The Dashen Brewery Share Company is a major player in the rapidly developing Ethiopian Beer Market. Our Vision is to be Ethiopia’s Best Brewing Company and our Purpose is to “Delight Consumers, Enrich Communities and Enhance Ethiopia’s Progress”.
Dashen benefits from having both Ethiopian and International shareholders that bring both investment and expertise. Our flagship brand, Dashen Beer, is renowned for its great taste and quality. In addition to our Brewery in Gondar, we are building a new leading edge Brewery at Debre Birhan, which will be the first of its kind in Africa. Given the continued growth and future expansion of Dashen Brewery S.C., the following opportunity exists.
SALARY: AS PER THE COMPANY PAY SCALE AND COMPETITIVE BENEFIT PACKAGE EMPLOYMENT TYPE: DEFINITE PERIOD
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Marketing Director will report to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and take responsibility for planning, developing and implementing the Company’s overall marketing strategy and for the development of the Marketing team. He or she will also be a key member of the Executive Team.
Job Requirement
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree Graduate in Marketing management, Commerce and related fields
8-10 years’ progressive work experience ideally in FMCG and in large scale manufacturing industries.
Previous work experience in the Brewing industry would be preferable.
Multi-national experience would be a plus.
Proven experince in line management and leading organizational change
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Marketing strategy and development and execution of brand marketing programmes
Insight generation and market research
Brand positioning
Problem analysis and strategic decision-making
Financial planning and strategy
People development
Competitive analysis.
New Product Development/Innovation – project management and processes