32 Marketing Director jobs in Egypt

Develop Marketing Strategy and growth direction for assigned category / products
- Set brand objectives for product, price, distribution and advertising/promotion for the various brands.
- Design annual operating plan of marketing initiatives within set budgetary parameters
- Analyze and interpret data (qualitative and quantitative) that will add value and positive direction to the various brand objectives.
- Lead and manage projects for all category initiatives (marketing and innovation) through cross functional coordination
- Partner with commercial team and trade marketing to plan in-store merchandising and promotional activities.
- Manage overall category/brand profitability through clear pricing strategy and margin management techniques
- Manage A&M spending to be in line with plan through budgeting and monthly tracking.
- Ensure appropriate agency leadership and partner with them to execute consumer communication campaigns.
- Support monthly and annual demand planning process.
- Experience in managing Research and Insights projects for the category / brand. As well as managing the relationship with research and insights partners.
- Track record in people management, development and coaching.

**Skills**:

- 10-12 years’ experience in Marketing preferably FMCG.
- Financial Understanding of P&L, business case development, A&M management.
- Consumer, shopper and customer understanding (incl. insight generation, understanding route to market of brand.
- Strong Analytical skills - ability to interpret complex data and translate it into useful and actionable information.

**The Role**

As Associate Director - Marketing, your role would involve overseeing and managing the marketing activities of the department’s clients. In this position, you will lead a team of marketing professionals and act as the primary point of contact for clients. Your responsibilities will encompass strategic planning, brand management, marketing campaigns, and digital marketing, content creation, public relations, team leadership, budget management, market analysis, and client servicing.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Developing Marketing Strategy: Collaborate with the senior management team to develop comprehensive marketing strategies aligned with the client's goals and objectives. This includes identifying target markets, conducting market research, and analyzing competitor activities.
- Brand Management: Ensure consistent brand messaging and positioning across all marketing channels. Develop and maintain brand guidelines and oversee the implementation of branding initiatives.
- Marketing Campaigns: Plan, execute, and measure marketing campaigns to promote the company's services and properties. This includes creating marketing collateral, coordinating advertising efforts, managing digital marketing channels, and monitoring campaign performance.
- Public Relations: Manage public relations activities (through a third-party agency), including media relations, press releases, and organizing events. Build and maintain relationships with media outlets, industry influencers, and strategic partners.
- Team Leadership: Provide guidance, mentorship, and supervision to the marketing team. Set performance goals for team members, conduct performance evaluations, and ensure the team's overall effectiveness.
- Budget Management: Develop and manage the marketing budget effectively. Monitor expenses, track return on investment (ROI), and make strategic adjustments to optimize budget allocation.
- Market Analysis: Stay updated on industry trends, market conditions, and competitor activities. Conduct regular market research and analysis to identify opportunities and make data-driven recommendations.
- Client Servicing: Act as the primary point of contact for clients seeking marketing services. Understand their requirements, develop tailored marketing solutions, and ensure exceptional client satisfaction.

**Skills, Knowledge and Experience**

Knowledge
- A sound knowledge of key marketing principles and the implementation of marketing strategies
- Project and/or brand marketing experience in the property industry would be highly valued.

**Skills**:

- Team management and coordination
- Digital marketing knowledge
- Excellent experience in analytical and problem-solving skills.
- High level of interpersonal, verbal, and written communication and presentation skills
- Project management skills, including critical path development
- Time management skills with the ability to deliver under tight deadlines for multiple projects.
- Ensure cross-departmental alignment
- Experience and Requirements
- Excellent command of both the Arabic and English language
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, or other relevant degree
- 10+ years of experience

