Regional Category Planner

Avolta

71d

About The Position

The Regional Planner is responsible for supporting on the assortment management, and ensuring the successful implementation of the regionally agreed promotions in the designated countries.

Requirements

• 3 years experience in marketing/category management and/or experience with fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG).

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Travel Retail.

Responsibilities

• Perform listings of novelties in the Assortment Management Tool following the innovation program agreed for the region.
• Ensure implementation of the innovation program – follow up on orders, parameters set up, and keeping locations informed about upcoming updates and introductions.
• Maintain assortment reports by door and address possible gaps.
• Perform listings of extensions and de-listings of items in the Assortment Management Tool.
• Address creation, extension, and adjustments of new and existing vendors in Avolta’s database.
• Review monthly report on assortment performance by vendor, brand, and SKU.
• Solve assortment discrepancies and duplicities and address issues to Master Data.
• Creation of testers/tastings and urgent incidents management.
• Create promotions and animations for global and regional brands in the A&P Tool.
• Follow-up promotions and animations implementation.
• Coordination of staff and sales incentives.
• Implementation of tactical liquidations/ seasonal campaigns.
• Accountable for reporting – assortment and promotions KPIs to internal stakeholders.
• Interact with countries to advise on the brands roll out; listings and de-listings, and promotional activity.
• Adhoc participate in business update calls and marketing calendar discussions within the category and vendors.
• Manage and interact with countries to support the categories assortment modifications, launches, and promotional activity that go to market.

What This Job Offers

• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees