Assistant Product Manager, APAC

• Act as a supporter-and-creator at APAC zone level, working closely with Senior Category Manager.
• Act as a supporter at country level on product/category related, work closely with Senior Category Manager and country Product Managers.
• Integrated and consistent Marketing Plan supporter to zone level function (New Product Development, category strategy and management, recipes database, best practices sharing & marketing administrative work).

• Support Senior Category Manager by liaising closely with Finance, Research & Development, Quality Assurance, Production, Supply Chain, and country Product Managers to track and monitor New Product Development Progress and SKU Rationalization Project.
• Liaise & work closely with Senior Category Manager & external agency (creative, research, licensing etc) on regional brand campaign, collaboration project and research study.

• Act as point of contact and knowledge centre for any matter from Headquarters, zone and local markets/ countries.
• Support Senior Category Manager in the implementation and co-ordination of category / product information, product development, SKU rationalization and marketing collaterals from zone level i.e. drive consistency among zone level, sharing of best practices and building database for resource sharing i.e. recipes, marketing campaign, creative design, labels etc.
• Responsible for marketing administrative work including but not limited to creation of purchase orders, updating of product information, updating of customer/chef database, pricing, and recipes archive and PCRS creation etc.
• To work on special assignments assigned by Senior Category Manager.

• Degree holder in Business, Marketing, or related disciplines.
• At least 4 years of working experience in the same or relevant capacity, preferably from FMCG or similar industry.
• Good command of written and spoken English, preferably multi-lingual in any local language. Candidates that able to read and write in Mandarin will have added advantage.
• Well discipline, action oriented, self-motivated, work independently, innovative.
• Good analytical and strategic thinking skill with CAN-DO attitude.
• Team player, excellent interpersonal skills, enthusiastic and determined to succeed in a challenging environment.
• Basic knowledge of SAP and Photoshop will be advantage.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Willing to travel overseas whenever required.

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