**Additional Information**
**Job Number** 25137787
**Job Category** Sales & Marketing
**Location** Sheraton Soma Bay Resort, P.O. BOX 71, Red Sea, Egypt, Egypt,VIEW ON MAP ( Full Time
**Located Remotely?** N
**Position Type** Management
**JOB SUMMARY**
The Director of Marketing Communications is responsible for the planning, direction, control, and coordination of all communication activities, with an emphasis on public relations. Promotes and maintains good communications in order to enhance the prestigious image of the hotel and by doing so contributes to the revenues of the hotel.
**CANDIDATE PROFILE**
**Education and Experience**
**Required:**
- High school diploma or GED; 4 years experience in the sales and marketing, guest services, front desk, or related professional area.
OR
- 2-year degree from an accredited university in Business Administration, Marketing, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; 2 years experience in the sales and marketing or related professional area.
**CORE WORK ACTIVITIES**
**Managing Marketing Communications Activities**
- Develops an annual communications plan with specific goals and budgets as outlined in the hotel's marketing plan/communications manual. Prepares working plans to achieve goals and ensures the communications team is fully briefed on goals and progress.
- Compares actual achievements against goals on a regular basis and takes corrective action.
- Assists the DOM in the planning of all mailing activities, and oversees their execution.
- Ensures that the corporate ID manual is kept up-to-date and implemented as appropriate.
- Prepares on a timely basis the monthly sales & marketing "communications" report.
- Supervises and directs photography for advertising, collateral and public relations purposes in liaison with the DOM, the advertising agency and the field marketing department at corporate office.
- Ensures the department has a comprehensive master slide/photo/CD library for all advertising, collateral and public relations activities, and regularly sends these to corporate office for the image library.
- Supervises operations of the in-house art department.
- Monitors activities of competitor hotels and trends within the industry.
**Managing Public Relations Activities**
- Acts as official spokesperson for the hotel when appropriate and responds to all media requests within 24 hours.
- Compiles and maintains a comprehensive list of media contacts and manages them as per the media account management system. Delegates assigned accounts to communications staff as appropriate but takes full responsibility for the key media by maintaining and developing close relationships
- Prepares press releases for appropriate targeted media, locally, regionally and internationally.
- Works closely with the corporate and international press offices on developing story angles.
- Plays a key role in community and government relations as well as VIP handling.
- Secures opportunities, directs and attends hotel sponsored events, and develops targeted partner relationships.
- Creates and organizes press promotional activities.
- Participates in the press events/trips organized by the regional PR offices as required.
- Conducts press blitzes when appropriate.
- Ensures press kit information is comprehensive and kept up-to-date.
**Managing Advertising Activities**
- Works with the DOM and advertising agency on the rooms and food & beverage tactical advertising campaigns' creative and media plans.
- Maximizes advertising budget by ensuring that the hotel's creative message and media activities are consistent with the advertising of sister hotels and the company group advertising.
- Ensures that the advertising creative is in synergy with the company, projecting a consistent and quality message.
- Reviews the hotel's market segmentation and other appropriate marketing reports to ensure that the media scheduling matches those segments.
- Monitors and maintains media schedules as well as prompt settlement of accounts.
**Managing Direct Marketing Activities**
- Takes an integrated approach to DM activities, ensuring a consistent and quality image is projected.
- Assists the DOM in the planning, implementation and tracking of electronic marketing activities.
- Maintains budget control.
**Manages Collateral**
- Coordinates and executes production of all printed materials, with assistance of advertising agencies, following the specifications stipulated in the corporate ID manual.
- Ensures hotel information is updated regularly on the internet/intranet.
- Supervises the production and quality of all displays and temporary signage in hotel public areas.
- Supervises and budgets for quality gift items as appropriate. Ensures correct usage of hotel logo on gift items as stipulated in corporate ID manual.
- Supervises the in-house graphic designer and/or print shop.
_At Marriott International, we are dedicated to being an equal opportunity employer, welcoming all and providing access to opportunity. We actively foster an environment where the unique backgrounds of our associates are valued and celebrated. Our greatest strength lies in the rich blend of culture, talent, and experiences of our associates. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, including disability, veteran status, or other basis protected by applicable law._
When you join the Sheraton family, you become a member of its global community. We've been a place to gather and connect since 1937. At Sheraton, associates create a sense of belonging in more than 400 communities around the world. We invite, we welcome, and we connect guests through engaging experiences and thoughtful service. If you're a team player who is excited to deliver a meaningful guest experience, we encourage you to explore your next career opportunity with Sheraton. Join us on our mission to be 'The World's Gathering Place'. In joining Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, you join a portfolio of brands with Marriott International. **Be** where you can do your best work, **begin** your purpose, **belong** to an amazing global team, and **become** the best version of you.

