Country Brand Manager (internal Medicine & Hospital)

Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa

Job Description


Position Summary:

Development of strategy, marketing and promotional activities for the allocated brands and portfolios, with the main objective of ensuring that the best strategies and tools are made available to all customer facing colleagues, that allows for maximum patient impact. Ensure that the strategies encompass all sectors (private & public) and channels of distribution.

Responsibilities

Financial

  • Deliver on revenue and IBA of brands and portfolios within the scope of management
  • Ensure high integrity and accuracy of forecasts
  • Ensure mitigation plans are developed, as required, to reach financial objectives
  • Work with GSC (SAR demand planning) to optimize brand forecasts and reduce obsolescence
  • Brand Level P&L management
  • Manage expense budgets
  • Advertising and Promotion Budgets (Direct Marketing Expenses) -Set up; monitor and track ROI of marketing expenditure and programs
  • Manage OME (other marketing expense) budgets, allocated for T&E (Travel and Entertainment)
  • Brand/TA/Channel management, strategy and tactical plan development
  • Development of strategies, promotional campaigns and programs, through maximizing customer insights and ensuring maximum patient impact
  • Align to global strategies as appropriate
  • Provide accurate analysis of data for each brand, to support proposed strategy
  • Ensure the brands are being managed according to life cycle requirements
  • Take responsibility for brand requirements in the various channels and deliver the correct content to fulfill the promotional requirements within those channels (eg: script generation at doctor level, retail messaging etc)
  • Launch Planning and Launch readiness
  • Develop plans and core materials in line with the tactical plan (supporting the channel strategies)
  • Drive cross-functional brand leadership through the core brand team
  • Take accountibility for ensuring that all content and/or promotion materials and items for promotional purposes are delivered timeously
  • Review pricing and make recommendations for yearly SEP increases; tender opportunities and price reduction xe2x80x93 depending on market dynamics, working closely with H&V (Health and Value function, who oversee pricing)
  • Advance proposals for major strategy change to senior management
  • Alignment across functions and stakeholder management:
  • Align key internal stakeholders xe2x80x93 medical, marketing, management, SMS (Sales and Marketing Services), sales, H&V/ Access; Legal and BA - to drive business objectives, develop strategies and tactics for the brand and/ or TA:
  • Lead the efforts to understand and address opportunities and challenges
  • Establish effective peer relationships and strong cross-functional collaboration and communication
  • Collaborate with sales to roll out and drive effective execution of campaigns and programs
  • Establish and maintain positive relationships with identified opinion leaders (private and public sectors)
  • Vendor management (in accordance with policy)
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

Accountable
  • Brand revenue achievement, across all channels:
  • Development of strategy and tactical plans
  • Delivery of materials and content for customer facing colleagues and channel activities
  • Brand P&L and forecasting
  • Management of expenses
  • Vendor management for brand specific initiatives
  • Compliance
Shared Accountability
  • Develop country Op Plan; revenue targets, brand expense allocations, in conjunction with sales and management
  • Channel marketing (retail/ state KA) xe2x80x93 ensure that clear inputs on the customer journey for brands are shared and development of tactics is done.
  • Long-range demand forecasting with demand planning and manager
  • Revenue adjustments, as needed for LEs (latest estimates), with sales, business finance and manager
  • KOL development xe2x80x93 in conjunction with sales and medical
  • On-boarding of new Reps and identifying upskilling requirements with market changes xe2x80x93 training and medical
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Qualifications:
  • 1-3 years pharmaceutical experience
  • 2 years+ marketing experience
  • Bachelorxe2x80x99s degree or equivalent
  • Proficiency in English
TECHNICAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS
  • Demonstrates business acumen
  • Acts decisively
  • Seizes accountability
  • Holds people accountable
  • Leads change
  • Self-awareness
  • Builds effective teams (cross-functional)
  • Candidate needs to demonstrate these commercial /management competencies:
  • Broad knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry and healthcare environment including pricing, reimbursement, regulatory requirements and market and policy trends (this can be in the learning phase)
  • Ability to analyze, define and convey complex concepts and strategies in verbal and written communication (candidate needs to be able to apply this competency)
  • Able to develop a strategy, plan activities and effectively execute to the sales force (candidate needs to be able to apply this competency)
  • Proven ability to perform effectively in a complex, changing environment, and the professional maturity to deal with ambiguity
  • Strong interpersonal skills are required, as well as excellent verbal communication and presentation skills
  • Well-organized with the ability to be flexible, prioritize multiple demands and effectively perform in a matrix organization (this can be in the learning phase)
  • Demonstrated track record of ability to influence others
  • Strategic skills, including creativity and effectiveness in identifying and addressing major strategic challenges (e.g. new competition, shifting market environment) and the ability to balance short-term needs with long-term vision for a brand
  • Be able to develop performance metrics (can be in the learning phase)
  • Demonstrated collaboration/negotiation
Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1293927
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Education
    Not mentioned