Junior Key Account Manager

Job Description

<strong>Description</strong><p><br></p>Want to provide insights that make a difference? As a Junior Key Account Manager, you’ll have the freedom to drive revenue, market share and best practice across a customer portfolio.<p><br></p><strong>Competitive Salary &amp; Excellent Benefits Package</strong><p><br></p><strong> Roles &amp; Responsibilities: </strong><p><br></p><ul><li> Responsible for achieving strategic objectives per customer – i.e. NR, COP, Gross Margin, NWC</li><li> Build long-term partnerships with the customer. Manage customer negotiations in relation to Reckitt Benckiser commercial strategy and the customer trading terms</li><li> Identifying new potential IMT, LMT partners; Capitalizing business progression based on expansion plans of these customers to drive NR</li><li> Implementation and ongoing management of the category strategy per customer</li><li> Responsible for the promotional strategy per customer, and promotional execution (including trade budget management, range and space optimization)</li><li> Responsible for developing customer new product launch plans and ensuring successful implementation</li><li> Continuous improvement in the management of the account by identifying opportunities for efficiency and profitability and overall improvement in the management of categories</li></ul><p><br></p><strong>Skills &amp; Competencies</strong><p><br></p><ul><li> Strategic Planning &amp; Monitoring: Proactively collect and analyse relevant data and, where necessary, seek new data sources to identify opportunities for corrective action and growth.</li><li> Building Business / Customer Relationships: Leads in the management of stakeholder interests and continually enhances relationships while building new stakeholder and company linkage</li><li> FMCG experience in Sales / Marketing and Key Account Management</li><li> Educated to minimum bachelor’s degree level ideally in a business-related subject – from a recognized University</li><li> Negotiation &amp; Influence: Plans and undertakes complex and contractual business negotiations with major customers</li><li> Innovative and creative in designing Key Account strategies</li></ul><p><br></p><strong>You’ll love it because…</strong><p><br></p>…you’ll get to make an impact like never before. You’ll be responsible for your own projects – we can’t wait to listen to your ideas. The products you help us get out there will make people’s lives better. Our iconic brands will provide an incredible platform for you. And our dynamic, ownership-driven culture will help bring the very best out of you, every day.<p><br></p><strong>Equality</strong><p><br></p>At Reckitt, we recognise that in real life, great people don’t always ‘tick all the boxes’. That’s why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don’t meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. Come and join a team whose purpose is to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner and healthier world.<p><br></p>All qualified applicants to Reckitt will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.<p><br></p>