**Additional Information**
**Job Number** 25015680
**Job Category** Sales & Marketing
**Location** Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino, 16 Saray El Gezira Street, Cairo, Egypt, Egypt, 11211VIEW ON MAP ( Full Time
**Located Remotely?** N
**Position Type** Management
**JOB SUMMARY**
Functions as the leader of the property's sales department for properties with bookings over 300 peak rooms and significant local catering revenue. Manages the property's reactive and proactive sales efforts. Provides day to day leadership to sales associates to achieve property sales objectives with overall responsibility for achieving booking goals and property revenues. Implements the brand's service strategy and applicable brand initiatives in all aspects of the sales process and focuses on building long-term, value-based customer relationships that enable achievement of the hotel's' sales objectives. Evaluates the property's participation in the various sales channels (e.g., Area Sales, Group Sales within the Sales Office, electronic lead channels, etc.) and develops strong working relationships to proactively position and market the property. Manages the marketing budget to enable development of property specific campaigns, promotions and collateral to drive revenue and meet property objectives. Interfaces with regional marketing communications for regional and national promotions pull through. Develops and implements property-wide strategies that deliver products and services to meet or exceed the needs and expectations of the brand's target customer profile and property associates and provides a return on investment to the owner and Marriott International.
**CANDIDATE PROFILE**
**Education and Experience**
**Required:**
- 2-year degree from an accredited university in Business Administration, Marketing, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; 4 years experience in the sales and marketing or related professional area.
OR
- 4-year bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; 2 years experience in the sales and marketing or related professional area.
**Preferred:**
- 4 year college degree.
- Demonstrated skills in supervising a team.
- Lodging sales experience.
- Hotel industry work experience, demonstrating progressive career growth and a pattern of exceptional performance.
**CORE WORK ACTIVITIES**
**Managing Sales Activities**
- Manages the development of a strategic account plan for the demand generators in the market.
- Manages the property's reactive and proactive sales efforts.
- Determines and develops marketing communication activities, in conjunction with Regional Marketing Communications.
- Provides customer intelligence in evaluating the market and economic trends that may lead to changes in sales strategy to meet or exceed customer expectations.
- Reviews the Strategic Alignment Review (STAR) report, competitive shopping reports and uses other resources to maintain an awareness of the hotel's market position.
- Researches competitor's sales team strategies to identify ways to grow occupancy and RevPAR and increase market share.
- Attends sales strategy meetings to provide input on weekly and overall sales strategy.
- Suggests innovative marketing ideas and develops deployment strategies to continue to grow market share.
- Evaluates and supports participation and account deployment with Area Sales and Group Sales within the Sales Office.
- Serves as the sales contact for the General Manager, property leadership team, Group Sales and Area Sales leaders.
- Serves as the sales contact for customers; serves as the customer advocate.
- Serves as hotel authority on sales processes and sales contracts.
- Serves as the property sales liaison with Area Sales, Group Sales, Revenue Management, Event Management, Regional Marketing Communications and other hotel departments as appropriate.
- Participates in sales calls with members of the Sales and Marketing team to acquire new business and/or close on business.
- Identifies public relations opportunities and coordinates activities to augment the overall marketing communication strategy.
- Supports the General Manager by coordinating crisis communications.
- Executes and supports Marriott's Customer Service Standards and hotel's Brand Standards.
- Executes and supports the operational aspects of business booked (e.g., generating proposal, writing contract, customer correspondence).
- Participates in and practices daily service basics of the brand (e.g., , Marriott Hotels and Resorts (MHR) Spirit to Serve Daily Basics, Renaissance Hotels and Resorts (RHR) Savvy Service Basics, Courtyard, SpringHill Suites, Fairfield Inn Basics of the Day, Residence Inn Daily Huddle, or TownePlace Suites Morning Meeting).
