Laos Foods Assistant Brand Manager

JOB PROFILE

Company                             : Unilever Laos                

Business Function             : Marketing                                      

Job Title                              : Assistant Brand Manager

Work Location                    : Vientiane Capital                                                   

Purpose:

Be part of the world’s most successful, purpose-led business. Work with brands that are well-loved around the world, that improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We promote innovation, big and small, to make our business win and grow; and we believe in business as a force for good. Unleash your curiosity, challenge ideas, and disrupt processes: use your energy to make this happen. Our brilliant business leaders and colleagues provide mentorship and inspiration, so you can be at your best.

The Job: You will be a member of the MCL BW&PC Business Unit team and will work to define one or more business models to enter a segment with existing, entrenched competitors. You will partner with your cross-functional team to explore the consumer, customer, competitive and financial implications of entering a new category and what it will take to be successful (and potentially disrupt a new category for Unilever!). Much focus and priority will be against exploring disruptive, unexpected ways to build a new or existing brand through distribution channels, fulfillment, format, and micro-targeting. 

Key Responsibilities

• Develop different business models for launching into segment, including financial analysis and portfolio thinking. 
• Lead end to end innovations from project networks to market deployment with great execution.
• Support deployment and execution of brand strategies to drive brand awareness and drive growth.
• Develop consumer understanding of unmet needs or potential disruptors in the market place .
• Implement brand activities including marketing material development, advertising, media, event/activations management and promotion etc.
• Monitoring brand performance and evaluate the effectiveness of campaign / product launch activities.
• Work closely with CCD, CD, and multi-functional teams 
• Coordinate and closely monitor on competitive movements including pricing, promotion and competitors presence.

Qualifications

• Experiences as Brand or Marketing in product/brand management.
• Experiences working with cross functional environment.
• Good insightful thinking, problem solving, analytical skill.
• Able to balance multiple priorities and meet deadline.
• Able to work independently and as a team.
• Have an entrepreneurial spirit with resourcefulness and a sustainable outlook.
• Able to make decisions despite uncertainty with rationality, logic, and trend.

• Comfortable with number and data learning and management
• Learning agility and adaptability in a demanding and fast-paced environment
• Good written and verbal communication in both Lao and English
• Open to learn and experiment new initiative.

We are seeking an energetic, results-driven individual with proven leadership abilities and passion for consumers and building brands. The ideal candidate will possess a university degree with an emphasis in communications and/or business and relevant marketing experience.  Candidates should also exhibit excellent interpersonal skills, strong analytical abilities with proven track record of turning insights into action, organizational skills, creativity and strong project management skills and experience. The individual is expected to exercise judgment in coordinating and implementing various projects to completion under tight deadlines and to be able to lead projects and influence others.  

Key Candidate Competencies Include: 

• Growth Mindset 
• Bias for Action 
• Team Commitment/Team Leadership 

• Organizational Awareness 

How to Apply:

The Interested candidates are invited to apply online and submit your updated resume to Unilever Careers Site orsubmit your application via email: recruitment.laos@unilever.com

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.