Marketing Project Lead To Samsung!

We are currently looking for two Marketing Project Lead for an exciting opportunity with our client Samsung! This is a consultancy opportunity, a contract starting as soon as possible and has a two-year contract with a great possibility for an extension.

About the company:
Everything we do at Samsung is driven by an unyielding passion for excellence—and an unfaltering commitment to develop the best products and services on the market. In today´s fast-paced global economy, change is constant and innovation is critical to a company´s survival. As we have done for 70 years, we set our sights on the future, anticipating market needs and demands so we can steer our company toward long-term success. As a Marketing Project Lead, you will have an integral part in ensuring we stay on top of the market and continue to enrich and simplify the consumers´ lives.
About the role:
We are looking for two Marketing Project Leads within the Category Marketing team, responsible for leading and delivering on projects within defined scope. Planning, coordination, roll out and follow-up of our marketing campaigns in the Nordic markets. Coordinate marketing communication material together with external agencies and local country marketing.

Category marketing acts as the link between Samsung HQ, Nordic marketing department and local Channel marketing and Sales functions to initiate and implement category marketing activities, including GTM planning with focus on retail presence, ATL/BTL campaigns and offline and online initiatives within both Samsung´s own and Samsung´s partners´ platforms.

Overall objective for the position and the Category Marketing Team is to drive sell-out of, and grow brand preference for, Samsung smartphones in the Nordics, with the ultimate target of reaching a market leading position. Samsung´s overall mission is to become and be the # 1 brand in the minds, hearts, homes and lives of our consumers, and the Smartphone category is a key component in reaching that vision.
Your profile:

Your key Accountabilities: 

• Project plan creation, coordination, execution, budget management and follow-up
• Market Shares and Sell-out
• Category Marketing specific KPI
• Brand Awareness
• Brand Preference
• Main POC of Nordic specialist functions and local country´s sales organizations

Qualifications Required:
• University degree, preferably with a major in Marketing
• MS Office, mainly Excel & PPT
• Fluent in Swedish and English, both in written and verbally

Experience, skills & Attributes:
• Approx 6 years of solid consumer marketing experience from strong brands
• Nordic Matrix Organization
• Experience from large international FMCG brands are a merit
• Go to market planning on multi-country markets, management of large marketing budgets, covering ATL as well as BTL
• Solid grasp of all elements of the media mix, ranging from conventional offline, to online and experiential marketing
• Solid project management experience, from a wide range of projects
• Take own initiatives and drive implementation
• Structured with an ability to manage multiple priorities, short deadlines and take decisions under uncertainty
• Results & performance drive, with a passion for marketing effectiveness
• Pragmatic, easy to collaborate with, solution-driven and a ´can do´ attitude
• Big picture scope in planning, with attention to detail in execution

In order to thrive and succeed in the position you are used to take own initiatives and drive implementation. You have the ability to structure and prioritize your work in a high pace environment. We see that you have a mindset where you see opportunities rather than obstacles. In your daily job, you will navigate between strategic and operational challenges every day and needs to enjoy the ride between them. Collaboration and teamwork is required qualities to perform, deliver and succeed in this position.

Sounds interesting?
Samsung is a highly dynamic company in a fast moving industry, so there are many opportunities to grow and develop! In order to enjoy working with us you must be a doer and a person who appreciate tempo, change and take own initiatives. You need to be open to new ideas and new ways of thinking. No day is like the other here at Samsung, and we want you to be curious, to see the opportunity in fast and sometimes unexpected changes.
If you are up for the challenge and reckon that this position fits your profile, we would like to hear from you. Apply today, as we are reviewing applications ongoingly and the position might be filled before the application deadline.