- Implements a seamless turnover from sales to operations and back to sales while consistently delivering high level of service.
- Monitors the effective resolution of guest issues that arise as a result of the sales process by creating mechanisms to channel issues to property leadership and/or other appropriate stakeholders.
- Maintains successful performance by increasing revenues, controlling expenses and providing a return on investment for the owner and Marriott International.
- Implements the brand's service strategy and applicable brand initiatives in all aspects of the sales process and focuses on building long-term, value-based customer relationships that enable achievement of the hotel's' sales objectives.
- Interfaces with regional marketing communications for regional and national promotions pull through.
- Performs other duties, as assigned, to meet business needs.
**Building Successful Relationships**
- Develops strong partnerships with local organizations to further increase brand/product awareness.
- Develops and manages internal key stakeholder relationships.
- Develops strong community and public relations by maintaining property participation in local, regional and national tradeshows and client events.
- Executes exemplary customer service to drive customer satisfaction and loyalty by assisting the customer and monitoring their satisfaction before and during their program/event.
- Serves the customer by understanding their needs and recommending the appropriate features and services that best meet their needs and exceed their expectations, while building a relationship and loyalty to Marriott.
- Gains understanding of the hotel's primary target customer and service expectations; serves the customer by understanding their business, business issues and concerns, to offer better business solution both prior to, and during the program/event.
**Leadership**
- Functions as the leader of the property's sales department for properties with bookings over 300 peak rooms and significant local catering revenue.
- Develops sales goals and strategies and verifies alignment with the brand business strategy.
- Executes the sales strategy in order to meet individual booking goals for both self and staff.
- Coaches leaders of revenue generating departments in developing effective revenue strategies and setting aggressive goals that will drive the property's financial performance.
- Verifies Sales team understands and is leveraging Marriott International (MI) demand engines to full potential.
- Works with Human Resources, Engineering and Loss Prevention to monitor compliance with local, state and federal regulations and/or union requirements.
- Partners with Human Resources to attract, develop and retain the right people in order to support the strategic priorities of the market.
- Creates effective structures, processes, jobs and performance management systems are in place.
- Sets goals and expectations for direct reports using the Leadership Performance Process (LPP), aligns performance and rewards, addresses performance issues and holds staff accountable for successful results.
- Forecasts talent needs and manages talent acquisition strategy with Human Resources (HR) to minimize lost time due to turnover.
- Maintains an active list of the competition's best sales people and executes a recruitment and acquisition plan with HR.
- Supports tools and training resources to educate sales associates on winning catering solutions.
- Champions leadership development and workforce planning priorities by assessing, selecting, retaining and developing diverse, high-caliber talent that can lead the organization today and strengthen the leadership bench for the future; continues to upgrade the sales & marketing talent; works with HR to anticipate future talent needs based on business growth plans.
- Identifies, trains and mentors group sales associates; utilizes all available on the job training tools for associates.
- Transfers functional knowledge and develops group sales skills of other discipline managers.
- Provides day to day leadership to sales associates to achieve property sales objectives with overall responsibility for achieving booking goals and property revenues.
- Evaluates the property's participation in the various sales channels (e.g., Area Sales, Group Sales within the Sales Office, electronic lead channels, etc.) and develops strong working relationships to proactively position and market the property.
- Manages the marketing budget to enable development of property specific campaigns, promotions and collateral to drive revenue and meet property objectives.
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Overview:

