Job Opportunities in the Information Technology Sector:
Our client is is the world's leading mobile phone supplier and a leading supplier of mobile and fixed telecom networks including related customer services.Solutions Marketing Manager:
Job Purpose:
The Solution Marketing Manager will be responsible for providing the overall solution leadership for a theme to ensure business delivery in the market.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive the business performance of solutions in the market including all components (devices and services)
- Provide pricing and positioning inputs as part of overall solution plans (through respective functions). Compile the overall consumer value proposition for the solution and deploy clearly to x-functional team and LSU.
- Drive solution portfolio for theme on SU level through SU portfolio planning processes to meet local market requirements.
- Provide pricing and positioning inputs as part of overall solution plans (through respective functions). Compile the overall consumer value proposition for the solution and deploy clearly to x-functional team and LSU.
- Drive external focus and lead competitor analysis for the solution (devices and services) to identify market specific opportunities and drive solution fit to markets.
- Drive solution development and deployment on SU level to match local market requirements.
- Constantly engage with LSU marketing heads to provide guidance on solution roll out as well as to incorporate market understanding into solution work.
- Support sell in activities with key customers and support PR activities within region.
- Promote specific brand capabilities to develop a winning solution which addresses the client's unique business needs.
- Understand the client's industry and how the client's business fits within it.
- Understand the organization’s brand/product capabilities in order to develop winning solutions that deliver client value propositions, are tailored to the client's specific business needs, and are superior to the competition.
- Ensure that the solution design and delivery team has considered the appropriate methods and models in the customer solution.
- Interface with global theme teams to understand overall strategy and influence on MEA requirements; working in program mode cross functionally to deliver solutions; alignment with LSU GMs and Heads of Marketing to identify and drive relevant solution priorities.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing or a relevant field
- 8-10 years experience with exposure to managing a business process end to end including aspects of strategy formulation, business delivery and marketing execution.
- Experience of team leadership.
- Understanding of the East Africa market, understanding of the competitor technology
angela.githinji@kimberly-ryan.
will be contacted.
