Jr. Brand Building Manager Flexa

Careers at AkzoNobel

This role is for a Jr. Brand Building Manager Flexa at AkzoNobel.

Purpose of the job

The junior brand building manager Flexa is partly responsible for the brand development; the execution of strategic plans for the flagship consumer paint brand Flexa, with all its different concepts and channels.

Key responsibilities

• Partly responsible for Flagship brand Flexa for the Netherlands and the implementation of the local strategy
• Responsible for brand Hammerite for the Netherlands
• Manage portfolio of the assortment; make analyses and tail management
• Compose local year plan Flexa and Hammerite for product range in cooperation with the senior brand manager and marketing manager aimed at realization of the marketing objectives of the organization
• Execute local price policy and analyse price policy of the competitors
• Manage product range in order to achieve cost-efficient and high-quality results
• Analyze market evolutions on the basis of market research executed by in-or external agencies in order to formulate conclusions for composing or redirecting the marketing plan
• Monitor proactive the sales figures and campaign results, notify the remarkable elements to the marketing manager and tune actions if necessary
• Collect market information to substantiate new product development proposals
• Fully engaged in the product development process
• Perform the product launches on the basis of strategic global policies regarding aspects of marketing communication (launch campaign, brochure, website, direct mail etc)
• Translate the global guidelines to the local market and use best practices
• Initiate and perform innovations/product enhancements with high added value

Job requirements

• Bachelor/Master discipline Marketing/Communication
• Experience: starter to 2 years Marketing
• Social skills, creative, innovative, analytical, team player, project management skills, communicator
• Dutch and English; oral and written