VP of Marketing

Bucharest

Our client is a company fueled by highly engaged empowered and passionate employees who will go above and beyond to deliver best in class customer service and help growth our portfolio of brands and business. With their entrepreneurial spirit these employees take personal accountability and initiative to act and find solutions. Their employees work hard and have fun, enjoying supportive relationships that extend across the whole business.

Job role:
• The marketing role: responsible for strategic direction, development and execution of the company’s marketing plans, work plans, developing the brands, annual profit and volume goals
• Build and enhance recognition of company’s brands and products
• Responsible for stakeholders relationship management
• Work closely with the President to define, implement and manage the marketing strategy for optimal performance and results
• Conduct competitive and market analysis to determine and highlight company’s key differentiators
• Work with Board of Directors to plan, create and launch creative campaigns and compelling stories around company’s announcements and initiatives that resonate with the audience
• Establish goals and create strategy in order to meet marketing deliverables and metrics; responsible for brand managers and trade marketing department
• Coordinate CMI department / Business Intelligence department, digital communication and PR activities
• Attend and speak at industry events to promote the company‘s brands
• Be an effective leader and ensure all marketing programs are successful, metrics-driven and goal-oriented

Requirements:
• Team player
• Proven leadership experience carrying out marketing efforts, including planning, prioritizing, driving and implementing strategy
• Sales orientation
• University degree marketing courses / studies or related discipline
• MBA is an advantage
• 10+ years of marketing experience in FMCG, especially with international brands or companies
• 5+ years of marketing leadership experience
• Managing budgets / marketing suppliers / agencies
• Financial thinking / orientation
• Metric driven and have the ability to draw insights from complex marketing data
• Languages: Romanian, English – must
• Experience in building brand awareness, brand loyalty and recognition
• Entrepreneurial spirit and adapts well in a rapidly changing environment
• Creative and innovative
• Strong leadership and communication skills