JOB DESCRIPTION:Primary Functions:Leads and directs all activities toward meeting and delivering overall business objectives, and holds profit and loss responsibility for the business.Provide strategic direction and guidance to the team.Work cross-functionally and cross-divisionally to deliver the key goals and objectives.Drive the strategic direction of the organization, for both the mid and long term. This includes annual business plans, 5 year strategic plans, and, brand/product portfolio plans.Prioritizes and allocates resources across the different marketing channels, and implements key initiatives including market research into consumer and physician insights, pricing, advertising, and promotions.Demonstrates strong leadership skills and engages the entire business to a common goal and vision. Acknowledges the performance and behaviors of others that are in alignment with the overall vision of the business and encourage creativity, innovation, and measured risk-taking.Secures diverse talent and builds a high-performing team that has an appropriate balance of CPG and HCP experience. Creates a climate in which team members respond favorably to coaching and development.Ensures that capabilities and systems are in place to operate legally and ethically in a global business environment.Position Skill Mastery:Able to rapidly learn and assimilate, a complete and thorough understanding of the business with advanced knowledge of brand/product portfolios, categories, consumers and customers for the business and its competitors.Applies advanced business and leadership concepts with a very high degree of effectiveness.Provides visionary and strategic leadership, and ability to lead a cross-functional or cross-Divisional team.Is able to accept responsibility for the businesses actions and make the tough decisions as required, especially in managing poor performers within the business, whilst rewarding the high and talented performers.Is recognized as being an expert in the area of responsibility in which this position resides.Demonstrates the passion and values required by the business to succeed in delivering the objectives established for the business.Core Job Responsibilities:Strategic Planning – Develops an overall business strategy that is visionary, aligns with the corporate global strategy, considers stakeholder interests, contains specific timelines, and stays within budgetary guidelines. Provides strategic input and utilizes comprehensive insight in decision making. Establishes a collaborative approach with his / her leadership team, and facilitates the consideration of ideas of others into strategies. Ability to identify future business opportunities, including market/channel dynamic changes early, in order to develop long term, sustainable strategies which will deliver competitive advantage and market share gainBusiness Management – Prioritizes undertakings based upon appropriately detailed risk/reward analyses. Conveys objectives and milestones clearly so that he/she can develop and then lead others in the execution of tasks to achieve desired results. Encourages the implementation of applications that are innovative and creative. Delegates appropriately, but assures that timelines are being met and financial results are delivered and optimized.Assessment – Routinely monitors the effectiveness and return on investment of strategic business initiatives. Proactively analyzes and evaluates data, input, and proposals from a variety of sources to confirm alignment and/or determine adjustments to plans and/or tactics. Stays current on a wide-range of business and industry concerns, and uses this knowledge to identify key impact drivers. Assesses and prioritizes potential business growth opportunities.Consumer and Customer Development – Influences the development and enhancement of relationships with consumers, customers, and key stakeholders. Anticipates future needs, and implements strategies toward meeting these in advance of the competition. Draws from broad resources to decide which created and/or presented opportunities will be pursued. Builds short and long term partnerships to ensure the effectiveness of the overall business strategy. Drives brand / product positioning and competitive selling strategies for the overall business.People Development – Seeks personal development opportunities and continuous learning and encourages others to do the same. Serves as a positive role model by exhibiting ethical principles and behaviors and insists others follow this lead. Provides employees with experiences and assignments, that will allow them to expand their capabilities. Always takes an active stance in managing poor performance. Coaches team members on the enhancement of their strengths and the improvement of their developmental needs. Anticipates time of position opening, build the talent base, and having candidates ready for appropriate opportunities. Understands the benefit of operating and managing a truly diverse organizationEducation:Educated to degree level, with a BS/BA in Marketing or business-related discipline preferredAn MBA from a recognized business school would be advantageousBackground:Requirements and/or strong preference as follows:Ideally at least 10 years of multi-brand, multi-category commercial experience, within a both a healthcare and consumer goods setting.Experience within a nutritional business would be advantageous.A proven ability to develop and execute complex strategic business plans and budgets.Has previously demonstrated the ability to set a new strategic direction for a business, and lead an organization through an effective change process.A proven ability to engage a large and complex organization, at all levels, to deliver a common vision and goal.Strong analytical and business intelligence skills in respect to gaining and interpreting consumer insights.An established track record of creativity, innovation, and measured risk-taking.A history of developing relationships with consumers, customers, and key stakeholders.Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.A proven capability of leading, motivating, and developing a large and diverse group of professionals.Experience of working in different markets, and ability to be able to demonstrate a highly ethical stance on all issues is critical.Must be fluent in written and spoken English.A desire for continuous learning.Has a proven drive for results, is highly tenacious, and persistent in the face of obstacles, to ensure strategies are implemented over the long term effectively.The candidate should see this role as a long term (3-5 years, dependent upon Assignee/Local National status).The base pay for this position is N/AIn specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.JOB FAMILY: General ManagementDIVISION: ANI International NutritionLOCATION: Thailand Bangkok : Q-House Lumpini BuildingADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:WORK SHIFT: StandardTRAVEL: Yes, 50 % of the TimeMEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Not ApplicableSIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Not Applicable
