Marketing & Business Intelligence Manager – Middle East & Africa

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The new innovative strategy of KONE: Winning with Customers is all about understanding our customers’ true needs and working in newly developed and smarter ways to help our customers become more successful. To help us implement this strategic direction we are looking for a highly skilled, innovative and energetic Marketing & Business Intelligence Manager responsible for the Middle East & Africa Region.

The successful candidate will report to the Marketing and Strategy Director for Middle East, Africa & Turkey. This position will support the achievement of KONE’s business objectives and contribute to the ongoing development of the front line’s business performance by utilizing an organization-wide marketing and communications strategy that will improve KONE’s competitive position

We are looking for an Individual with a track record of being a go-getter. Who has an understanding of how to partner and collaborate with the business, implement Strategy and enhance the company profile. Candidate should have a creative mindset, strong commercial acumen and a strong understanding of the Digital world of Marketing.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in business planning with the front line management team to develop a marketing and communications strategy that is based on global marketing strategies and local business requirements and consistent with KONE’s overall mission, vision, and long-term objectives
• Support the achievement of business goals by managing the reputation and the brand of KONE according to global guidelines
• Create demand, support sales and increase customer loyalty by implementing and following-up marketing activities for different market and customer segments.
• Able to work across business groups to align and amplify global marketing efforts and lead development of connected business growth programs.
• Co-operate with the KONE global team and other marketing and communications professionals within KONE
• Create and execute innovative strategies and marketing plans that spearhead Awareness, Engagement and product/service adoption
• Support KONE’s objectives through Internal communications: Communicating the company vision and strategic development programs to employees according to global guidelines
• Demonstrate expertise in dealing with front-line senior management, coaching and counseling them, and should have the ability to influence Leadership thinking in strategic communication
• Identify and anticipate the need for change-management communications and provide strategic insight.
• Oversee the stakeholder relationship, provide and distribute local news according to global guidelines and regulations. Support global news with localized content and media distribution when possible.
• Serve as a role model in enhancing the Company Vision.