Category Marketing Manager OTC – SSA Hybrid

About the role
Are you ready to take the reins and push boundaries in the world of marketing? We’re looking for a Category Marketing Manager – OTC who can breathe life into our products and tell compelling stories that captivate our diverse audience. At Reckitt, you’ll harness your marketing expertise to craft strategies that resonate across markets and drive significant growth. It’s a chance to lead with creativity and insight, and to thrive within a culture that values the exchange of ideas and rewards initiative.

Your responsibilities
– Develop a clear vision for the Self care and Intimate Wellness categories at Sub-Saharan Africa level in line with regional and global strategic imperatives.
– Lead the development and implementation of the annual business plan, monitor performance and competitor activity and recommend adjustments to the marketing mix.
– Deliver a product development programme to generate consistent sales and profit growth
– Coach and develop the team into truly exceptional marketers
– Develop Communication plan for healthcare professionals and drive omnichannel strategy for healthcare professional engagement
– Align Coverage cycle and detailing Matrix for Medical Sales team
– Co-ordinate the development and maintenance of effective local Sales/Marketing interface to ensure effective execution of business plans
– Lead, where appropriate, the selection of local external Service Agencies and to develop and manage professional working relationships
– Ignite the market with innovative product launches and persuasive communications that resonate with consumers and shoppers alike.
– Seamlessly coordinate brand requirements with agency partners, ensuring smooth delivery of communication plans and digital strategies.

The experience we’re looking for
– Leadership: people management and development
– Strategic Planning and Monitoring ability: leads in the development of portfolio strategy. Proactively collect  and analyse relevant data and, where necessary, seek new data sources to identify opportunities for corrective action and growth.
– Innovation & Creativity: Champion product development process and business improvement to ensure quick responses to changes in consumer needs
– Engages and Influences HCPs and KOLs: Identifies new opportunities to build the credibility and relationships with HCPs towards mutual long- & short-term gains.
– End to end consumer, shopper and or HCP Journeys and manages audiences in a holistic manner.
– Collaboration and commercial Rigor: Collaborates with and aligns internal and external stakeholders to ensure plans and projects get the needed support
– Min 8-10 years of marketing experience, and must be able to demonstrate outstanding marketing skills developed within the Pharma/FMCG environment
– First degree in Pharmacy, Biological sciences, or social Sciences. An MBA or second degree in a Business/Health related field is an added advantage
– Demonstrated agility in managing a brand amidst competitive and complex environments.
– A robust track record in Marketing, with a shining portfolio of successes in both Marketing and Sales functions.
– Excellent communication skills, adept at nurturing relationships and managing stakeholders with ease.

The skills for success
– Demonstrated agility in managing a brand amidst competitive and complex environments.
– A robust track record in Marketing, with a shining portfolio of successes in both Marketing and Sales functions.
– An ability to combine strategic thinking with decisive action, backed by a sharp commercial mindset.
– Insightful grasp of consumer behaviour and market trends, with an emphasis on a global perspective.
– Excellent communication skills, adept at nurturing relationships and managing stakeholders with ease.

What we offer
With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.
We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt’s potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt’s pay for performance philosophy.