- Lead stepping up 3YR Growth Plan and Annual operation plan to drive sustainable growth through building solid brands & innovating products under Non PC
- Partnership with Marketing Director & relevant Global and category teams, to ensure alignment on category strategy, brand’s plans, calendar planning, and innovations deployments
- Lead & coach BMs, building their core brand building expertise, business acumen, and executional marketing skills

**Responsibilities**:
**Leads, Manages, and Grows business profitably**:

- Partner with Marketing Director in developing BU Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and identify locally relevant activation initiatives to drive BU agenda and P&L
- Drives and creates competitive gaps through business efficiency improvements at every step of the value chain.
- Makes business decisions for the category through a strong understanding of key issues and trends

**Business planning and goal alignment**:

- Translate annual AOP roll-out opportunities into tangible, account specific marketing execution action plans to drive business growth and meet business targets (Volume & Share) while ensuring maximum effectiveness of execution.
- Leads and manages the brand Business Planning process with different stakeholders/ sector/ commercialization teams
- Ensures that brand plans are executed on time and flawlessly on-time in full by defining WHO, WHAT, WHEN
- Leads total brand performance tracking & monthly brand audit with commercial team

**Leadership of business teams and development of his/her cross-functional team**:

- Sets challenging team goals and clear standards for success
- Gives direct actionable feedback
- Coaches Brand BM / ABM

**Delight Consumers**:

- Champions an intimate and holistic understanding of our consumers by simplifying and cutting through complexity in consumer/category understanding to translate into actionable brand insights
- Works closely with commercial teams to ensure that there is an efficient customer & shopper marketing strategy that is based on key shopper research, insights, and learnings.

**Build Great Brands**:

- Ensures that all brand activities are aligned with the Brand Essence and Vision.
- Ensures that our communication team is integrated and that all our partners are aligned.
- Leads Key brand affinity initiatives, and expansion plans
- Responsible for Executing brand pack price architecture including new pack sizes initiatives across portfolio

**Win with Customers**:

- Provides strategic direction/input for development of Channel, Customer, and Field Sales strategies in line with business requirements
- Constantly challenges the sales organization to ensure its results and effectiveness.

Qualifications:

- A minimum of 12 year of experience in FMCG, Telecom or Agency
- Strong Marketing experience - with proven experience in brand building, meeting consumer needs, delivering successful communication programs, innovation launches and brand activations.
- Insight - demonstrable use of consumer, customer and business insights to shape strategic business and brand plans.
- Creativity - bring ideas that generate talkability and impact beyond the paid media invested.
- Lead X-agency teams - Ability to brief, manage and plan communications plans through to execution
- Analytical skills - create robust analysis and meaningful insights to drive actions and highlight opportunities
- Strong Leadership experience of managing & coaching multiple direct reports and the ability to inspire various stakeholders

**INSPIRE | EXHILARATE | DELIGHT**

For over six decades, Chalhoub Group has been a partner and creator of luxury experiences in the Middle East. The Group, in its endeavour to excel as a hybrid retailer, has reinforced its distribution and marketing services with a portfolio of eight owned brands and over 300 international brands in the luxury, beauty, fashion, and art de vivre categories. More recently, the Group expanded its expertise into new categories of luxury watches, jewellery, and eyewear.

Every step at Chalhoub Group is taken with the customer at heart. Be it constantly reinventing itself or focusing on innovation to provide luxury experiences at over 750+ experiential retail stores, online and through mobile apps, each touch point leads to delighting the customer.

Today, Chalhoub Group stands for 14,000 skilled and talented professionals across seven countries, whose cohesive efforts have resulted in the Group being ranked third in the Middle East and first in Saudi Arabia as a Great Place to Work.

