About Unilever
Job Purpose
What Will Your Main Responsibilities Be
- Responsible for in year delivery, P\&L management, customer planning and category strategies including deployment of TTS.
- Bring the retailer shopper voice into the Skin Cleansing business; Pioneer 'consumer love' for the Business Unit and Business Group.
- Sales and Operating Plan -- lead consolidated Customer Development (CBD) input and own 'output', drive CD business performance
- Ensure excellence in brand and customer operations across SCL business through ownership of S\&OP and forecasting processes.
- Development and implementation of channel specific strategies including innovation to address the changing needs of the diverse shoppers across all channels in the Canadian marketplace as a part of Perfect Plan/IBP process
- Developing price, promotion, distribution, and retail strategies for assigned brands with a relentless focus on flawless execution and the shopper.
- Integrate Category Management functions to deliver brand/marketing strategies -- ensuring brand DNA comes to life on the shelf. Champion of relevant category expertise into channels.
- Make strategic brand trade-offs at shelf, guiding brand teams on most effective shelving strategy.
- Input into innovation / renovation business cases e.g. pack size by channel, pricing, distribution targets \& trade margins
- Leverage Net Revenue Management (NRM) strategies to maximize ROI on trade strategy.
Experiences \& Qualifications WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED
- Bachelor's degree required
- 5 years of experience in consumer goods and sales/customer development
- Strong understanding of customer operations and channel drivers
- Strong business and financial acumen
- Strong understanding and experience of Trade Fund Management
- Understands Net Revenue Management concepts
- Leverages Category Management generated insights to develop/execute fully integrated brand/category strategies and activities for customers.
- Proven ability to demonstrate analytical thinking, data-driven decision making, and ability to influence through strategy story-telling through data and insights
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, Power BI, Sales Planning Tools (Sales force), Nielsen, Numerator tools, is an asset.
