<![CDATA[P&G - Mumbai, India Marketing jobs]]> http://jobs-pg.com/in/mumbai/marketing-jobs en <![CDATA[Associate Manager Consumer & Market Knowledge - ()]]>

Description

The Associate Manager is the entry level management position in the Consumer Market Knowledge (CMK) function. In this phase the Associate Manager absorbs conusmer, market and/or customer/shopper and business understanding and research skills, and applies them to his/her business situation. The objective is to translate the consumer and market knowledge into business building ideas and in right decision-making. This is a phase of much learning: on-the-job as well as via formal courses within the company or outside seminars. Associate Managers report to Managers or Senior Managers who lead them through a variety of training and coach them on-the-job to develop CMK skills. The Associate Manager will be responsible for consumer & market understanding for a specific brand such as Pantene, Head & Shoulders, Tide, Ariel for a specific country or a group of countries and will be part of a brand team. In the country the Associate Manager will be responsible for leading customer and shopper understanding and converting that into actionable ideas.

Business contributions will include:
1. Understanding the business problem/opportunity, converting it into a research objective;
2. Working with more senior managers and expert resources to choose the best research tools and tests to address the problem/opportunity, culminating in recommending research design;
3. Analyzing and interpreting data objectively and accurately and making recommendations on how to maximize potential of the opportunity being researched;
4. Analyzing and interpreting data from secondary/external resources to determine market and consumer trends and make business building recommendations;
5. Ensuring that internal business partners know what consumers and/or shoppers/customers are saying by proactively seeking, analyzing and sharing learning;
6. Identifying need for additional research and analysis based on the business context; and
7. Gains a foundational understanding of the market and consumer in terms of market size, growth, key segments, consumer habits, practices, attitudes based on existing data available. In customer/shopper area, gains fundamental understanding of customer, retail industry trends and shoppers. Based on this knowledge, makes actionable recommendations.

Qualifications

We look for candidates who have a passion for winning and who have demonstrated excellence in their work and academic experience. We look for people with leadership skills who are effective in teams. We want employees with strong analytical skills and the ability to think of out-of-the box solutions to business problems. We want people who are able to handle multiple priorities, who have a bias for action and who are genuinely interested in personal development and the development of others. Finally, we want people who would respect and embody the Principles and Core Values that make P&G the organization it is.

We look for:
1. A passion for doing what's best for the consumer so as to grow Procter & Gamble's business.
2. Strong problem-solving and analysis skills. This will enable the candidate to design strong learning plans that will address the few key questions that have the biggest impact on the initiatives he/she is responsible for.
3. The ability to collaborate effectively in a team. This will help the candidate focus the business team's energies on the things that make the biggest difference to the consumer and customer.
4. Curiosity and a desire to learn. These will help the candidate develop the mastery required for a successful CMK career.

Minimum education of BA or BS. Must have proven success from school or work experience of strong leadership by envisioning, direction setting and enrolling others; thinking/problem solving; creativity & innovation; initiative & follow-through; communication; and priority setting.

Requisition Number: CMK00000848]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT 2082721-Mumbai-Market-Research <![CDATA[Assistant Brand Manager (ABM) Marketing - ()]]>

Description

An Assistant Brand Manager (ABM) is responsible for managing the health (volumes, turnover and equity) of the brand for which he/she works. An ABM is expected to deeply understand and analyze the business, and then use this to develop/execute a powerful marketing plan that will build business. A Marketing Plan is a strategy / series of choices, which identifies specific marketing decisions and actions. ABM's will also be required to regularly analyze business results and progress by doing financial and competitive research. Additional responsibilities include:

1. Advertising - creative brief development, copy evaluation, copy clearance, commercial production and media planning (working with media manager).
2. Promotion - promotion and pricing strategy and execution.
3. Consumer / Customer Training - consumer decision-making, customer operations, customer decision-making and market segmentation.
4. Complex Business and Financial Analysis.
5. Interpersonal Projects - coaching & training, recruiting, multi-functional teamwork.

Qualifications

We look for candidates who have a passion for winning and who have demonstrated excellence in their work and academic experience. We look for people with leadership skills who are effective in teams. We want employees with strong analytical skills and the ability to think of out-of-the box solutions to business problems. We want people who are able to handle multiple priorities, who have a bias for action and who are genuinely interested in personal development and the development of others. Finally, we want people who would respect and embody the Principles and Core Values that make P&G the organization it is.

In addition, the minimum education level accepted is a Master's degree from a recognized University in any area of specialization like Engineering, Management, Sociology, Economics etc.

Requisition Number: MKT00002659]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT 2082724-Mumbai-Entry-Level-Marketing