**What you'll be doing**

At Chalhoub, we build iconic brands together. Our Senior Brand Manager is accountable for the delivery of top line and bottom line targets for a portfolio of brands or a single brand. You will oversee commercial operations across markets/networks and will work closely with store staff and retailers to ensure achievement of targets through advanced customer and people experience while also raising brand awareness and sharing incredible experiences together.
- Setup the yearly strategic plan and budgets of brands portfolio in coordination with Business Unit leaders
- Participate in strategic meetings with suppliers, marketing, merchandising and regional teams to negotiate commercial conditions (margin, animations, exclusivity)
- Coordinate with the Marketing team; recommend marketing mix for existing shops and new openings
- Set up the yearly strategic plan and budgets in accordance with the Business Units' vision and mission
- Conduct strategic meetings with suppliers, marketing, merchandising and regional teams to negotiate commercial conditions (margin, animations)
- Develop and conduct the implementation of goals, objectives, policies, procedures and work standards
- Set the yearly budget of the team in line with plans and needs and monitor the budget achievement
- Monitor and direct daily operations to ensure that goals and objectives are met in term of sales targets, margin and profit and take corrective action when necessary
- Approve Brand mix and oversee smooth implementation of opening, closing and renovation of counters and often get involved with the demand planning
- Maintain smooth relationships with the suppliers and business partners
- Negotiate targets, locations and brand support with key suppliers
- Analyze and improve cost effectiveness; prepare ad-hoc review budget updates in collaboration with General Manager
- Prioritize and allocate available team resources, make recommendations for improvement and ensure maximum effective service provision
- Monitor and analyze market trends, competitor activities; provide action plans and follow up on implementation
- Ensure proper implementation of in-store marketing animation plan/guidelines from Brand Owners
- Analyze profitability of the store/brands & monitor market share
- Uses marketing KPIs to set realistic but stretching targets for the team, brand and activities and suggest optimizations on actions and tools
- Assign individual objectives for employee performance management purposes, manage performance, empower team, and provide formal and informal feedback in order to support professional development and maximize performance
- Ensure identification and proper development and recognition of Talents within team

**What you'll need to **succeed**

8-10 Years of experince in Brand Management in Beauty/Fragrances Retail Market

Fluent English is a must

**What we can offer you**

With us, you will turn your aspirations into reality. We will help shape your journey through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility. Our Group offers diverse career paths for those who are extraordinary, every day.

We recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive benefits package which includes health care, child education contribution, remote and flexible working policies as well as exclusive employee discounts. To view all our perks and benefits, click here.

**We Invite All Applicants to Apply**

It Takes Diversity Of Thought, Culture, Background, Differing Abilities and Perspectives to truly Inspire, Exhilarate and Delight our customers. At Chalhoub Group, we are committed to inclusion and diversity.

