Marketing Head India | Fortune 500 Consumer Multinational

Mumbai Permanent View Job Description
As a part of the India Leadership Team, the incumbent will head the Marketing function which will include category, brand and product strategy. The incumbent will unlock accelerated double-digit growth for the future across 3 Business Units, reporting into the India Commercial Director
  • Lead the India Marketing charter for one of the most renowned CPG multinationals
  • Get exposure across channels for B2C, B2B and export segments

About Our Client

Boasting of some of the most iconic consumer brands, the client is a Fortune 500 Company with an India business of over 1000 cr. India being one of the top 5 focus markets for them, the client is envisioning an aggressive double digit YoY growth in the years to come.

Job Description

  • Build for Now: core innovation, developing marketing strategy and communication, building annual plans and delivering quality in-market execution across the entire portfolio - leading to brand volume, value, share growth; and deliver profit.
  • Build for Future: white space identification, experimentation, brand equity and portfolio development
  • Build 3 year Innovation Strategy across Business Segments that enable delivery of 3 year operating plan and vision. Lead with a structured approach to innovation that enables category, share and profit growth - balancing short and long term.
  • Lead the India Marketing function working across B2C and B2B business units, including e-commerce marketing. Play a pivotal role in hiring, developing, retaining marketing talent - to grow into future marketing leadership roles.
  • Be the 'voice of consumer and customer' while communicating product priorities to R&D and consumer insights teams.
  • Build continuous awareness, discoverability of all brands and expand consumption occasions through brand activation.
  • Partner with creative and media agencies to develop and execute effective and efficient brand activation campaigns.
  • Collaborate with the Sales & Trade Marketing teams to develop and deploy go-to-market strategies by brand and by channel for each business unit. Ensure successful and timely launches with activation excellence.
  • Develop e-commerce marketing strategies and quarterly demand generation campaigns to achieve business objectives.
  • Monitor and mentor cross-functional teams on the use of sales and brand data to drive business decisions.
  • Partner with India leadership team to develop critical top talent for future leadership roles within the organisation.
  • Unlock opportunities for India business internally and externally by crafting a compelling vision for investment & growth.
  • Partner with R&D, Supply chain and Finance to evaluate capital decisions to unlock white space category growth.
  • Develop Top Customer Marketing Programs for B2B, Modern Trade, eCommerce, focused on business development.

The Successful Applicant

A successful candidate with come with the following capabilities:-

  • Around 10-15 years of overall experience in Sales and Marketing.
  • Leadership experience, owning either country or category P&L exceeding 100$m, leading a team.
  • India FMCG marketing experience is a must. Experience in Food & Beverage is an advantage, but not required.
  • Experience in B2B FMCG, and/or in eCommerce focused brands are an advantage.
  • Consumer focused - able to think intuitively about consumer needs and beliefs, and ability to demonstrate examples of real consumer insights.
  • Commercially minded - Strong business acumen, strategic thinking, analytical rigour, able to think laterally to identify solutions.
  • Excellent communication and influencing skills - able to communicate ideas and learnings concisely.
  • Excellent project management skills - Able to plan effectively, to handle complex project networks and implementation.
  • Skilled at leading cross-functional teams and in managing multiple stakeholders across organization levels and functions in a matrixed international organization.

What's on Offer

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Job summary

Function
Marketing
Sub Sector
Category / Brand / Product Management
What is your area of specialisation?
FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods)
Location
Mumbai
Job Type
Permanent
Job Reference
JN-042025-6728098

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