Business & Categories Development

2 weeks ago

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia pladis Full time

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact

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Brand Positioning

o Support to ensure that Consumer Proposition & Brand Identity is reflected in all instore activations for Modern & Traditional Trade, as per the brand direction.

Operational Management

o Assist in the monthly Business & Category Development plans and promotions by channel

o Assist in the NPD launches, ie: distribution and visibility drives

o Follow up production, volumes, delivery and allocation of POSM based on agreed volumes with the sales team for instore activations.

o Follow up “Shape the Trade” execution.

Co-ordination

o Follow up with external suppliers/agencies and the organization, for all activities related to the execution of trade marketing plans and as per MT/TT brand guidelines.

o Follow up/assist procedures for preparation, executing of all trade marketing activities.

o Follow up/assist in the development of the Annual in store activities calendar by channel.

o Follow up and share the development of the sales tool kit with sales team.

Reporting

o Follow up and report weekly progress of the execution of trade marketing calendar via direct report executives

o Follow up and report competitor activities based on planned market visits.

o Analyze data and trends, investigate issues related to execution, identify solutions and recommend actions

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

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