Category Head - Leading UK Brand in kitchen appliances   Department/ BU : Marketing Department- BU   Location : Head Office  Reporting To : Marketing Head   Job purpose & Scope :   This role is responsible for driving business for a set of product categories, from innovation to go-to-market execution and drive top line & bottom line revenues for the assigned portfolio of new & existing products.  Major Areas of Responsibilities :   Lead & deliver Product Innovation :   - Identify opportunities in product portfolio- new as well as existing range for new product introductions, range rationalization to ensure product range is ahead of competition, is profitable and strengthens brand promise.   - For this strong product innovation skills and knowledge of innovation processes, analytical skills on product features and data will be required. New product introductions will require customer and market segmentation, targeting and positioning skills.  Lead generation of Consumer & Customer insights :   - Lead research projects from briefing to reporting and delivering insights - into-action. Contribute as a key stake holder in all brand health studies.  Lead Marketing Programs :   - Conceptualize, develop and execute comprehensive marketing programs by working with advertising agencies, direct marketing agencies, PR agencies, and media agencies across all channels- modern retail, general trade, CSD, TV channels, institutional sales and eCommerce.   - Conceptualize and execute marketing and advertising communication across media (print, TV, digital, radio) for various brand campaigns - festival, promotional, brand advertisement, new product launch campaigns.  Drive throughputs across channels :   - Develop and execute individual channel strategies consisting of assortment strategies, marketing & promotions programs, leveraging customer insights, point-of-sale brand presence elements.   - This requires close working with field teams and direct interaction with channel partners. For this, experience and understanding of various channels, channel operations and sales processes is a must.  Deliver Product Development :   - Take outputs of product innovation process to execution by developing new products/ improve existing products in close engagement with product development teams and vendors.   Working with Customer Care :   - Manage spare parts and track customer service to deliver superior customer experience.  Person Specifications :   Essential Qualification : Any Graduate or Engineer Graduate  Desired Qualification : Post Graduate in Marketing from tier-1 institute  Experience : 8-10 Years  Industry Preference : Consumer Durables, Small Appliances  Functional Competencies :   - Strategic Marketing Yes   - Consumer & Customer Research & Analysis Yes   - Brand Communication development & execution across media vehicles including Digital media Yes   - Channel Management, channel & sales operations & Channel strategies Yes   - Product innovation & development Yes   Behavioral Competencies :  - Strategic Thinking Yes   - Change Management Yes   - Decision Making Yes   - Personal Effectiveness Yes   - People Management Yes   - Operational effectiveness Yes   Any specific requirement

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Category Head - Kitchen Appliances - IIM/MDI/XLRi/FMS/IIFT/SP Jain 

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Job Description for Category Head - Kitchen Appliances - IIM/MDI/XLRi/FMS/IIFT/SP Jain  in Personnel Search Services in  Mumbai for (8-10) years of experience. Apply Now!