Project Manager Marketing & Sales

For one of our clients we are looking for a Project Manager Marketing & Sales. He/she will be responsible for the execution and implementation of marketing & sales related projects, like value based pricing, across all business units conform the defined approaches.

 Company Profile

• Highly innovative well reputed multi-national, €10B+, 20.000+ employees
• Internal Marketing & Sales Consultancy
• High travel and projects around the globe
• Leading Project teams on the ground
• Very visible for executive management and ideal step in/up
• At least 12 years or relevant working experience in consultancy or reputed international multi-national in Marketing & Sales or Commercial Controlling
• Fluency in English is a must, Mandarin or other European languages a plus

Responsibilities and Deliverables

• Projects will consist of Customer Segmentation, Value Based Pricing, installing closed loop Price Management Processes and Key Account Management.
• Day-to-day on-site project management; together with Business Management planning of activities of the work streams in the project and individual coaching of the consultants.
• Implement the project related tools and anchor new way of thinking and working methods into different Business Units.
• Monitor progress during implementation phase of executed projects.
• Ensure further improvement in awareness of importance of value based pricing.
• Advice Business Units on relevant changes/improvements in pricing related and/or organizational issues.
• Prepare and execute project review meetings for executive management together with Program Director.
• Function as a liaison between the project team and the executive management of the internal clients.
• Acquire new projects for the team.

 Profile of the ideal candidate

• Master degree in Business, Marketing, Finance or other relevant discipline.
• Fluency in both written and spoken English is required. Fluency in Mandarin and additional European language ability is helpful.
• At least 12-15 years of proven business experience at senior level related in the field of Marketing, Sales and/or Commercial Controlling.
• Experience in working on truly international projects and coaching (small) teams from various backgrounds (cultural/ multi-functional).
• Solid experience in managing projects.
• Strong content knowledge in commercial management, strong change management skills.
• Comfortable liaising with and making an impact at high level executive management.

 Essential Personal Qualities

• Strongly person oriented.
• Outward looking and a change agent.
• Flexible and an international mindset is a must.
• Intrinsic drive for results.
• Ability to build relationships with and influence other functional areas.
• Strong leadership competencies and be charismatic, able to influence and convince without hierarchical power.
• Ability to understand the value chain of the internal client.
• Ambition to grow within company.

Position requires frequent international travel (50-75%).

Interested?
Apply to this position by using the form below. Send your motivation letter and resume in English and in Word-format . A reference check will be part of the procedure.
For more information please contact Claudia Talsma at Kienbaum at telephone number +31 (0)20 697 1410