Are you a **visionary sales leader** with a passion for driving revenue and crafting unforgettable brand experiences? **Holiday Inn & Suites Cairo Maadi** is looking for a dynamic **Director of Sales & Marketing** to steer our commercial success in Egypt's thriving hospitality market!
If you thrive on **strategic growth, innovative marketing, and building high-performing teams** , this is your chance to shine at one of the most trusted names in hospitality.
**A little taste of your day-to-day:**
_Every day is different, but you'll mostly be:_
+ Managing daily sales activities and coaching your team to deliver to their full potential.
+ Hitting all personal and team sales goals to help us maximise profitability.
+ Creating and implementing sales plans that drive measurable incremental occupancy, increase average rates, increase volume, food and beverage and banquet sales. 
+ Producing and reviewing monthly reports to monitor performance.
+ Leading marketing efforts to up-sell guests on hotel services, offerings, and amenities.
+ Achieve budgeted revenues and personal/team sales goals and maximize profitability.
+ Participate in the preparation of the annual departmental operating budget, the hotel marketing plan and business plan, and financial plans.
+ Create and implement sales plans that drive measurable incremental occupancy, increase average rates, increase volume, food and beverage and banquet sales.
+ Review monthly reports and sales forecasts to analyze current/potential market and sales trends, coordinate activities to increase revenue and market share and monitor performance to ensure actual sales meet or exceed established revenue plan.
+ Create and develop special events and sales blitzes to showcase the hotel to potential clients.
+ Attend trade shows and major market events locally and nationally to promote new business and increase sales and marketing opportunities for the hotel.
+ Identify operational problems that reduce the effectiveness of marketing activities and overall hotel sales performance and work with appropriate department on solutions.
+ Develop awareness and reputation of the hotel and the brand in the local community; may serve as the hotel representative for media-related inquiries.
+ Work closely with key business leaders, officials, and representatives of local community groups within the city to ensure constant high-profile exposure for the hotel.
+ Effectively communicate and market aspects of the hotel that are sustainable or "green" and use information to gain new business opportunities.
+ Work with advertising agencies, consulting firms, and vendors to maximize advertising investments and ensure ads represent brand identity.
+ Direct day-to-day sales activities, plan and assign work, and establish performance and development goals for team members. Provide mentoring, coaching and regular feedback to help manage conflict, improve team member performance, and recognize good performance.
+ Educate, train and motivate sales and marketing teams to achieve hotel revenue goals. Ensure staff has the information, market data, tools and equipment to successfully carry out job duties.
+ Develop and maintain relationships with key clients and outside contacts (example: guests, airliners, wholesalers, travel agencies, ad agencies, local community groups) in order to produce group and/or convention business, to include room sales, food and beverage sales, and catering/banquet services.
**What We need from you:**
+ Bachelor's degree / higher education qualification / equivalent in marketing or related field 
+ Ten or more years of experience in a hospitality or hotel sales and marketing setting with direct supervisory experience over a sales team
+ Strong knowledge of local businesses and business trends required 
+ Must speak local language(s) 
+ Other languages preferred
+ Communication skills are utilized a significant amount of time when interacting with others; demonstrated ability to interact with guests, employees and third parties that reflects highly on the hotel, the brand and the Company.
+ Reading and writing abilities are utilized often.
+ Mathematical skills, including basic math, budgeting, profit/loss concepts, percentages, and variances are utilized frequently.
+ Problem-solving, reasoning, motivating, organizational and training abilities are used often.
+ Ability to travel to attend workshops, tradeshows, conventions, etc.
**What you can expect from us:**
We give our people everything they need to succeed. From a competitive salary that rewards all your hard work to a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life - impressive room discounts and some of the best training in the business.
Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance. Always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
IHG gives every member of the team the room they need to belong, grow and make a difference in a collaborative environment. We know that to work well, we need to feel well - both inside and outside of work - and through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace.
So, join us and you'll become part of our ever-growing global family.
Travel is a journey. We help make it a joy. Starting with a warm, inviting welcome for all guests, whether travelling on business or for fun, enjoying a one night stay, or relaxing for a week. At Holiday Inn®️ we thrive on making our guests stays brighter, helping them create memories that will last a lifetime. Irresistible smiles are our specialty. We should know, we've been on our journey since 1952.
So if you can help our guests enjoy the brighter side of travel, we'd love to give you a warm welcome to the Holiday Inn®️ family.
Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today.
At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We firmly believe that all our colleagues deserve to be treated equally and have the same opportunities to develop and grow their skills within our business and provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and colleagues without regard to an individual's, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

**Responsibilities**:
**Strategic Planning**:

- Participate in strategic planning and cascaded marketing objectives
- Participate in the development of a digital marketing strategy and direction
- Responsible for reporting of the annual marketing plans, expense reports, budget tracking
- Responsible for ensuring all initiatives are completed timely and within budget
- Responsible for managing payments, supplier information and documents, and accurate invoicing

