BRAND PROJECT MANAGER at LOGITECH (FT, Permanent Position)
As a member of the Logitech Global Marketing Group, we believe that everything we do is about our brand, which may be reflected in any or all touch points. We believe that we have the power to change our company culture, redefine or reframe the business, and change customer and employee perceptions. We have the ability to change the way we do business, and the way people behave. We believe in collaboration to develop creative solutions that are powerful, meaningful and efficient (visually and financially). We believe in rewarding talent, imagination, collaboration, passion and leadership.
Placement & Reporting Lines:
This position reports directly to the Brand Director. This role will manage one Associate Brand Project Manager.
Summary of the Role:
Responsible for delivering marketing projects within agreed cost, schedule and performance requirements. This role will be a key enabler in the development and implementation of global strategic marketing plans for a key category of products, as well as an enabler in the development and activation of integrated marketing programs in the region.
In the role as a Global Brand Project Manager, he/she will support the Brand Team in implementing the brand strategy and brand plans for the category; project manage advertising and packaging initiatives through the defined process; help manage day to day to agency relationships; work closely with cross functional teams including engineering, product innovation, product marketing, GMO, regional marketing, marketing operations to coordinate deliverables and ensure projects are on schedule, cost and meet desired goals.
In addition, he/she will help implement the globally developed marketing plan for each category in the region. The Brand Project Manager will manage the implementation of marketing efforts in the region; ensure excellence in in-market activation; coordinate regional and local reporting on brand business performance and post-promotion analysis.
Core responsibilities:
Global Product Category Responsibilities
•Provide operational oversight and direction for implementing marketing initiatives that maximize efficiencies, reduce cost and minimize risk.
•Act as marketing operations project expert, developing requirements and business case documents, performing quality assurance testing, prioritizing projects, and managing resources across numerous projects at any given time.
•Work and coordinate with marketing and other business units to establish metrics, goals, and quality control standards that improve campaign performance.
•Maintain deep understanding of systems and provide data road map.
•Create and maintain reliable, timely and accurate reports.
•Communicate status of projects and implementations.
•Constantly work to improve information flows and processes.
•Ensure consistent way of working.
Regional Marketing Responsibilities
•Be a trustworthy link between the brand teams, marketing excellence roles based in EMEA, Product Managers, trade marketing and the local EMEA countries and ensure efficient information flow.
•Support in adaptation and localization of global marketing assets.
•Work and coordinate with marketing and other business units to establish metrics, goals, and quality control standards that improve campaign performance.
•Create and maintain reliable, timely and accurate reports.
•Communicate status of projects and implementations.
•Constantly work to improve information flows and processes.
Desired Qualifications:
•Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience, preferably in consumer marketing.
•Strong organizational skills: systematic, orderly, exhaustive, detail oriented.
•Exceptional communication skills (fluency in other languages a plus): ability to provide timely and concise program and project status information adapted to different levels & audiences within the organization. Ability to clearly communicate marketing priorities.
•Leadership skills: ability to present a realistic view of the project status at all times; ability to manage and motivate team members towards the objective of the program; commands respect rather than demands respect
•Problem solver
Please send resumes directly to Todd Walker at twalker@logitech.com. No phone calls please.
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