Vietnam Ice Cream Customer Strategy & Planning Lead

Job Descriptions:

· Synergize/translate brand strategic directions and category marketing plans to customer/channel opportunities.
· Work jointly with marketing to match brands’ strategic objectives with customer/ market needs, analyze competitions and market landscape.
· Own S&OP input-output, manage and drive business performance in short term and long term. Lead sales gap-closure activities and optimization.
· Ensure brand volume and value growth in priority channels and customers
· Manage holistic customer/ channel investment for category opportunities (shopper marketing, trade marketing, in-store).
· Identify trade spending opportunities and allocate budget based on category priority and business needs.
· Collaborate closely with channel team in developing the category-channel strategy, shopper promotion and POSM alignment.
· Understand dynamic market situation and adapt trade strategies and plans on regional basis

Job Requirements:

· 5+ years of experience in category management/ channel/ trade marketing, preferrable within FMCG industry.

· Ability to work with people across various functions and levels.

· Strong negotiation skills to work with Field sales team.

· Strong analytical skills, organizational skills and business mind set.

· Strong in leadership and ability to coach a team.

· Proactive, confident, initiative and able to work with multiple priorities.

· Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications, particularly working skill in Excel

. Power BI knowledge will be an advantage.

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