Our Clientis an internationalFamily owned Company founded – one of the world leaders in the tissue paper production market for hygienic and domestic use: toilet paper, napkins, kitchen paper, handkerchiefs and tissues.
Structure:
Team size in total – 2
Key challenges:
Proposes and implements the Category strategies according to the business priorities
Proposes the Marketing Plan, and the various Customer Action Plan, cooperating with the Line Manager and the Brand Central Marketing Dept
Ensures that the marketing objectives are achieved and the operational marketing strategies, consequent and aligned with the Corporate and Area guidelines, implemented, in particular through the development and optimization of the positioning in the channels under its responsibility.
Responsibilities:
Supports the Line Manager in the definition of business priorities
Drafts the annual Marketing Plan according to the business priorities and the Central Marketing targets
Liaises with the Central Marketing for implementing the right strategies in order to achieve the targets
Shares market information (market & channel trends, competitors, customers, consumers, shoppers…) to facilitate decision making process
Provides the Central Marketing with recommendations about product & innovation map
Together with the Line Manager defines the partnership programs according to the agreed Joint Business Plan’s and in line with the Marketing and Customer plans
Defines the overall promotional strategies, assortment and shelf share enlargement strategies & priorities
Drives state-of-the-art Trade Stories contents to allow Salespeople, achieving the targets in terms of WD, to share Group’s strategies and to help building further partnerships
Drives “go2market” strategies on leaflets, trial promotions, Point of Sales support
Approves the various tailormade consumer promotions, ensuring they match with the business priorities and the customer’s expectations
Defines the in-store & on-line material strategies to improve the products visibility
Provides support to Sales Department, building the priorities from Perfect Store KPI’s
Candidate profile:
Experience of at least 3-5 years in the trade marketing / catman function
Good knowledge of category management, trade marketing, sales & marketing in FMCG / consumer goods industry
Negotiation techniques and ability to influence
Ability to manage people, direct them with authority and decision, creating a correct and motivating working climate
Commercial & strategic thinking combined with financial acumen
Ability to „read” numbers, interpret them and always have a clear and immediate awareness of them
Good communication, presentation, and problem-solving and planning skills