Marketing Campaign and Communication Manager - SEA

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

• Work Location: Jakarta - Indonesia/ Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia/ Manila - Philippines
• Reporting to: Marketing Director - SEA
• Travel : 30% within SEA

The Campaigns and Communications Manager, South East Asia position will be instrumental in supporting the growth of the Kerry’s South East Asia business. This position will own the planning and integration of our regional strategies and campaigns. Lead our South East Asia internal and external communications efforts, elevating thought-leadership, reach and employee and customer engagement.

Key responsibilities

• Responsible for streamlining and co-ordination of activation agenda and planning
• Campaign Management aligned to business priority platform strategy
• Responsible for overall local content direction
• Owns the plan for burst activity (light and frequent touchpoints with customers)  that will be owned, managed and directed locally
• Collaborates with marketing channel leads on proactive marketing activity
• Leads of social media strategy and digital assets, along with leads management, traffic and lead generation funnel
• Owns the relationship with agency partners and linkage with digital teams
• Reporting on marketing campaign effectiveness, KPIs and objectives: Pipeline influence 
• Internal: Leads and elevates internal communication across commercial functions (townhalls, video content, new wins and commercial success)
• External: Owner for tradeshows and external events, ie. media events planning, large customer engagement events, board meetings, investor days)

Qualifications and skills

• Bachelors Degree in a related discipline (Marketing, Communication, Business Administration) with a minimum of 7 years’ relevant experience
• Extensive knowledge of marketing/communications/activation/event management honed from experience in a global B2C or B2B company, preferably related to F&B
• Exceptional business acumen, an end-to-end problem-solving mindset, with the ability to work in increments and exponents, also balancing attention to detail with swift execution
• Advanced project management skills: ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
• High proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint standard business presentation and database software such as MS Excel
• Proficiency in copywriting and excellent English communication skills
• Hands-on experience in the creative process working across diverse teams and with agency partners
• Exposure to working in matrix organizations is an advantage.