Research and Innovations Manager –
Sales and Marketing, Research and Development
About Habesha Breweries S.C.
Would you like to be part of a Great Family? We are growing very fast with a team that is highly passionate about the beer industry. We value all our people and their desire to grow personally and professionally and their dedication to brewing the best Ethiopian beer! We care about having a company where our people love what they do and consider themselves the ultimate consumers of their own Habesha Beer. As such, we aspire to create a work environment that is equally fun and a place where happiness can be felt with the teams that we form through time. We hire for attitude and skill as much as a passion for our industry.
If the above describes who you are, then our brewery is a place where you can prosper as a leader if you put learning and excellent execution as your practice in the work environment. Join us!
Habesha Breweries S.C. is looking for a Research and Innovations Manager.
The Role Summary:
To uncover insights that inspire big ideas that drive growth.
This role works closely with marketing and trade marketing but also must work closely with the sales team to impact on and influence the overall planning process.
Result Area
Game Planning
- Support the Game Planning process.
- Helps the marketing director create provocative and insightful workshops to identify opportunities and challenges for each brand.
- Support the process from identification of opportunities and threats to high quality, final GAME plans which have been approved, and joined up with other commercial plans.
Consumer Insight Development
- Work with the team to proactively define and communicate consumer opportunities for growth.
- Uncover insights that can be applied to develop big ideas that unlock growth.
- Transform consumer research capability in each of the markets.
- Uses consumer information (Retail audit, Brand tracking, etc) to help the business navigate.
Leading Marketing research
- Lead both the planned and Ad-hoc marketing research. This includes both formal and informal market visits.
- Analyze data from both internal & external sources to generate core consumer /business insights.
- Lead all the research related to innovations together with the innovations brand manager.
- BA degree in any business field
- 5 years of experience in research and development, innovation management, or a related role.
- Strong leadership and project management skills with the ability to inspire and motivate a team.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities with a strategic mindset.
- Effective communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to convey complex concepts to diverse audiences.
- Proven track record of driving innovation and delivering results in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience in technology scouting, patent analysis, and intellectual property management is desirable.
- Familiarity with research methodologies, experimental design, and statistical analysis.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and external partners.
