Ferrero is excited to offer an incredible opportunity for recent graduates in the UAE to kickstart their careers in Marketing and Trade Marketing.
Based in the vibrant city of Dubai, this role is part of Ferrero's commitment to support and nurture young talent through a structured two-year rotational program.
As part of the Marketing and Trade Marketing team, you will embark on a dynamic journey through two different departments. This two-year rotational program includes one year in marketing as Assistant Brand Manager (ABM) and the second year in Trade Marketing as POS (Point of Sale) Development & Implementation Specialist.
What kind of experience will you gain?
On the first year, as an Assistant Brand Manager (ABM) you will assist the Brand Manager in daily brand management tasks. Responsibilities include creating tracking files and presentations for the Marketing Manager, conducting business analysis, and recommending improvements based on brand performance data. The ABM will also track marketing expenditure, oversee minor executions like sampling plans and smaller market activities, and liaise with other departments (Trade Marketing, Sales, Consumer Shopper Understanding, and Supply Chain) as needed. Additionally, the ABM will coordinate with agencies on brand campaigns and support content development with external production agencies.
The second year in Trade Marketing bridges Sales & Marketing strategies and objectives. It is a pivotal role in fostering brands’ advocacy via strong shoppers’ engagement programs and instore activations. The successful candidate will foster interdepartmental relations and ensure target attainment. As a POS Development and Implementation Specialist, you will create impactful POSM concepts and solutions for the OOS activities, develop and optimize hard and soft POSM (including permanent visibility projects) ensuring efficiency and creativity whilst ensuring on-time delivery across GCC countries. You will also analyze post-execution data and report insightful finding to support future activations optimization focusing on coverage, quality of execution and wastage reduction.
Who are we looking for?
To succeed in this role, you need a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing or Business. You should also have excellent communication skills and strong organizational abilities. Being adept at managing projects and creatively presenting your work is essential as well.
If you excel in project management, have a creative mindset, and possess strong analytical skills to help us reach our objectives, join our team and help us succeed!
Ferrero began its story in the little town of Alba in Piedmont, Italy, in 1946. Almost seven decades later, in 2015, a regional business unit for Ferrero was set up for the GCC in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Today, while Ferrero’s regional GCC headquarters are based in Dubai, the company also has offices in Kuwait and in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. In addition, the organization has grown from 12 employees in 2015 to over 400 in 2022. Over the years, at Ferrero Gulf, we have remained unwaveringly committed to providing our consumers with high-quality products from brands such as Nutella, Kinder, Ferrero Rocher, Raffaello and Tic Tac. In addition, as part of our plan to lay the groundwork for business success in the region, we at Ferrero have since 2018 created a number of joint ventures (JV) in key GCC markets. Ferrero’s first-ever JV in the Gulf was with Al Seer Group in Dubai & and Northern Emirates. A year later, the company partnered up with Al Bustan Al Khaleej (BK) in Kuwait. In the beginning of 2022, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, we formed a JV agreement with Ismail Abudawood Trading Company.