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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:

  • Develop and implement robust marketing strategies to achieve business objectives.
  • Provide visionary leadership, aligning marketing efforts with overall company goals.

Team Management

  • Lead and inspire a cross-functional team, including product managers, trade marketing professionals, advertising specialists, and market researchers.
  • Foster a collaborative and high-performance culture within the marketing team.

Regional Expertise

  • Leverage a minimum of 20 years of diverse marketing experience, with a preference for experience in the GCC region.
  • Demonstrate a deep understanding of local market dynamics, consumer behavior, and industry trends.

Brand Building And Innovation

  • Drive brand-building initiatives and successfully launch new products to enhance market presence.
  • Utilize innovative marketing approaches, including new-age media, to stay ahead of industry trends.

Communication Proficiency

  • 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.
  • Fluently bilingual in English and Arabic, with the ability to articulate a clear vision and roadmap to top management.

Required Education

  • 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.
  • Fluency in Arabic and English is a must.

Required Professional Skills

  • 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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General Manager - Marketing