{"id":17028,"date":"2014-03-12T14:46:44","date_gmt":"2014-03-12T12:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/?p=17028"},"modified":"2014-03-12T14:46:44","modified_gmt":"2014-03-12T12:46:44","slug":"wal-mart-recruits-senior-customer-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/wal-mart-recruits-senior-customer-manager.html","title":{"rendered":"Wal-Mart Recruits Senior Customer Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"
Job Description<\/strong> <\/p>\n Principal Accountabilities<\/strong> <\/p>\n Job Requirements<\/strong> <\/p>\n Key Competencies \/ Skills<\/strong> <\/p>\n
\nMain Purpose of the job
\nTo develop and implement Walmart business plan that will deliver budgeted turnover, profit, growth, share and innovation targets by category and \/or brand within customer portfolio thereby contributing to the achievement of business objectives \u2013 both for national & GBA portfolios<\/p>\n
\nResponsible for setting, leading and executing the account strategy for the Wal-Mart Group
\nContinuing and building on KCC\u2019s existing category leadership platform. Ensuring the business exploits its current competitive advantage and remains a key trade partner to the Wal-Mart Group
\nGenerate and execute category insights, strategies, and actionable ideas to create sustainable, advantaged, and profitable top-line growth for Kimberly-Clark and the Wal-Mart account
\nBecome the expert in the Wal-Mart system and using this intelligence to extract high quality analysis and insights, actionable assortments, planograms and merchandising recommendations, and reporting in a timely and professional manner that exceed customer needs and expectations.
\nDevelop and foster business building relationships across the customer with all contacts that will impact the successful delivery of collaboration projects that lead to mutually achieving objectives.
\nDemonstrate strong negotiating skills that effectively prevent conflicts while facilitating winning solutions that elevates Kimberly-Clark with the customer.
\nDrive collaboration with key retailers, including all elements of the shelf and go to market solutions \u2013 including solutions which impact the shopper outside the store environment
\nActively develop and implement contact strategy within assigned customers to achieve account, category, brand and customer objectives
\nDevelop and leverage relationships across K-C to achieve commercial, category, brand and customer objectives
\nAble to initiate and engage in relevant \/ solid commercial discussions which result in tangible outcomes for both KC and Wal-Mart<\/p>\n
\nEssential Knowledge, Experience and Qualifications
\nMatric and Tertiary Education (minimum 3 year Degree\/Diploma) with at least 3-5 years FMCG commercial experience \u2013 proven track record in both key accounts and category preferable<\/p>\n
\nAchieve the following business
\nTargets both for national accounts and GBA as appropriate:
\nAchieve volume, NSV & IOP and share targets by category and by customer
\nAchieve annual trade promotional budget by account, by category
\nAchieve supply chain KPI\u2019s (forecast accuracy, case fill, order fill, DOT, % credit notes)
\nAchieve POP targets by customer for existing and new SKU\u2019s(on-shelf availability, ranging, merchandising picture of success, forward share, pricing, promotions, innovation)
\nAchieve personal development & teams development targets (where appropriate)
\nGBA Targets \u2013 volume, value and profit<\/p>\n