Danone Specialized Nutrition Malaysia is seeking for Healthcare Nutrition Strategy Manager. With our global presence, brands and business and our mission of bringing health through food to as many people as possible; we believe that people growth is a key asset to reach a sustainable business performance.
To succeed in this journey, we're looking for the right talent and personalities eager to bring their energy and ideas to a meaningful project. Take this opportunity to GROW together and experience a culture that empowers you to express your ideas and share what you're passionate about!  

The Healthcare Nutrition Strategy manager is to plan strategy for all key target audiences, customised strategy for each channel, evaluate sufficiencies of budgeting to balance required output KPI and to ensure plan/ activation execution on time in full. This role is accountable for HCP Brand of First Choice (BOFC) related plan working closely with Consumer Marketing, Science Team, Regulation, Healthcare Nutrition Solution Team and Supply Chain.

Over the years as competition intensified and with more stringent regulation, this role has evolved. The role is no longer hovering around translating of consumer marketing plan to HCN for execution. It involves much wider and deeper responsibilities to drive business growth. This role is also required to manage more than 1 brand due to the emergence of the HN SKUs. 

1) Managing hospital/ relevant government department enquiries and complaints
2) Direct negotiation with hospitals Person in charge ie marketing and operations on product presence and quality 
3) Penetration, activation and listing of products into new channels i.e. IVJ centres, confinement, wellness etc. 
4) Direct management of objection from key hospitals / channel Person in charge
5) Managing sales number 
6) Managing key accounts where Joint Business Planning (JBP with hospital or sales channel) is required. 
7) To drive end to end plan inclusive of inno/ reno for Healthcare Nutrition SKUs. 

8) Main products are Dugro IFFO category.

• Possesses a recognized degree, preferably in Science, Pharmacy, Nutrition or Dietitian.
• Have at least 5 years of marketing/brand management experience in a FMCG or pharmaceutical environment.
• Experience in preparing and executing healthcare marketing brands is an added advantage.
• Sales and Marketing experience in FMCG is an added advantage. 
• Cross functional stakeholder management and communication ability.
• Good analytical ability.
• Leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Commercial mindset.
• Excellent execution capability - Planning and organizing, co-ordination, delegation, control, integrity, decisiveness.
• Background in infant nutrition category is an added advantage but not mandatory.

Danone is a world leading food company built on three business lines; Specialized Nutrition, Waters and Fresh Dairy Products. Danone’s mission is bringing health through food to as many people as possible and we want to invite people to join the movement for a healthier world. We recognize the power people have to impact the world through their daily choices. Each time we eat and drink, we vote for the world we want to live in. We believe a healthy body needs healthy food. And healthy food needs a healthy planet, and this is what our new signature One Planet One Health embodies

Danone is committed to create and live an inclusive & diverse environment, which will drive our growth as a business, as teams, as members of communities & as individuals. Valuing diversity is recognizing and respecting human differences and similarities. Our aim is to ensure that all employees and applicants are given equal opportunity and that our organization is representative of our consumers and society

We commit to foster an inclusive working environment where we celebrate all types of diversity, both visible and invisible, which includes age, race, gender, nationality, disability, background, education, religion, beliefs, thinking style, perspectives and sexual orientation

We believe that our differences will make the difference

For more information, please visit our website at https://careers.danone.com/sea/en/home.html

What's next
Willing to start your meaningful journey? Hit the APPLY button! or you can contact us:
Pimparin Limpachote (Pim)
SEA Talent Acquisition Manager, DANONE SEA - HR Central Pool
Email: Pimparin.Limpachote@danone.com  
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