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Sr Marketing Manager

Sun Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Indiana, PA, United States


Job Title:

Sr. Marketing Manager

Business Unit:

Marketing Emerging Markets

Function:

Emerging Market

Location:

Mumbai

At Sun Pharma, we commit to helping you

Create your own sunshine

by fostering an environment where you grow at every step, take charge of your journey and thrive in a supportive community.

Are You Ready to Create Your Own Sunshine? As you enter the Sun Pharma world, youll find yourself becoming Better every day through continuous progress. Exhibit self-drive as you Take charge and lead with confidence. Additionally, demonstrate a collaborative spirit, knowing that we Thrive together and support each others journeys.

What will you do? The Sr. Marketing Manager, EM - CHC will lead the end-to-end operations, brand management, and commercial performance of the Over-the-Counter (OTC/X) business across defined emerging markets. This role is responsible for P&L ownership, strategic brand planning, cross-functional execution, and market-specific initiatives in alignment with the global OTC strategy. The incumbent shall manage integrated campaigns, support portfolio growth, and act as a key bridge between global and country teams.

Individual will be expected to work across multiple focus markets in Africa & MENA belt (Morocco, UAE, Oman, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania) depending on business priorities and project needs.

This role will have an international travel requirement of at least 3-4 week-long trips per year.

This role will have a team of in-country (2-3) & global product/brand managers (1/2) reporting into the individual.

A reas of Responsibility: International Marketing OTC/X 1. Business Leadership & P&L Management

Drive topline and bottom-line performance for the OTC/X portfolio across existing markets

Monitor financial health, ensuring profitability & drive cost-efficiency

2. Brand Strategy & Marketing

Develop and implement differentiated brand strategies tailored to local market dynamics

Oversee 360 marketing plans, including ATL, BTL, and digital campaigns

Partner with creative & media agencies to ensure impactful communication and ROI

3. Market Operations & Expansion

Lead country-specific synergies via sales, trade, and medical teams

Identify growth levers for portfolio expansion via NPD and Rx-to-OTC switches

Ensure regulatory alignment and product approvals in collaboration with RA

4. Team Management & Collaboration

Mentor assistant brand managers to build future leadership pipeline

Collaborate with digital & CMI team for campaign development & insight mining

Collaborate closely with the CMI team function for new market entry

5. Data-Driven Decision-Making

Leverage consumer insights, IQVIA data, and digital analytics to optimize brand performance

Establish KPIs and dashboards to track brand health and market competitiveness

6. New Product Development

Built innovation pipelines rooted in market-specific insights, ensuring regulatory feasibility and differentiated product positioning while integrating input from local teams

Collaborated cross-functionally with BD to fast-track product approvals

Key Interfaces:

Business Development, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Medical Affairs, Insights COE, Digital COE

Educational Qualification

MBA in Marketing

Experience and Skills

8-10 years of product & trade marketing experience.

Demonstrated success in brand building, market expansion, new product development and P&L management.

Strategic thinking, cross-functional leadership, data interpretation, and stakeholder influence.

Relationship oriented & a good collaborator.

Your Success Matters to Us At Sun Pharma, your success and well-being are our top priorities! We provide robust benefits and opportunities to foster personal and professional growth. Join us at Sun Pharma, where every day is an opportunity to grow, collaborate, and make a lasting impact. Lets create a brighter future together!

Disclaimer The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employee within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees as assigned to this job. Nothing herein shall preclude the employer from changing these duties from time to time and assigning comparable duties or other duties commensurate with the experience and background of incumbent(s).

We provide equal employment opportunities for all current employees and applicants for employment. This policy means that no one will be discriminated against because of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, nationality, citizenship, ancestry, sex, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, affectional or sexual orientation, military or veteran status, generic predisposing characteristics or any other basis prohibited by law.

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