Customer Strategy and Planning Manager

2 weeks ago


Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Unilever Full time

Business Title:
Customer Strategy & Planning Manager - Ice Cream

Location:
La Lucia Ridge

Job Overview:


The Category Strategy & Planning Manager is responsible for developing and implementing the activation plan that supports the objectives of our brands and the customer.

Lead the development execution of brand/category solutions & activities for Customer/Channels based on fully integrated, shopper, customer and channel insights.


Main Accountabilities:

  • Develop customer & shopper insights. Translate insights into business building opportunities within specific customers/channels
  • Use and leverage account specific category and shopper insights
  • Build account/channel specific Customer marketing plans to deliver category/brand objectives (CMP) in conjunction with Brand Marketing Plan (BMP) and Customer Business Plan (CBP), with specific focus on developing OOH channels
  • Integration of customer marketing plans with brand marketing plan and customer business planning
  • Work with Account managers to ensure excellence in instore activation and delivery of integrated Customer Business Plan and Customer Marketing Plan
  • Work with the brand managers to deliver activation plan efficiency and effectiveness
  • Communicate the customer's marketing and business strategy to the brand teams
  • Develop strong relationships with Customers at category expansion level
  • Customer and customers' Shopper input into Innovation program
  • Set strategy and targets for Trade investment spend
  • Consolidate into S & OP via Lock meeting that Forecast is meeting the strategic growth plan of the category
  • Ensure Brand standards/Brand DNA for channels are adhered to. E.g. consistent use of brand key visuals, customer activation themes aligned with brand activation
  • Lead execution of plans & activities related to DAVE framework (Desirability, Availability, Visibility, Execution)
  • Lead optimisation of cabinet throughout by channel based on channel strategies
  • Analyze the ROI of the marketing activities executed with the customers
  • Channel and Customer execution of category thought leadership

Minimum Requirements:

Essential:

5 years relevant Category & Customer experience

Customer Facing experience combined with Brand Building experience is ideal

Desirable:

Two to three years Account management experience is an advantage

Prior experience in Impulse driven categories or OOH channels an advantage

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