Associate Manager Customer Marketing

SC Johnson & Son Kenya Limited is a subsidiary of SC Johnson & Son group of companies, a global manufacturer and marketer of high-quality brand-name products for consumers throughout the world. The company markets and distributes Kiwi, Baygon, Raid, Ridsectand Glade branded products in East Africa.
The following opportunity exists: Associate Manager Customer Marketing

Reporting to Customer Marketing Manager, Africa Cluster

Responsibilities

New Product Development and Category specific initiatives
Ensure Trade Bundles, New Product news are appropriately and timely executed.

Supports local sales team in activations and presenting launch plans.

Executes Special Pack plans consistent with agreed guidelines and principles

Manage total SKUs and deliver SKU optimization actions

Execute – work with local suppliers production of the tactics

Channel and Customer Support

Prepares and consolidates annual business plans for select key customers

Executes channel specific plans consistent with Platform/Cluster directions

Provide Category Management support to the country, and ensure all distribution and display initiatives are timely and properly executed locally

Ensure excellence in sales execution at POS (Win in Store)

Oversee the management and deployment of merchandisers to maximize ROI

Executes Special Pack plans consistent with agreed guidelines and principles

Shopper

Coordinates with Cluster and local team the execution of actions from shopper study learnings

Processes

Jointly with Sales ensures the optimal allocation planning of trade spend.

Manage the Equity-Building component of trade spending as per budget.

Ensures timely and excellent execution of agreed FOCO plans

Participate in S&OP process, and own the country demand management process

Support the Cluster Member Sales Head with the execution of pricing plans

Support Services

Leads local tracking of distribution performance, competitive activities, trade sales and inventory
Job Requirements
Required education
: Bachelor's degree

Required relevant work experience
: 5 years

Required languages:
English (Spoken: fluent | Written: fluent)