Sr Specialist Brand Comms Hype EMC
Specialist Brand Communications Lifestyle & Hype
Area: Emerging Markets
Department: Marketing
Direct Reporting Line: Brand Comms Manager Lifestyle EMC
Subsidiary/territory: EM
Grade P1
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Number of Personnel Managed -Direct: 0
Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization
- Manage the execution of the Global and Emerging Market Central Brand Strategy for THE SPORTSWEAR CATEGORY
- Implement and execute Sportswear Category Brand Activations (incl. Influencer Marketing) along the defined brand calendar.
- Embody the brand ethos and understand the Originals audience with intimacy.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive the execution of the Sportswear Calendar and drive local market initiatives where relevant to drive sales.
- Manage assigned MWB (Marketing Working Budget) in alignment with the direct reporting
- Pre- and post ROI analysis of all assigned MWB spending – max the return on all MWB investments
- Manage sportswear briefs including budget allocation, contracts, relationships and activation executions.
- Ensure a world-class campaign execution by focusing on inclusivity, sustainability & culture credibility.
- Negotiate and track quotations with Agencies/vendors by setting clear objectives and expectations.
- Drive EMC Brand KPIs and monitor Brand Health via tracking studies.
- Work closely with Product, Social & Newsroom, Sports Marketing, Brand Activation and Retail and Digital teams on each activation to ensure clarity among the team and delivery all KPIs required
- Conduct ongoing and thorough competitive market tracking analysis
- Responsibility to drive the Go to market milestones for the sell ins – presentations / order placements for seeding
KPI’s:
- Share of Search
- Market Share
- Market Sales vs Plan
- Market Direct Brand Contribution vs Plan
- Direct to Consumer traffic and conversion
Key Relationships:
- Brand Activation hub and market
- EM Central BU
- EMC CTC TEAMS
- EMC Wholesale, Retail and Digital teams
- External Agencies
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Experience in working on the full marketing mix (advertising, events, sponsorship, retail, Ecom) with a major brand or retailer (Fashion industry or FMCG candidates preferred)
- Marketing budget management
- Advanced user of MS Office suite of products
Strong inter-personal/inter-departmental relationship skills
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
- University degree in Business or Marketing with a minimum of 2-4 years equivalent professional experience.
- Previous experience in a Matrix organization with Global and Local exposure.
- Fluent in English, Arabic
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