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Join Mars as an Associate Marketing Director based in Guangzhou or Shanghai, China. This full-time role involves leading the Snacking Ice Cream category brand development, driving innovation, go-to-market strategies, and high-impact marketing campaigns.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 8 years of brand marketing experience in top FMCG companies.
  • Proven record in brand marketing across digital, social, and experiential multi-media platforms.
  • Fluent in English and Mandarin, both written and oral.
  • Strong consumer-centric mindset and strategic thinking skills.
  • No specific degree requirement stated.

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Brand Strategy & Innovation: Lead Ice Cream's beyond-product innovation and brand growth strategy to drive market presence.
  • Channel Strategy: Represent Ice Cream in Mini/CVS, New Retail, and E-commerce channels using actionable insights.
  • Campaign Management: Direct cross-functional teams and external agencies to deliver quality marketing activations and communication strategies.
  • Stakeholder Collaboration: Engage multiple internal and external stakeholders effectively in a complex environment.
  • Potential transition routes: People from Senior Marketing Manager or Brand Director roles in top FMCG companies may bring relevant multi-media campaign experience and strategic brand management skills, alongside meeting the mandatory language and experience requirements.

Job description

Job Description:

Job Summary:

Lead Mars Snacking Ice Cream category brand development and growth strategy, including portfolio management, occasion building, and go-to-market strategy.

What will be your main Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Innovation & Portfolio
    • Lead Ice Cream’s beyond-product innovation with aligned strategy and concepts.
  • Go-to-market Strategy
    • Represent Ice Cream in Mini/CVS channels, New Retail, and E-com channels
    • Provide channel insights to support brand growth strategy
  • Communication & Activations
    • Lead Ice Cream’s communication strategy and marketing campaign activation.
    • Direct cross-functional teams and agencies to deliver brand activations in a quality and effective manner, and manage global sharing and communication.

What we are expecting:

  • 8 years or above brand marketing experience in top FMCG companies
  • Proven record in brand marketing across multi-media platforms, including digital, social & experiential.
  • Excellent presentation, communication, and negotiation skills;
  • Be a creative and strategic thinker, with a strong consumer-centric mindset to apply an insight-driven approach.
  • Have experience working with multiple stakeholders internally and externally in a complex and challenging environment.
  • Be comfortable working with changes and ambiguity, and be innovative to make breakthroughs.
  • Have a can-do spirit, passion for winning, strong people agility, and be self-motivated.
  • Fluent in English and Mandarin, both written and oral.

What can you expect from Mars?

  • Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
  • Join a purpose-driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
  • A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
  • An industry-competitive salary and benefits package, including a company bonus.
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Mars

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Competitive salary with company bonus

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