Associate Customer Strategy & Planning Manager - SCL PC Canada
Associate Customer Strategy & Planning Manager - SCL PC Canada
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ABOUT UNILEVER
With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people we believe that when our people work with purpose we will create a better business and a better world.
At Unilever your career will be a unique journey grounded in our collaborative and flexible working environment. Our organizational ambition centres around creating workplaces that foster equity diversity inclusion and belonging across all aspects of our dont believe in the one size fits all approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.
JOB PURPOSE
The Associate Customer Strategy & Planning Manager (CS&P) is the voice of the customer and the shopper in the Personal Care unit. They are responsible for ensuring channel and customer insights are incorporated in the development of category and brand plans as well as building executions against those plans in the context of retailer strategy inclusive of instore execution elements of Instore Visibility and Integrated OMNI shopper initiatives.
The Associate CS&P Manager is responsible for achieving targets by working jointly with Customer Development Brand Category Operations and the Integrated Planning groups to balance and enhance customer and brand activities strategies and tactics in developing and executing the go-to-market strategy.
This role represents the customer in core organizational processes including Sales & Operating Plan (S&OP) Integrated Business Planning (IBP) & Net Revenue Management (NRM).
WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE
- Development and communication of brand trade strategies to the Customer Development group and closely monitoring performance versus strategy using sales reporting software and Nielsen data.
- Development and implementation of channel specific strategies to address the changing needs of the diverse shoppers across all channels in the Canadian marketplace.
- Developing price promotion distribution and shelving strategies for assigned brands with a relentless focus on flawless execution.
- Working in lock step with Brand Building Managers and Assistant Brand Managers in the development implementation and communication of product launches/relaunches special packs and large pack products to land impactful innovations in the market.
- Proactively monitoring and analyzing competitive trade activities to assess implications and recommend appropriate actions.
- Complete ownership of trade budget specifically brand specific customer investment and ensuring close trade spend management for the category.
- Supporting and contributing to realizing the objectives of the Customer Development agenda as a member of the team.
- Working with cross-functional teams and the remainder of the Customer Development Group to develop and execute consumer centric promotional activities by account grounded in shopper insights and the consumer needs/wants to win in the market.
- Working in partnership with the strategic forecasting team to identify risks and opportunities to volume estimates and make recommendations on opportunities to close gaps.
- Working directly with Brand Building Managers and Assistant Brand Building Managers Customer and Channel Development Manager and Customer Service to ensure a timely and accurate flow of all relevant information to the Customer Development Group.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED
Experiences & Qualifications
- Must have 3-5 years of relevant experience in sales as a Business Analyst or in Customer Marketing Trade Marketing or Sales Strategy.
- The ideal candidate will possess a university degree.
- Strong interpersonal skills the ability to motivate internal cross-functional teams.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Significant independent responsibility with a strong bias for action/ entrepreneurial spirit.
- Strong analytical and data-mining aptitude; ability to use data to develop and support decisions
- Must be proficient in Excel.
Leadership
- You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things engaging and collaborating with others along the way.
- As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly spot issues and opportunities to make things better.
What We Can Offer You
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Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors
- PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owners mindset using data and insight to make decisions.
- PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.
- CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
- PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility understanding that leadership is service to others inside and outside Unilever.
- AGILITY: Explores the world around them continually learning and developing their skills.
Unilever Canada is an organization committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse employees global consumers partners and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race colour religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age national or ethnic origin marital status family status disability genetic characteristics and a conviction for which a pardon has been granted.
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Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