**Digital Marketing**:

- Responsible for the development of the monthly social media content calendar in terms of copy and design
- Oversee design briefs and ensure quality control and consistent branding and tone of voice
- Responsible for update of the websites in terms of content and relevance
- Manage day to day issues with agencies related to SEO, SEM/digital advertising, and social media
- Support commercial with digital lead generation and qualification

**Design, production, and event management**:

- Responsible for the selection, negotiation, and oversight of designers/agencies for all design of production materials such as corporate profiles, printing materials, company booths, etc.
- Work with administration team to oversee the production process
- Responsible for the management and execution of customer events and sponsorship opportunities
- Responsible for internal branding of all branches and ensure up to date state of all offices (in terms of branding)
- Support in employer branding events

**Customer Experience**:

- Support customer facing teams in designing and optimizing customer experience online
- Report on customer NPS, quarterly satisfaction surveys, testimonials, and report on findings and recommendations for improvement

**Public Relations**:

- Support implementation of the company PR strategy, and coordinate implementation to relevant outlets for paid content, coverage, and advertorials
- Responsible for building relationships with relevant network of reporters
- Support in establishing linkages with business chambers, associations, etc. for the purpose of data gathering and marketing opportunities
- Responsible for the management of media monitoring agency and data gathering to serve commercial objectives

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor’s Degree in business, Economics, Marketing, etc.
- Additional certification in digital marketing/ performance marketing is a plus
- Additional certification in project management is a plus
- 3 years of relevant experience in B2B marketing
- Prior experience managing diverse supplier base with procurement practices

Description
Amazon is looking for an AVS Team Lead to manage a team of Brand Specialists (the Account Managers) for the Consumer Electronics category.
Amazon Vendor Services are a suite of services designed to help Amazon's most strategic vendors grow and deliver the best customer experience by working across all key retail levers (e.g. selection, availability, operational efficiency, catalog quality, and marketing) or any other ad-hoc strategic vendor need. The service is delivered primarily through Brand Specialists assigned to specific vendors. As Brand Specialist Manager for Amazon Vendor Services, you will be responsible to deliver impact to a large group of vendors through a team of Brand Specialists reporting to you.
Your priority will be to deliver on our commitment to help vendors improve their performance across key retail metrics, ensure their satisfaction with the service and continuously improve the productivity of your team. You will work in close collaboration with Vendor Managers and your Brand Specialists to understand your vendors' needs and define the right goals and targets. You will meet Category Leaders on a regular basis to get guidance and help them with strategic decision making. Finally, you will be expected to contribute to continuous enhancements and innovation within the service.
You should be passionate about managing and developing people, resourceful and customer focused. You need to have a proven track record of delivering results in fast-paced and dynamic business environments while managing the needs of different groups of stakeholders.
Key job responsibilities
(i) Partner with Vendor Managers, Account Managers and key retail category functions to define priorities and operational goals according to vendor needs
(ii) Manage a team of Brand Specialists owning the joint business plans for most strategic vendors and deliver significant business impact (you will be accountable for the business results of your team)
(iii) Coach and Train Brand Specialists on Amazon mechanisms, processes, tools and business topics. As a Team Lead, you will have to develop the right skill sets within the team and allocate resources to vendors
(iv) Support the business by auditing daily business operations and drive the optimization of the business metrics
(v) Audit metrics regularly to continually drive quality of vendor and employee experience across multiple sub-categories
(vi) Own relevant business areas for your entire category, maximizing category results at scale
(vii) Work with the MENA AVS team to shape the program through scaling and efficiency initiatives to drive productivity withing your team
(viii) Drive vendor adoption of Amazon programs
(ix) Grow and develop people into a talent pool for Amazon
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- 3+ years of team management experience
- 3+ years of account management, project or program management or buying experience
- Experience with vendor negotiations, pricing and promotion or inventory management
- Experience driving internal cross-team collaboration
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience using data to influence business decisions
- Experience driving direction and alignment with cross-functional teams
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