Reckitt

Trade Activation Manager

Reckitt

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Jeddah • 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • The role requires frequent interaction with the sales field force, Marketing and Supply teams.
  • The Trade Marketing Manager add value in driving operationally the trade marketing strategic initiatives
  • Trade Marketing Manager plays a key role within the Country Sales team
  • Interact with key stakeholders and settle distributor claims amicably
  • Helping in managing the costing of trade promotions periodically, or as needed
  • Work with Head of TM for calculation of the Return on Investment resulting from trade promotion activities
  • Conduct periodic internal audits of key customers, identify the pertinent issues and suggest remedies.
  • Report variances in actual trade expenditure versus budget by preparing: Monthly customer-wise payment reports and Brand/Channel-wise reports

Requirements

  • Being a Saudi National is must for this role.
  • Educated to minimum bachelors degree level ideally in a business related subject - from a recognized University
  • Minimum 5 years FMCG experience in Sales/ Trade Marketing/ Marketing
  • Planning & Monitoring: Proactively collect and analyse relevant data and, where necessary, seek new data sources to identify opportunities for corrective action and growth.
  • Building Business / Customer Relationships: Leads in the management of stakeholder interests and continually enhances relationships while building new stakeholder and company linkages
  • Negotiation & Influence: Plans and undertakes complex and contractual business negotiations with major customers
Benefits
  • With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.
  • We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally.
  • We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market.
  • Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes.
  • For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results.
  • You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

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Hard skills
trade marketingcosting of trade promotionsReturn on Investment calculationdata analysisinternal auditsbudget reporting
Soft skills
stakeholder managementrelationship buildingnegotiationinfluenceproactive planning
Certifications
bachelor's degree