Trade and Shopper Marketing Manager Africa at Philips

Job Description

In this role, you have the opportunity to make life better

• Looking at the challenges the world is facing today Philips’ purpose has never been more relevant. So whatever your role, if you share our passion for helping others, you’ll be working towards creating a better and fairer future for all.
• You will be the ambassador of Philips Personal Health categories (Personal Care, Mother & Child, Oral Healthcare), ensuring that all customers are satisfied while meeting or exceeding our business targets.
• You will report to the Consumer Marketing Manager Africa

You are responsible for

• Planning and implementing trade marketing activities for a specific Business (product portfolio) on national level.
• Analysing the national sales data, act on it and report to the region. 
• Implementing the trade marketing tools for use on regional level. . 
• Contributing to the definition and realisation of trade marketing actions on regional level
• Category Management & Insights
• Management of agencies (Staff, KPIs, briefs, continuous engagement)
• Execution inside of a diverse retail landscape
• Understanding of retail/distribution and e-commerce environments
• Merchandising Execution excellence in Pharmacy/Hyper/Independent channels (including online)  

You are a part of

• An organization with an incredible diversity of nationalities, skills, backgrounds, functions and challenges.  At Philips we have opportunities for graduates as well as experienced professionals in everything from applied research to marketing and sales in over 100 countries. We’re a fascinating company to be part of, with a strong emphasis on cultural awareness, mutual understanding and out-of-the-box thinking.

To succeed in this role, you’ll need a customer-first attitude and the following

• Bachelors Degree
• At least 6 + years' experience in trade marketing preferably in FMCG.
• Analytical skills
• High leadership and stakeholder management skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite
• Excellent communication skills in English
• Ability to adapt to change
• Capacity to travel 20 to 30% of the time