JOB TITLE: ASSISTANT CUSTOMER BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
JOB LOCATION: SINGAPORE
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Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care, Nutrition products, with sales in over 190 countries and products used by 3.4 billion people every day. We have 127,000 employees and generated sales of €60.1 billion in 2022.
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improving the health of the planet;
improving people's health, confidence and wellbeing;
and contributing to a fairer and more socially inclusive world.
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The incumbent will lead end-to-end management of business initiatives in Singapore for ecommerce customers & DFI. The incumbent will be responsible for achievement of the topline & bottom-line growth of the channel and customers.
KEY RESPONSBILITIES:
Sustainable Customer Growth
Responsible for top-line growth for the eCommerce & DFI account by developing and implementing the levers of portfolio, route-to-market, efficient fulfilment, financial hygiene and positive customer experience
Demonstrate exceptional interpersonal skills to build long-lasting strategic relationships with the customer
Manages promo investment with the customer ensuring all finance accruals are completed in a timely manner
Provide clear objectives and deliverables for partners and delivers the agreed plan against targets
Provides timely feedback on the plan to ensure adjustments can be made to implement the optimal plan
To lead joint business planning with key retailers
Execution Rigor
Build processes to drive efficiency in execution in terms of on-shelf availability, pricing strategies, media assets and understanding the customer shopping journey
Manage promo & media investments (on- and off-retail platforms)
Ensuring speed to market for new product launches to land fast and with impact
Tracking of PO status to ensure timely and prompt fulfilment & to achieve retailer’s service level requirements
Tracking of trade spending and evaluation of efficiency of promotional investments
Working with collaborative teams
Negotiate both strategically and tactically in an agile, fast-paced channel with external & internal stakeholders to deliver on agreed business results
Lead on the execution of the end-to-end internal administrative processes
Unlocking Capabilities
Demonstrate the drive to build capabilities to solve business problems and curiosity to test and learn
Share learnings with Regional eCommunity and internal stakeholders
KEY REQUIREMENTS:
5+ years of commercial experience with focus on eCommerce and Modern Trade within FMCG industry
Category knowledge in FMCG industry
Business experience within category strategy planning or shopper marketing will be a plus point.
Ability to operate on a cross-national scale and develop remote management skills
Exhibit good communication skills and demonstrate strong partnership with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
Ability to seize the big picture and to deep dive into details when necessary
Deep consumer empathy and inquisitiveness to find solutions beyond the obvious
Ability to challenge the status quo and ask the question why not
Financial statement understanding (P&L statement, management of trade funds)
**The roles of duties are not exhaustive and may change according to business requirements.
TO APPLY
Please apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button. Your application will be reviewed against our requirements. Should you not meet our immediate requirements, your profile will be registered in our talent pool system, and we will match your profile to suitable future vacancies.
You will be able to access your status update through the candidate tracking link.
In line with Singapore Government regulations, we are committed to giving priority to local Singaporean candidates during our hiring process. Applications from foreign candidates will be considered if suitable local talent is not available
Thank you for your interest and application.
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