Assistant General Trade Channel Manager

JOB PROFILE

Company                 : Unilever Laos                           

Business Function : CBD                  

Job Title                  : Assistant General Trade Channel Manager                            

Work Level              : 1B

Work Location        : Vientiane Office

Be part of the world’s most successful, purpose-led business. Work with brands that are well-loved around the world, that improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We promote innovation, big and small, to make our business win and grow; and we believe in business as a force for good. Unleash your curiosity, challenge ideas, and disrupt processes: use your energy to make this happen. Our brilliant business leaders and colleagues provide mentorship and inspiration, so you can be at your best.

You will be a member of the MCL Homecare Business Unit team and will work to define one or more business models to enter a segment with existing, entrenched competitors. You will partner with your cross-functional team to explore the consumer, customer, competitive and financial implications of entering a new category and what it will take to be successful (and potentially disrupt a new category for Unilever!). Much focus and priority will be against exploring disruptive, unexpected ways to build a new or existing brand through distribution channels, fulfillment, format, and micro-targeting.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement Channel Plan specifically: Channel type design on sales trend projection, execution guideline in store, tracking & auditing to match with the country strategy plan

• Budget management for each channel and maximize its effectiveness to each project

• Working closely with each Brand owners/ execution team and Sales team to ensure the project going as planed

• Support trade monthly promotion for each Channel esp. General Trade

• Analysis on Market Data, trends, consumer preference as well as competitor behaviors to optimize market strategic

• In-store visibilities planning: build more visibilities to match with Brand focus each month/quarter to the market and build guideline each POSMs to execution team and monitors the performance

Skills and Qualifications:

The ideal candidate needs good interpersonal skills, time management and task prioritization skills with strong data analytics, critical thinking, and communication skills.  

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in sales/marketing or business.

• Minimum 3 years working experience in Sales Force/Marketing in FMCG Industry.

• Excellence of communication in English both written and spoken.

• Excellence of operating computer such as Excel, Data Analysis and PowerPoint

• Ability to work individually but also a good team player.

• Curious and keen to learn more to improve personal and team capacity.

How to Apply:

The Interested candidates are invited to apply online and submit your updated resume to Unilever Careers Site or via email: Recruitment.Laos@unilever.com by latest 14 February 2025.

Your application will be reviewed against our requirements and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

If you have any questions about your application, please kindly contact our HR team via recruitment.laos@unilever.com

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