Current Vacancies at Kenvue

What You Will Do 

• The Perfect Store Specialist will accelerate physical availability agenda, implement improvement strategies to drive growth and track impact of changes made. To manage and track in store execution dashboards and drive opportunities for growth from visibility and promotional data. Identify, close and track distribution opportunities against aligned targets, and drive on shelf excellence using image recognition technology tools

Key Responsibilities

Distribution

• Using internal and external tools identify distribution opportunities by brand and channel.
• Align distribution opportunities with customer team to ensure that closing these gaps will be achievable.
• based on customer strategy. Once aligned, share annual plan for distribution gains across SSA and AMET business.
• Partner with shopper team to create convincing selling story and present to customer partners to close ranging gaps at retailer head office.
• Develop & maintain effective relationships with key Customers category management teams to ensure effective implementation of distribution changes.
• Work with KAM team and operations partners to close distribution gaps at store level when SKU is ranged, through equipping sales team with convincing data about opportunity for store and educating sales force about correct profile of range by store type.
• Once ranging opportunity has been approved by retailer, track first sales into customer DC and ensure stock is distributed to correct profile stores. Using customer data create weekly reports to track progress of store level distribution.
• Once ranging and distribution gaps are closed, use sell out data to report on rate of sale performance vs opportunity identified. Where necessary, change distribution strategy to maximize sales opportunity.
• Prepare monthly summary of distribution performance vs annual target to be shared with SSA and AMET business.

Visibility and Promotions

• Using image recognition and/or available sales partner technology, drive actions raised by daily dashboard.
• for on-shelf availability, share of shelf, and location on shelf (hand / eye level)
• Create annual targets by brand and retailer for on-shelf availability (using MSL and distribution targets set), shelf placement and share of shelf (using brand toolkits and category growth stories provided by shopper team) and align those with customer, shopper, and operations teams.
• Using image recognition and/or available sales partner technology track weekly progress towards target.
• Flag any performance issues / deterioration with relevant responsible shopper, operations, and key accounts team and ensure actions in place to manage improvement. Track actions and report on improvement.
• Implement strategies for achieving targets, including driving on shelf availability by closing distribution gaps (see “distribution” above), supporting shopper team with data to drive share of shelf and placement improvements.
• Continuously ensure that products read by AI tool in the categories we measure are latest available SJU’s for Kenvue and competitor ranges. Inform service provider of updates in packaging / barcodes / pack sizes / launches /discontinuations as soon as we become aware of these and manage database update.
• Track execution and implementation of agreed customer activity / promotion plans with sales and merchandising teams.
• Communicate sales and merchandising progress against KPI’s each month and manage actions accordingly.
• Communicate monthly activations planned in advance, and ensure operations team is aware of all elements required for successful promotion.
• Using operations team feedback, and in future AI technology through image recognition tool, report on progress of promotion and compliance by store.
• Acquire knowledge of the Quality Management System that have been adopted by the AMET Cluster of Marketing Companies and the relevant Quality System Procedures that are applicable to the job through inclusion of related processes and procedures in the individual training plan and implementation of these procedure in the applicable job related processes.
• Maintain 100 % adherence in training plan timeliness and ensure appropriate application of relevant Quality and Compliance processes and procedures to the job.
• Report any non-compliances or deviation to the Business Quality and Compliance Head of sub-cluster in AMET

Qualifications

What We Are Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required,
• 4-5 years’ experience in a similar role with an FMCG/Consumer company

Desired skills

• Strategic thinker
• Strong analytical skills
• Problem solving skills
• Project management skills
• Presentation skills
• Commercial and financial acumen
• Good with processes and systems
• Good communication & influencing skills.
• Strong planning and organizing ability
• Ability to effectively network across the business and gain stakeholder support
• Self-starter and ability to work in a team

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What You Will Do 

Manages a complex category of significant scale. Leads market/consumer research and competitive intelligence and uses these insights to provide thought leadership on the development of mid-long term strategic plans and portfolio management for key business units. Oversees critical processes related to portfolio management, business planning, market research, new product development and roll out and business performance tracking for the key business unit.  Develops leads and ensures execution of business plans against key objectives with a view to delivering against the financial commitments for key business units. Responsible for managing teams of marketing professionals.

