We are looking for a driven, proactive and service minded Marketing Manager to join our Belgium team. In this role you will be a key player in supporting our local Sales team and Marketing Headquarters to implement local marketing tools to strengthen the brand and activate consumers to buy more Chiquita bananas.

The position will be based in Antwerp and you will belong to the local Belgium team working closely with Sales, local agency partners and Marketing Headquarters to meet corporate business targets.

Main Responsibilities

Develop the local marketing plan by translating the Global Marketing Strategy into local consumer activities which contribute to the profitable growth of the banana category in Belgium

Develop the local consumer marketing activities and customer individual promotion activities in cooperation with the local sales team

Develop local communication materials for national and customer individual promotions

Ensure implementation of local promotions by being the first point of contact for local retailers and wholesalers

Develop local Social Media Marketing and Communication activities with the support and guidance of the Headquarters Marketing Team

Lead the local running partnerships by planning and organising all Chiquita running events in Belgium

Manage the local marketing budget allocation

Manage consumer service by handling email requests and inquiries

Support local Key Account Managers and Field Sales Force

Contribute to the Headquarters Marketing Team with proactive communication

Qualifications

You are an ambitious, flexible and driven person, able to deliver results with a high pace; comfortable with thinking ahead and making your own decisions. You are a real team player and truly service minded, taking pride in what you deliver. Professional and structured, you keep your head cool when multi-tasking.

Your strong communication skills combined with your interpersonal capabilities enable you to easily interact cross borders. Furthermore, you are motivated by building and implementing new ways of working and are open to change.

To be successful in this role we believe you have a degree in marketing and have already gathered first experience in a Fastmoving Consumer Goods company, preferable with fresh products. You have local market knowledge and are fluent in Dutch, French and English.