if need be.

Timely, comprehensive completion of e.g. planners, reports, action plans, assessments, trackers and presentations on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis.

Manage training (with other role-players) of new&existing Brand managers to ensure full exposure to all areas of the business pertaining to their role.

Maintain and ensure execution of SOPs for the Marketing department.

Qualifications and experience

Matric

Degree or diploma in Business Management or Marketing.

At least 5 years experience in the

pharmaceutical industry as a Product/Brand Manager .

At least 3 years experience in a managerial position.

Good understanding of MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook).

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