Job Summary:

The incumbent is responsible for supporting the  sales organization and serves as a link between sales and marketing to ensure more impactful planning, communication, execution, and measurement of brand state priorities and new business development initiatives. The incumbent is responsible for developing a customized strategy which delivers engaging, relevant and useful content that is promoted in a local context ways. He/ She Monitors performance of executed events and engagements across the country, making contingency plans where necessary to meet goals.

Job Requirements

• Education: BA/MA Degree in Marketing, Business with related field of study.

• Experience: 5 years experience out of which 2 years in supervisory role related with Technical Management.

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Assist in Developing the forecasted volumes by brand, by regions on quarterly and yearly basis, in agreement with the Marketing team

• Assist in Developing the annual trade marketing budget, in agreement with the Marketing team

•  Updates, follow ups the budgets on a monthly and quarterly level          

• Supply key inputs to the monthly or quarterly reforecast, using the most accurate, up-to-date information available

• Follow up the proper usage of the trade marketing budget and activity level, on weekly basis and ensure the budget execution vs plan.

• Monitors the execution of activities, sales force execution at the POS, etc via specific monthly monitoring formats.

• Analyze sales performance and KPIs performance against targets and results on a monthly, quarterly and yearly basis in the assigned division.

• Monitors the competitive activities on all customer drivers (availability, visibility, affordability, quality, relationship management, engagement) and reports on a monthly basis or ad hoc

• Feedback to marketing and sales, from customer perspective, on the activities implemented.

• Ensure that all New Cooler Placements, Movements and relocations have appropriate cooler loan agreements. 

• Crate, update and Monitor proper Cooler Master Record against C4C and SAP FA register.

• Crate a regular cooler verification auditing process to ensure all commercial assets are traced.

• Work closely with the sales team to ensure that all assets are verified and traced.

• Affix asset tags/ bar codes to all new coolers before deployment.

• Plan truck/Vehicle movement to deliver coolers to outlets as per placement schedule in alignment with the sales team.

• Ensure that all Event coolers are available for the event, placed correctly and returned safely.

• Procure trade marketing initiatives and POS design and development that meet brand objective

• Sets the objectives and engagement drivers (sales, availability, visibility, affordability, service, quality) at region level in agreement with the marketing and sales team

• Develop the yearly/monthly trade marketing plans by activating the customer drivers (availability, visibility, affordability, service, quality, activation, relationship management) in agreement with the marketing and sales team

• Challenging and supporting cross functions to improve operation efficiency and effectiveness.

Skills & Competencies

• Agile Business Analysis

• Analytical and critical thinking skills

• Good knowledge of manufacturing systems, ERP tools (SAP), and digital production platforms.

• Data analysis and market trend interpretation

• Excellent computer skills, including knowledge of Microsoft Office applications such as Outlook,

• • Proven experience in working with CSOs, networks, or local initiatives and communities

• Analysis and Compare Department Budget With Financial Budget

• Data Analysis & Reporting

• Data management (ERP/E-data systems)

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