Job Description:
This role is responsible for defining and driving Cluster Perfect Store design and deployment for our Royal Canin Western Europe Cluster.
What are we looking for?
* Higher degree – sales/economics (BA, MA)
* Strong English skills
* Category/Customer and/or Marketing/Brand experience with ability to engage, influence and impact stakeholders of all sizes by providing guidance on strategic direction at senior management levels.
* Retail and or e-com Sales experiences (external or internal) for understanding of retail and e-com environment, ways of working and efficient way to communicate and plan deployment of initiatives
* Technical and functional experience in category Management, Shopper Insights, Customer facing experience
* Ability to motivate others, engage associates and develop peer relationships to deliver through others · Skilled in analytical approach, conducting analysis for markets customers and portfolios, taking decisions based on data and insights
What will be your key responsibilities?
* Leads Perfect Store design and deployment defining shelf and assortment principles in line with regional strategy acknowledging cluster and market nuances.
* Collaborate with the Category manager to ensure category vision is suitable for tailoring to customers and targets set in line with the Perfect store picture of success, as the start point for annual Execution planning and range reviews.
* Responsible for communicating Perfect Store priorities with Sales ensuring engagement behind the plan and excellent execution at store level.
* Collaborate with category leadership and sales teams to ensure relevant reporting, merchandising and range review support is contracted with and provided to accounts to support the execution of the Perfect Store principles.
* Collaborate with Regional Category and Perfect Store roles (European Leads) to make sure Cluster Perfect Store design principles are leveraging the most updated and relevant research insights and company knowledge.
* Defines and measures KPIs to assess retailer merchandising strategies and execution capabilities against the Perfect Store principles.
What can you expect from Mars?
* Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
* Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
* Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
* An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
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