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KDD
General Manager - Marketing
Location:
Al Farwaniyah, Kuwait
Department: Management
Job Description
Job Summary
'As the General Manager of Marketing, you will play a key role in shaping and executing the marketing strategy across all markets where our company's products/brands are present. You will lead a dynamic team, ensuring alignment with business goals, fostering innovation, and driving brand success. The position demands a strategic thinker with extensive regional marketing experience, exceptional leadership skills, and the ability to communicate effectively in both English and Arabic.
Roles & Responsibilities
Roles Strategic Leadership:
'As the General Manager of Marketing, you will play a key role in shaping and executing the marketing strategy across all markets where our company's products/brands are present. You will lead a dynamic team, ensuring alignment with business goals, fostering innovation, and driving brand success. The position demands a strategic thinker with extensive regional marketing experience, exceptional leadership skills, and the ability to communicate effectively in both English and Arabic.
Roles & Responsibilities
Roles Strategic Leadership:
- Develop and implement robust marketing strategies to achieve business objectives.
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Provide visionary leadership, aligning marketing efforts with overall company goals.
- Lead and inspire a cross-functional team, including product managers, trade marketing professionals, advertising specialists, and market researchers.
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Foster a collaborative and high-performance culture within the marketing team.
- Leverage a minimum of 20 years of diverse marketing experience, with a preference for experience in the GCC region.
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Demonstrate a deep understanding of local market dynamics, consumer behavior, and industry trends.
- Drive brand-building initiatives and successfully launch new products to enhance market presence.
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Utilize innovative marketing approaches, including new-age media, to stay ahead of industry trends.
- Effectively communicate objectives, KPIs, and expectations to the marketing team.
- Complying with health and safety, lean and sustainability practices of KDD together with the regulations of the State of Kuwait when carrying out duties & Responsibilities.
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Fluently bilingual in English and Arabic, with the ability to articulate a clear vision and roadmap to top management.
- Bachelor of Marketing and master's degree in marketing or related field.
- Minimum of 20 years of progressive marketing experience, with a focus on brand management and strategic marketing.
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Fluency in Arabic and English is a must.
- Proven track record of building and managing successful brands, preferably in the GCC region.
- Strong leadership skills with experience managing cross-functional teams.
- Exceptional communication skills in both English and Arabic.
- Experience using data-driven insights to inform marketing strategies.
- Experience in FMCG Industry.
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KDD
General Manager - Marketing