job description - National Account Manager: Independent Wholesale & Distributors
To initiate, plan and achieve Haleon Consumer Healthcare’s ambition of becoming one of the most innovative, best performing and trusted Consumer Healthcare Companies in South and Southern Africa- Deliver strategic account management solutions and profitable growth in accordance with Haleon’s business plan and sales targets
Key responsibilities
- Initiate and implement sales strategies to achieve & exceed corporate sales objectives
- Grow our brands ahead of the categories we compete in
- Develop and implementation of mutually agreed annual Customer Joint Business Plans
- Develop strong customer relations within the identified channels to maximise business opportunities and grow the business
- Ensure the field sales team have strong strategic relationships at all levels within the customers that they are responsible for
- Effective use of the field sales team to ensure reach and share of voice in the market place with customers and in-store
- Ensure effective national distribution and supply by maintaining adequate stock cover in all customers
- Identify brand investment priorities in collaboration with Channel Head, aligining to SRA
- Effectively manage the Account P&L for maximum efficiency and effectiveness, disciplined G2N management and ROI management of all promotional activity
- Monitor and analyse sales performance through market share data
- Generate action plans to correct areas of weakness and capitalise on areas of opportunity
- Drive external focus including regular field visits across customer, consumer, shopper and expert
- Track G2N ratios to ensure we are in line with our plan, unlock gross margin via Net Revenue Management activities
- Maintain the highest standards of effectiveness within the account
- Identify new business opportunities which will have a positive effect on the region and the company
- Use all available data to maximise sales within each area
- Initiate ideas and concepts that will drive the sales.
- Delegate appropriately
- Embed Global toolkits from Commercial Execution program
- In-depth knowledge of products
- Understands and abides by Haleon policies and procedures
- Conducts Management Monitoring
- Communicates effectively with senior management, peers, marketing and other departments
- Is a respected individual with Haleon customers and staff
- Use our values and expectations to drive actions and decisions, role model values and expectations
- Embeds the five key attributes of the organization – Consumer & Customer obsessed, agility, growth mindset, execution powerhouse and digital, data and analytics at the core
Qualifications and skills
Required
- A university degree
- 3 - 5 years Customer management/ Sales management/ Customer marketing experience
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Analytical skills
- Numeracy and finance skills
- Strong commercial understanding / experience
Other Skills/Qualifications
- Professional selling skills
- Product knowledge
- Territory & Customer management skills
- People management skills
- Prospecting skills - Sound knowledge of S.A.’s F.M.C.G. trading environment from a field sales, national account and an expert selling perspective
- Partnership building skills.
- Negotiation skills
- Presentation/communication skills.
- Analytical skills - an ability to analyse industry competitors through use of available data
- Net Revenue Management skills – Trade Investment and Promotional Management
- A thorough knowledge and understanding of Haleon’s corporate policies and procedures
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