Laest Recruitment at Procter & Gamble

Job Description

P&G has been proudly serving the consumer needs of South Africa since 1995 out of our locations in Sandton & our Plant in Spartan Kempton Park. Our team of 300 serves South Africa with our leading brands (including Ariel, Pampers, Always, Gillette, Pantene, Vicks, and Oral B), and our community engagement campaigns (learn more about our Always Keep Girls in School campaign by visiting http://bit.ly/2sQ39ov)

We are looking for driven, recently-graduated or soon-to-graduate individuals to join our Sales Graduate Program. The Sales Graduate Program will enable you to influence P&G's customer's decisions in critical business areas by using conceptual selling techniques and data-based presentations. This involves developing product ranging, shelving, pricing and promotion strategies, based on consumer shopping behavior insights. Graduates will be trained to Lead, Sell, and Win by designing business plans which will deliver sales & market share objectives and help customers develop programs which will build their business & ours.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in good academic standing.
• 0-3 years of experience.
• Ability to conduct business in English fluently.
• South African citizenship.

Job IDSLS00002095

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Job Description

Brand Management, is a one of P&G’s core functions behind the success of our business. A career in Brand Management at P&G involves combining world-class marketing mastery with business leadership to create and build brands that improve consumers' lives.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver the annual brand plan
• Recommend investment and budget choices and manage brand budget
• Deeply understand consumer behaviours, customers, competitors, influencers, markets & anticipate trends and recommend competitive response plans
• Ensure on-time and relevant brand (incl. innovation) elements to win in the market place
• Lead consistency of in-market execution of brand iconic assets (artwork, e-content, TV copy, POSM, etc.) across all touch-points

Personal Attributes

• Able to turn insight into tactical actionable plans
• Committed to behaving ethically valuing cultural sensitivity & diversity
• Proactive, takes initiative & is a highly motivated self starter
• Good written and communication skills
• Able to multi-task in diverse & fast paced work environment
• Team Player
• Challenging responsibilities from day one
• Learning and growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum education of Bachelor's Degree with good academic results
• Strong skills in leadership, and excellent spoken and written communication
• Good command of the English language
• 0-3 years working experience
• Have a passion for winning
• Be willing to face a new challenge every day

Job IDBRM00000767