Position Title:
Key Accounts Manager - Modern Trade
Position Type:
Regular - Full-Time
Requisition ID:
39659
We are passionate about food. But we’re even more passionate about our People!
Primary Purpose Of Role
This position is a HO Based - Pan India Role, responsible for delivering Value, Volume, Market share & GP goals for the assigned modern trade customers, by building & executing customer-wise AOC plans. The role also involves significant collaboration with cross-Functional & sales operations teams to execute & grow the category as per the plan.
Roles And Responsibilities & Key Deliverables
- Growth Strategy & Business Planning
- Develop and execute strategy for the accounts in line with the growth plans [Value, Volume, GP & Market Share]
- Lead the trade negotiations with the accounts to drive mutual profitable growth
- Devise the JBP with the accounts to drive win-win solutions as part of the growth plan
- Planning marketing calendar of Promotions & Activations and aligning the same with accounts
- Customer Relationship Management
- Build strong customer relationships to gather actionable insights, enabling the development of strategic plans to drive category growth and gain market share
- Deepen account relationships to co-create innovative ways to attract more consumers to the frozen category, explore to create in-store touch points to bring the frozen category closer to the shoppers
- Work closely with the customer’s & McCain’s marketing team to understand the latest trends in the food space – and mutually launch NPDs to ensure continued excitement in the category
- Leverage customers’ omnichannel presence to boost category penetration, devise strategies on platform to drive recruitment and expand reach.
- Cross Functional Collaboration
- Ensuring controls & financial hygiene: Collaborate closely with internal & Customer’s Commercial team to maintain a consistent cadence to financial processes [reconciliations/NDCs] to ensure efficiency and accuracy
- Best in Class Customer Service Levels – Partner with Supply chain to ensure accurate forecast, maximize fill rates
- Strive to streamline internal processes and constantly seek to make them future – ready
Knowledge/Experience
To effectively perform in this job the position holder must have:
- Experience- 6-8 Years in FMCG – Modern Trade
- Strong communication skills- both written and verbal
- Ability to analyze data to extract meaningful business insights
- Strong in collaboration & people skills - Able to build trust & sustainable interpersonal relationships with multiple stakeholders
- Strong business planning and presentation skills
- Able to work in a dynamic fast-moving market environment and inspire teams to deliver results
- Ability to identify business opportunities and convert to business results
- Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and drive assigned tasks/goals to completion
- Current Exposure in Account management of Reliance would be an added advantage
Apply Now if you are looking to be part of a flourishing and energetic environment! Join a recognized brand known throughout households across the globe!
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Job Family:
Sales
Division:
India
Department:
Modern Trade
Location(s):
IN - India : Haryana : Gurgaon
Company:
McCain Foods(India) P Ltd
