A new national distribution company is launching a premier global energy brand and lubricant portfolio in Jamaica. We’re hiring a Brand Manager to lead strategy, profit and loss, market development, and brand performance across retail, trade/wholesale, fleets, and industrial accounts.
Key Responsibilities
- Build the annual plan; manage revenue, gross margin, trade spend, and inventory turns.
- Define assortment, pricing tiers, channel programs, and launch roadmaps for passenger car, motorcycle, heavy-duty, and industrial segments.
- Partner with sales teams to deliver monthly targets; design incentives and promotions tied to volume and mix.
- Own campaigns, digital presence, events/activations, and content that educates mechanics, retailers, and end-users.
- Recruit and manage dealers, workshops, and fleet partners; negotiate jobs to be done aligned trade deals with clear KPIs.
- Forecast at SKU/pack level, align with procurement, and maintain optimal stock health (OTIF, DOS, aged inventory control).
- Build product and selling-skills training for internal teams and partners.
- Ensure brand standards, data accuracy (TDS/SDS), and regulatory compliance.
- Build a small, high-output team (sales/marketing/merchandising) and drive a performance culture.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business / Marketing/ Engineering (MBA a plus).
- Minimum 6–10+ years in brand/commercial leadership within the FMCG/automotive lubricants/chemicals or adjacent categories.
- Proven profit and loss management and successful market launches.
- Strong trade marketing and channel management experience (retail, wholesale, fleets).
- Data-driven operator: price/margin modeling, promo ROI, forecasting, and dashboarding.
- Excellent stakeholder management and negotiation; comfortable in the field and boardroom.
- Valid driver’s licence; willingness to travel island wide.
Interested applicants are invited to apply by Monday, October 13, 2025.
While we appreciate all applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.