Who we are

You enjoy creating and innovating. You never stop striving for better. You take responsibility and you get results. You love being part of a team. Above all, you want your work to matter: Welcome to our world! At Sonova we create sense by bringing sound to life. Our innovative hearing care solutions help millions of people enjoy life’s unforgettable moments.

We offer exceptional career opportunities through market-leading brands from consumer to medical, products and services that keep pushing hearing care forward, and a culture where you can quickly belong and perform at your best.

If you want the freedom to explore, opportunities to grow, and make positive change on people lives through your work, this is the place for you.

Join Sonova. Create sense.

Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Marketing Manager

Purpose of the Job
This position is responsible for marketing team which include all HI & Non-HI brands and brand strategy (short to long-term, 4P strategy, GOM), Budget management, MCM, 4P analysis, New product readiness, and various commercial (global, local) projects.

Tasks & Responsibilities
Marketing strategy and commercial tactics

  • Continually evaluate the effectiveness of key marketing tactics, making strategic recommendations to leadership on brand optimization.
  • Managing new product launch readiness for all Sonova brands with appropriate global and local stakeholder communication (PH/UN/HN all brands’ hearing instruments)
  • Develop and lead B2B/B2C marketing program for optimal lead generation and effective business creation 
  • Generate insights from healthcare providers (HCPs) that provide feedback for development of brand strategies, tactics, approved resources and better inform our business decisions.
  • Analize 4P for strategy and action plan building
  • Manage digital marketing & PR plan, execution, monitoring
  • Evaluate new opportunities and develop optimal marketing tools

Market, Competitor, Customer, Consumer

  • Gather insights by understanding key geographical market drivers, HCP influence points, competitive landscape, provider dynamics and competitive intelligence. 
  • Provide in-depth insights based on the brands key business questions to provide input on marketing strategy, resource optimization and tactic development that drives brand performance.
  • Coordinating and gathering online/offline market intelligence covering competitor’s products and sales strategies with Sales 

Optimal management of resources 

  • Marketing OPEX costs directly attributable to the function, in line with expense budgets.
  • Oversee the direction and deliverables of multiple external vendors ensuring internal stakeholder alignment across agency partners

Sophisticated commercial analytics skills 

  • internal data analysis to formulate commercial strategy thereby making major contributions to organisational revenue, profit projections, short- and long-term plans
  • Monitoring sales performance, revenues and cost against forecasts together with local management to identify possibilities and potential risk
  • Analyse 4Ps for strategy and action plan building
  • Analyse Market, competitor, customer and consumer

Global Communication (HQ & APAC)

  • Regular business review meeting with HQ, Region
  • Marketing working of well-alignment with HQ

 

Qualifications

  • Basic Education: BS Degree
  • Work Experiences:
    • At least 7-10 years’ working experience in sales and marketing in pharmaceutical, medical device or FMCG
    • + 3-5 years’ experience in brand Marketing
    • Experience establishment of brand strategy and action plan
    • Must have strong project management
    • Conduct and manage market research & survey
  • Personal Competencies:
    • Strong ability in marketing planning, analysis, build up strategy of brand, market & sales analysis, MCM experience, well communication and collaboration with cross functionals
  • Social Competencies:
    • Excellent communication skills in business, decision making, leadership & interpersonal skill
  • Leadership Competencies:
    • Solving problems and decision making
    • Adaptation to new situation
    • Ongoing management of KPIs should optimize
    • Capable of hands-on problem solving with ability to generate ideas and solutions
    • People management skill through authentic leadership
  • Professional Competencies:
    • Have ability to establish brand strategy and commercial action plan
    • New product launch readiness and plan
    • Project initiative and management skill
    • Have knowledge of MCM & Omni-channel Marketing insights
    • High level market analytic skills
    • Sophisticated 4P analysis skills
    • Good communication & collaboration with cross functionals
  • Language(s) / Level: Fluent Business English
  • IT skills: Proficiency MS office, CRM Logic, analysis skills

Sonova is an equal opportunity employer.

We team up. We grow talent. We collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds to win with the best team in the market place. We guarantee every person equal treatment in regard to employment and opportunity for employment, regardless of a candidate’s ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation or marital status, gender, genetic identity, age, disability or any other legally protected status.

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