Brand Franchise Manager - Maximus

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Brand franchise Manager to ensure successful brand growth and the launch of innovative market-driven products for gathering market insights from Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), developing and executing new product launch plans, conducting effective sales force training, and implementing market research strategies for brand performance enhancement. Collaborating with the SCM team for product availability and maintaining strong relationships with KOLs.

Roles & Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for generating new product ideas from Key Opinion Leaders (KOL) interactions, prioritizing these ideas, preparing business cases, analyzing market and competitor data, and handling creative aspects like branding. The aim is to ensure the timely launch of products that address unmet market needs.

• You will be responsible for marketing planning by preparing product launch materials, coordinating launch meetings, training the sales force, and tracking initial product performance for the first 12 months to ensure effective product marketing.

• You will be responsible for brand performance review by gathering market insights, identifying key issues, and implementing action plans to maintain optimal brand performance, including conducting market research for brand positioning correction.

• You will be responsible for interacting with Key Opinion Leader (KOLs), conducting fieldwork to gather insights, updating KOLs on product value, and collating product evidence and clinical reports to build strong relationships and drive growth.

• You will be responsible for Supply Chain Management (SCM) by tracking product quantities and supply, sharing new product plan quantities with the SCM team, and promptly addressing product shortages or excess to ensure product availability in the market.

• You will be responsible for meeting with Regional Sales Managers (RSMs) to collect feedback, gather campaign feedback, and develop region-specific strategies to incorporate regional needs into the product plan and improve performance, talent, managing performance, and identifying team development needs to ensure annual performance results.

You will be responsible for adhering to corporate performance management processes and supporting evolving team members.

Qualifications

Educational qualification- Science/Pharma/Medical Graduate preferably with MBA in Marketing

Minimum work experience- 5+ years of experience in Sales & Marketing

Skills & attributes

Technical Skills:

• Understanding of Pharmaceutical industry; ability to interpret market data; gain marketing insights from various resources

• Basic understanding of anatomy and physiology.

• Ability to analyze market trends, competitor activities, and customer needs within the generics market.

• Strong problem-solving skills to address regulatory challenges, market access issues, and product-related obstacles.

Behavioral Skills:

• Strong collaborator and excellent communication.

• Good at building and leveraging relationship.

• Adaptability and change management skills.

• Creative and good Analytical thinker.

Benefits Offered

At Dr. Reddy’s we actively help to catalyse your career growth and professional development through personalised learning programs.

The benefits you will enjoy at Dr. Reddy’s are on par with the best industry standards. They include, among other things and other essential equipment, joining & relocation support, family support (Maternity & Paternity benefits), learning and development opportunities, medical coverage for yourself and your family, life coverage for yourself.

" Our Work Culture

Ask any employee at Dr. Reddy’s why they come to work every day and they’ll say, because Good Health Can’t Wait. This is our credo as well as the guiding principle behind all our actions. We see healthcare solutions not only as scientific formulations, but as a means to help patients lead healthier lives, and we’re always attuned to the new and the next to empower people to stay fit. And to do this, we foster a culture of empathy and dynamism. People are at the core of our journey over the last few decades. They have been supported by an enabling environment that buoys individual ability while fostering teamwork and shared success. We believe that when people with diverse skills are bound together by a common purpose and value system, they can make magic.

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