Cluster A&P and Activations Lead – Northwest Africa

Job Description

Nestlé is the largest food and beverage company. We are 308,000 employees strong driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Our values are rooted in respect: repect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for our future. With more than CHF 91.4 billion sales in 2018, we have an expansive presence with 413 factories in more than 85 countries. We believe our people are our most important asset, so we’ll offer you a dynamic inclusive international working environment with many opportunities across different businesses, functions and geopraphies, working with diverse teams and cultures. Want to learn more? Visit us at www.nestle.com.<br><br><strong>POSITION SNAPSHOT<br><br></strong>Company: Nestlé MENA<br><br>Location: Casablanca, Morocco<br><br><strong>Position Summary<br><br></strong>Nestlé MENA is currently looking for a Cluster advertising, promotions, and activations Lead. In this role you will be leading on all Nestle brands sampling and activations, POSM production and deployment, promotions planning &amp; co-packing and supporting in shopper and consumers immersions to generate insights. You will also play a leading role in defining a systematic approach in the cluster and building the capabilities of the A&amp;P team to ensure consistency and excellence in procuring 3rd party services ensuring control &amp; compliance in the selection of sampling agencies, negotiation &amp; signature of contracts whilst defining competitive rate cards for POS, co-packing and finally best in class execution of activations plans within the brands’ guidelines.<br><br><strong> A DAY IN THE LIFE …<br></strong><ul><li>Lead on all cluster A&amp;P, planning, execution and reporting of all local promotions, sampling, POSM &amp; brand activation. </li><li>Lead and manage the sourcing of new production, sampling/activations, and co-packing agencies. Responsible for negotiating and signing Contracts, while ensuring full compliance with the responsible Sourcing Audit.</li><li>Supervise, Audit, and evaluate the service performed by the different supplies/agencies and address area of improvement</li><li>Accountable and Responsible for effective planning and execution of sampling &amp; Brand activities as per the categories’ guidelines and set budget</li><li>Contribute to CIMI and GD community efforts with consumer/ shopper immersions and insights.<br><br></li></ul><strong>What Will Make You Successful…<br></strong><ul><li>5 years of managerial experience in A&amp;P, events &amp; field activations</li><li>Strong stakeholder and people leadership competencies</li><li>Strong negotiation skills in dealing with external suppliers and internal stakeholders.</li><li>Sound planning skills and strong sense of quality and compliance mindset.</li><li>Solid track record in project / budget management and excellence in driving deployment and E2E execution</li><li>Ability to train and develop individuals and teams.<br></li></ul>We offer a dynamic, inclusive, and international working environment with many opportunities across different companies, functions, and regions. Don’t miss the opportunity to join us and work with different teams in an agile and diverse contex.