Key Responsibilities

• Champions the gathering of market and consumer insights required for the development and growth of key business units.
• Uses market and competitor information to complete analysis in the areas of market size, market growth, brand and category penetration, product preferences and potential, market coverage, market trend etc  prepare market projections and portfolio recommendations (current and future).
• Solicits input from a wide range of stakeholders and functions (including Finance) as part of the portfolio planning process.
• Provides strategic insight and leadership for key brands in the portfolio, ensuring the brand visions and strategic imperatives are aligned to the portfolio strategy and are understood and supported by all stakeholders.
• Leads team to ensure development and delivery of consumer relevant marketing mixes that are built on consumer insights and deliver value. Collaborates with regional teams where such marketing mixes deviate from global brand directives.
• Leads team to ensure development and delivery of annual marketing plans that will deliver NTS, GP, and brand contribution requirements.
• Leads team to ensure delivery of sustainable and meaningful product pipelines.
• Leads team to ensure delivery of NPD projects on time and in full, ensuring they deliver NTS and GP aspirations.
• Builds effective relationships with internal work partners / cross functional teams at a senior level (Customer, Supply Chain, Project Team, R&D, Prof Marketing).
• Builds effective relationships with J&J regional and global work partners through ongoing open communications with franchise and WW teams.
• Builds effective relationships with external work partners and agencies at a senior level.
• Overall accountability for financial / P&L performance of portfolio (top line and bottom line).
• Develops team and manages talent for the future.
• Contributes to the leadership of J&J.
• Acquire knowledge of the Quality Management System that have been deployed at the SSA Marketing Company and the relevant Quality System Procedures that are applicable to the job through inclusion of related processes and procedures in individual training plan. Maintain 100 % adherence to training plan timelines and ensure appropriate application of relevant Quality and Compliance processes and procedures to the job. Report any non-compliances or deviations to the Business Quality & Compliance Head.

Qualifications

What We Are Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required,
• 10+ years related experience which includes the leadership / management of mini portfolios as well as a proven track record in leadership of people / teams

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Purpose

Support production (dispensary, manufacturing, packaging and distribution) processes to ensure these that these processes are optimised, reliable and efficient under the direct supervision of a senior engineer.

• Day-to-Day Support: The Industrial Engineer Intern (IE) is responsible to properly support the production area to ensure optimized performance and processes.
• Process Knowledge: The IE must understand the production processes for which he/she is responsible. This scopes scientific understanding of the process, knowhow on production equipment within the process and identifying risks to ensure execution in compliance.
• Product Stewardship: This pillar scopes basically the ownership of the product as well as the GMP documentation in responsibility. The IE will monitor the processes to ensure they are capable and in control, will lead or coordinate any changes (change controls, transfers, etc) and will lead or participate in root cause investigations in case deviations occur.
• Continuous Improvement: The IE should lead actions to improve the production processes and achieve leaner and more efficient practices. For this, the IE will identify improvement areas, evaluate risks and execute following Good Documentation Practices e.g., Change Control.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that procedures and process within area of responsibility are performed in accordance with relevant Standard Operating Procedures, Work Instructions and current Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Drive and support close out of all relevant compliance related audit findings.
• Responsible for performing line-openings and in process checks according to legislative and company requirements.
• Update GMP documents (SOP, WI, PPI and PI etc), as required and train accordingly.
• Ensure effective communication to all relevant parties.
• Ensure all production documentation and processes are completed as per cGMP guidelines.
• Drive operator asset care with effectiveness checks.
• Drive root cause analysis

Process Knowledge

• Understand process flow
• Understand process controls as well as risks
• Understand technically the equipment and optimisation requirements
• Understand process/product cost structure
• Support training to operators

Product Stewardship:

• Ensure GMP, EHS and Quality compliance during the execution of the Plan and all related tasks. Ensures compliance with work instructions according to the relevant SOP's
• Perform in process audits – both planned and ad hoc accordingly to ensure that GMP standards are met and maintained.
• Support regulatory with technical documents

Qualifications

• In process Btech/B Eng (Industrial/Chemical Engineering)
• Good planning and administrative competencies
• Good verbal and written communication
• Logical approach to problem solving and trouble shooting
• High work standards and business ethics
• Must be available to work shifts if required