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Job Summary

The Brand Manager is responsible for developing and executing brand strategies that strengthen brand equity, drive market share growth, and support business objectives across Kuwait and international markets. This role involves analyzing consumer insights, monitoring market trends, and ensuring alignment of brand activities with corporate marketing plans. The Brand Manager will lead new product development (NPD), oversee product launches, and coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver impactful marketing programs. The position requires strong strategic, analytical, and execution skills, as well as proven experience in FMCG brand building, to successfully manage brand health and deliver sustainable business growth.

Job Summary

The Brand Manager is responsible for developing and executing brand strategies that strengthen brand equity, drive market share growth, and support business objectives across Kuwait and international markets. This role involves analyzing consumer insights, monitoring market trends, and ensuring alignment of brand activities with corporate marketing plans. The Brand Manager will lead new product development (NPD), oversee product launches, and coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver impactful marketing programs. The position requires strong strategic, analytical, and execution skills, as well as proven experience in FMCG brand building, to successfully manage brand health and deliver sustainable business growth.

Job Duties Include But Are Not Limited To

• Develop brand communication which effectively reflects the brand objectives in order to build brand equity.
• Provide brand direction to develop and execute product/brand marketing programs to build brand awareness and increase sales.
• Develop Brand strategies based on consumer insights from consumer research and Trackers for Kuwait and International markets in order to improve brand health.
• Review market research to anticipate competition, monitor competitors' activities and market trends and translate consumer attitudes into new branding directions.
• Communicate brand strategies to marketing communications, sales, and another department.
• Coordinate and align brand strategy with corporate marketing plan.
• Coordinate with marketing support department to develop advertising and promotional programs, pricing, positioning, and packaging.
• Assess and develop brand names to differentiate product.
• Monitoring, planning and coordinating product launch.
• Guide creation of product portfolio.
• Evaluate and analyze program results and present recommendations for changes in brand strategy.
• Manage and launch Brands NPD/ Brand Initiatives in order to introduce new products that meet the consumer needs and create market differentiation.
• Improve and manage internal co-ordination with important departments for timely executions of brand plans and actions.
• Conduct consumer research whenever required based on brand issues and opportunities.
• Regularly analyze all brand trackers in order to identify brand issues and opportunities.
• Implement price revisions to meet agreed gross margin targets of relevant Stock keeping units.
• Create and implement annual brand plans and activities in order to meet the short- and long-term brand objectives.
  
  

• Education: MBA in Marketing preferred.
• Work Experience: At least 8 full years of marketing / brand building of FMCG products is mandatory
  
  

• Languages: English & Arabic language a must
• Computer: MS office
• Understanding of marketing principles and brand building elements, analytical, influencing & negotiation, Execution, Business orientation

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Marketing and Sales
• Industries Dairy Product Manufacturing

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1. Maintain and update all accounts records accurately and in a timely manner, ensuring that detailed allocation to cost center, department, division/project, etc., is done correctly;

2. Get daily updates of the projects from various project managers & project teams and encode the details in the project management module;

3. Update all commercial milestones in the project management module for all new contracts and any changes in existing contracts;

4. Follow up with the project team on outstanding commercial information in a timely manner;

5. Update all UPL in the project management module;

6. Provide the MIS on all pending milestones and commercials to project Managers, Finance Head, and GM, and follow up on the pending items with the project team;

7. Raise invoices to customers and track the progress through the project management module;

8. Create weekly MIS on all commercial outstanding items and follow the progress with the various project accounts and operation teams;

9. Enter/supervise all project progress entries in the project management module and update the records in consultation with the project managers to arrive at the monthly revenue for MIS purposes.

10. Coordinate with the IT department on requirements and any present issues related to the project management module and the MIS needed to generate.

Minimum Requirements:
1. Minimum should be a commerce graduate; Inter CA will be an added value.
2. Must have knowledge in accounting/ERP software and should have good computer knowledge and expertise in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
3. Should have a minimum of 5 years of work experience in the accounts field, with a minimum of 2 years experience in a similar position in a medium or large organization with a telecom/contracting company background.

About The Company:
Future Communications Company (Future) is a total mobile communication provider established in 1996 to progress with the growth of mobile telecommunications technology. It is part of the FCCG (Future Communications Company Global). Combining its strengths in wholesale, retail, distribution, and value-added services, it has grown at an impressive rate, making real what you thought were communication impossibilities.

As HR Manager, you will be responsible for a full generalist role and running operations of the site in Kuwait. You will have around 250 employees on site, split between 65% blue collar and 35% white collar workers.

Your role will be to:

1. Manage all legal issues related to HR
2. Provide insights and feedback to local management and the HRD on the HR pulse
3. Identify local HR talents as potential resources for future market requirements
4. Ensure the implementation of the recruitment and exit cycle
5. Ensure full application of the Employee Handbook and the Corporate Expatriation Policy
6. Recommend changes and updates on the current HR Policies and procedures applicable
7. Review remuneration structures based on external equities and recommend salary increases
8. Handle all Management Development activities
9. Work with head office in Dubai to keep all HR activities in line with the global vision of the company

Languages Required:
English - Fluent / Excellent
Arabic - Fluent / Excellent

My client is looking for an exceptional HR Manager to run all operations based in Kuwait. It is extremely important that the candidate meets the following requirements:

1. Experienced in an HR operations management role – essential
2. Fluent in both English and Arabic – essential
3. Worked in a Multinational organization – essential
4. Local Kuwait labor law knowledge – essential
5. FMCG sector experience – highly desirable

About The Company
Mackenzie Jones Middle East has decades of HR, Marketing, Finance & Accounting, Sales, Secretarial & Business Support, Management Consulting and Engineering recruitment expertise. Along with a deep understanding of key market sectors and regions, we never forget to treat clients, companies and candidates as individuals who have unique needs. We’re growing rapidly because people appreciate our honesty, commitment and results.

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Salary range: 100-400 Kwd (no link provided with these advertisements).