
Senior Key Account Manager (Lotus's account)
- Kuala Lumpur
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop and manage customer relationship with buyers; contribute to customer strategy ensuring local Reckitt business objectives are achieved
- Achieve / exceed all key sales measures and target for the national account (NR, COP, NWC and trade spend).
- Work in close partnership with brand and trade marketing to ensure development and implementation of customer category strategy and best in class 4P execution
- Partner with Demand Planning to ensure Customer Service levels and met / exceeded
- Work with Trade Marketing Managers to develop plans to drive category / trade business plans; work with field sales to manage customer as key stakeholder
- Developing promotional strategy in customers, and promotional execution (including trade budget management, range and space optimisation)
- Managing customer negotiations in relation to Reckitt commercial strategy and customers trading terms
- Overall Continuous improvement - identifying opportunities for efficiency and profitability and overall improvement in the management of categories
- Leverage scan data and shopper insights to drive data-informed decision-making and strategic planning
- Lead quarterly business reviews and annual joint business planning sessions to identify growth opportunities, align strategic objectives, and drive sustainable business development
- Experience with a blue chip fast moving consumer goods company of at least 5 years proven track record /Sales Experience with key international or local retailers
- Experience of influencing and engaging key figures in customer organisations.
- Additional functional experience, preferably in Marketing, Trade Marketing and/or Finance is an advantage
- Educated to minimum Bachelors degree level in a commercial subject
- Results oriented, entrepreneurial and self-motivating.
- Tenacious and resilient, driven to achieve even when faced with obstacles
- Leadership and interpersonal skills capable of building strong working relationships and influencing and customers and internal teams.
- Strong commercial understanding of business issues/opportunities.
- Strong communication skills, both written and oral (in English) with at least one other language preferred
- Strong understanding of sales and marketing strategy and planning issues.
- Strong analytical skills with ability to develop strategies, tactics and measurable implementation.