ACBM ADUSA, PC & B&W

Background & Purpose of the Job:
Customer Business Development (CBD) is what we call our Sales organization at Unilever. CBD works closely with customers to pioneer new products, build categories, and deploy best-in-class retail and shopper capabilities.
The primary purpose of the Associate Customer Business Manager (ACBM) position is to develop sustained business relationships and drive profitable sales volume with Ahold-Delhaize USA. The ACBM is responsible for achieving volume targets while maintaining spending goals based on brand and customer joint business plans. They will lead the deduction process, optimize product distribution, pricing, and promotions to drive profitable growth for Unilever within our Beauty & Personal Care business unit. Owning HBL and supporting remaining categories.
Additionally, the ACBM is responsible for improving in store and online presence by leading brilliant execution across the extended team of shopper marketing, category management, customer marketing, finance, business development and supply chain. This role will have a unique opportunity to drive our Omni-channel initiatives with ADUSA as we develop strategic partnerships for the future.

Who You Are & What You’ll Do:
• You’re a born leader: Manage the retailer relationship at Ahold (Stop and Shop, The Giant Company and Giant Food) and Delhaize (Food Lion and Hannaford) for the Personal Care category. Job will include the management of our NSV/Turnover and trade investment by customer as well as plan-o-gram and retail initiatives.
• You’re a strategy guru: Customize corporate marketing and merchandising programs with Ahold & Delhaize banners as well as coordinate Category Management & Joint Business Plans.
• You love to win, and have fun doing it: Drive strategic relationships and accelerated growth, while operating within approved Trade Marketing parameters and driving trade investment efficiency.
• You’re a dot connector: Routinely interface with multiple internal and external departments; Balance individual customer needs while ensuring total Market integrity.

What You’ll Need To Succeed:
• Undergraduate degree is required
• Trade Marketing and Category Management experience is a plus
• Working knowledge of IRI, Evergreen and Customer POS Data is strongly desired
• Must be skilled in verbal and written communications
• Must be able to effectively relate with multiple levels of management, both internally and externally
• Must be a strategic thinker that can work effectively, and in a highly collaborative manner
• Complexity and time management challenges
• Must have strong relationship building and management skills
• Skilled negotiator
• Detail Oriented

What We Can Offer You
Meet the Women of Customer Development | Culture for Growth | Top Notch Employee Health & Well Being Benefits | Every Voice Matters | Global Reach | Life at Unilever | Careers with Purpose | World Class Career Development Programs | Check Out Our Space | Focus On Sustainability
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