Marketing Executive (Decorative)

The ideal candidate will be responsible for executing brand and marketing strategies for exterior Decorative paints to drive growth in sales, market share, and brand awareness.

This position reports to the Brand Manager and is primarily based at the Hiep Phuoc Factory, with flexible working arrangements between the Hiep Phuoc Factory and the Ho Chi Minh City Office.

Project Management

• Assist the direct manager in developing new products, including concept development, packaging development, and product launch programs.
• Organize and execute marketing activities such as product launches, events, seminars, and customer trips.
• Manage marketing materials including brochures, color cards, websites, and in-store promotional materials, covering development, localization, production, and stock management.
• Execute communication activities across both below-the-line and above-the-line channels.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams such as regional marketing, local operations, sales, finance, and customer service, as well as external agencies such as creative and event partners, to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.
• Responsible for all marketing activities of the exterior Decorative segment, including detailed planning and implementation.
• Responsible for internal processes related to the exterior segment, including ordering and purchasing procedures.
• Monitor and control the implementation of marketing activities and promptly resolve any issues.
• Support the direct manager in carrying out ad hoc activities when required.

Market Intelligence & Data Analysis

• Performance tracking: Monitor and analyze brand performance in sales and quality of innovative products in local market.
• Consumer Insights: Conduct market survey, tracking competitor activities to identify growth opportunities, market visits to understand customer's satisfaction level on the portfolio / product performance and explore market potential.
• Reporting: Prepare monthly and post-campaign reports with data-driven recommendations for stakeholders.

What we look for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, or a related field.
• One to three years of experience in marketing, brand management, or product management; experience in a related industry, particularly fast-moving consumer goods, is preferred.
• Prior experience in a manufacturing environment is highly preferred.

Personal qualities:

• Good communication and presentation skills; public speaking ability is an advantage.
• Ability to balance mainly independent work with teamwork.
• Ability to communicate and influence cross-functional teams and different stakeholders.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment and adapt to shifting priorities.
• Proactive, innovative, and eager to learn, with a customer-service orientation and a can-do attitude.
• High level of integrity and sense of responsibility.
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Office; knowledge of computer graphics programs such as Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop is an advantage.
• Willingness to travel if the job requires.

What we offer

• An international and professional working environment.
• Opportunities to work with Regional and Global team.
• Continuous learning opportunities and training activities through on-the-job training and our in-house learning Jotun Academy.
• Attractive compensation and benefits (13th month salary, performance bonus, allowances, etc.).
• Engagement activities (Outing, Teambuilding, Family Day, Sport Day, etc.).
• Healthcare for self and your family members.
• Overall health (Physical health, Mental health and Social health) programs and activities.

WHO WE ARE

Seeing a prominent market in South East Asia (SEAP), Jotun opened its first factory in Thailand in 1968. Rapid economic development in the region led to new companies and factories in countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Myanmar, Cambodia and Australia. Jotun SEAP has been awarded a Korn Ferry Engaged Performance Award for year 2019, in recognition of achieving a best-in-class level of Enablement. We are proud to have an incredibly diversified region with more than 2,000 employees that come from different nationality and background, working together in delivering profitable growth. Throughout our history, we have focused in providing our employees with meaningful and challenging work, rewarding them through continued learning and development, underpinned by our values of Loyalty, Care, Respect and Boldness.

Jotun Vietnam has been established since 1994, with its first production facility from 1998. As one of the most visible Norwegian brands with long establishment, Jotun Vietnam operates in 4 segments with high and consistent quality products including Decorative Paints with unique Multicolor technology, and Performance Coatings comprising of Marine, Protective and Powder Coatings. Our major strength is providing customers with a Single Source Solution for all their coating needs. The largest single abroad investment by Jotun Group which is the new and modern factory, started to operate in year 2021; demonstrating Jotun's long-term development strategy in the market. At Jotun Vietnam, we believe that people are our most important asset and therefore, we have been focusing on developing our employees competence and offering them opportunities to make differences and make their marks.

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Jotun's company culture welcomes and values differences in people. Our more than 10,200 employees on all continents represent 90 nationalities, four generations and diversity of professions, gender, abilities, ethnicities, beliefs, cultures etc. We are committed to represent the societies we operate in, promoting equality, equity and zero-tolerance for discrimination.

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