Brand Manager
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About the Role
TIME HOUSE is seeking a Brand Manager to drive commercial success of assigned brands through strategy development, product launches, pricing, and performance analysis. The role requires 6-10 years of brand management experience in retail, distribution, or FMCG, and strong commercial acumen.
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Responsibilities
- Develop and implement annual brand plans aligned with business objectives
- Manage assigned brand portfolios to drive sales growth, profitability, and market share
- Analyze market trends, customer insights, and competitor activities to identify growth opportunities
- Drive achievement of sales and profitability targets for assigned brands
- Lead new product launches with cross functional teams
- Develop pricing recommendations and plan promotional campaigns
- Develop demand forecasts and collaborate to ensure optimum inventory availability
- Coordinate brand marketing initiatives across retail and digital channels
- Monitor sales, margins, inventory, and profitability; prepare business performance reports
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Commerce, or a related discipline
- MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification is preferred
- 6–10 years of experience in brand management, category management, product management, or commercial roles within retail, distribution, e commerce, FMCG, consumer goods, or lifestyle product organizations
- Proven experience in managing product portfolios, product launches, commercial planning, demand forecasting, and cross functional stakeholder management
- Strong commercial and business acumen
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience working with ERP systems is preferred; familiarity with Odoo ERP will be an added advantage
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Position Purpose
- The Brand Manager is responsible for driving the commercial success of assigned brands by developing and executing brand strategies that align with the organization's business objectives.
- The role manages the complete brand lifecycle, including portfolio planning, product launches, pricing, forecasting, inventory optimization, promotional activities, and performance analysis to maximize sales, profitability, and market share.
- The position works closely with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, and Operations to ensure seamless execution of commercial initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement annual brand plans aligned with business objectives.
- Manage assigned brand portfolios to drive sales growth, profitability, and market share.
- Analyze market trends, customer insights, and competitor activities to identify growth opportunities.
- Recommend portfolio expansion, product rationalization, and assortment optimization initiatives.
- Drive achievement of sales and profitability targets for assigned brands.
- Monitor sales performance across channels, categories, and regions.
- Analyze performance trends and recommend corrective actions.
- Partner with Sales teams to enhance product availability, visibility, and sell through.
- Manage the end to end lifecycle of products from launch to discontinuation.
- Lead new product launches with cross functional teams.
- Monitor product performance and optimize product assortment.
- Develop pricing recommendations.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Commerce, or a related discipline.
- MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification is preferred.
- 6–10 years of experience in brand management, category management, product management, or commercial roles within retail, distribution, e commerce, FMCG, consumer goods, or lifestyle product organizations.
- Proven experience in managing product portfolios, product launches, commercial planning, demand forecasting, and cross functional stakeholder management.
- Strong commercial and business acumen.
- Brand and portfolio management expertise.
- Product lifecycle management.
- Market research and consumer insights.
- Pricing, promotions, demand forecasting, and inventory planning.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
- Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
Core Competencies
- Commercial Orientation
- Strategic Thinking
- Customer Focus
- Results Orientation
- Analytical Thinking
- Planning & Organizing
- Collaboration & Teamwork
- Ownership & Accountability
- Decision Making
- Problem Solving
- Adaptability & Resilience
- Continuous Improvement
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