National Customer Development Manager Nutrition (discounters + Kaufland)

JOB PURPOSE

Find your purpose at Unilever. You will lead innovations, big and small, that will make our business win and grow. You will learn from brilliant business leaders and colleagues in a truly global and diverse culture to ultimately become a better you. If you are passionate about customers and know how to make Unilever grow with them then this role is just for you.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Bringing the customer into the business by aligning company and customer strategy, crafting and implementing a commercial, competitive, and profitable growth plan for the channel/customer.

• Be the part of Polish NUT Leadership Team bringing the customer angle to NUT LT.

• Designing and leading annual negotiations within the agreed framework.

• Planning and supervising implementation of annual, quarterly activities to achieve business objectives set.

• Leveraging business financial measures to optimize business decisions.

• Leveraging customer relations for the benefit of Unilever.

• Mapping market/category potential & using that understanding to identify channel development opportunities.

• Determining the appropriate product range/assortment, promotion plan, and shopper activities for the customer/channel.

• Controlling & analysing sales results.

• Building and developing the process of shaping Unilever shares in customer’s sales.

• Leading and inspiring direct team of subordinates to deliver outstanding results.

• Managing international network and cooperation as far as the customer is concerned.

• Working in a cross-functional team, creating added value for the business.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

• At least 8 years of experience in leading, developing, and executing plans with a group of customers/channels.

• Experience in negotiating with strategic partners (in a local and international environment).

• Experience in creating, developing, and implementing a Customer/Channel strategy in line with business investment plans (IBP).

• Ability to translate company goals into category priorities, strategy, and directions.

• Ability to create strong relationships with customer.

• Ability to work in cross-functional teams to create added value for Unilever and customers.

• Managing the performance of KAMs, Specialists and cross functional team within their responsibility.

• Facilitating development opportunities – support the team in achieving their career goals.

• Making decisions considering changing market circumstances in order to grow the business.

Skills

• Demonstrated negotiation and presentation skills.

• Communicative English (verbal and written).

• Fluent Polish (verbal and written).

• Proven business acumen and strategic growth mindset.

• Developed analytical skills.

• Open-minded personality and cross-cultural soft skills.

Leadership

• You are an inclusive motivator of people. Your team deliver with real passion, growing and learning from each other whilst delivering quick wins.

• You are still responsible for your own results and as a manager, you also need to motivate others to deliver with passion, creating an inclusive and engaging climate around you. You can balance challenge with support and coaching. You understand the wider business context and you are emotionally intelligent enough to motivate people to deliver what is needed.

Unilever es una organización comprometida con la equidad, la inclusión y la diversidad para impulsar los resultados de nuestro negocio y crear un futuro mejor, cada día, para nuestros diversos empleados, consumidores globales, socios y comunidades. Creemos que una fuerza laboral diversa nos permite igualar nuestras ambiciones de crecimiento e impulsar la inclusión en todo el negocio. ¡En Unilever estamos interesados en que cada individuo traiga su 'Whole Self' al trabajo y esto te incluye a ti! Por lo tanto, si necesita algún requisito de soporte o acceso, le recomendamos que nos avise en el momento de su solicitud para que podamos apoyarle a través de su viaje de reclutamiento.