Reports to: Business Development Manager - Upper gulf
Scope: Drive Category & planning operations with central CSP & local sales teams, monitors effectiveness of sales operations and mitigates risks on plans accordingly in means to achieve company's and category's OP/growth objectives.
Location: Kuwait
Terms & Conditions: Full time

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JOB PURPOSE
Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. If you are passionate about driving category and planning operations then this role is just for you!

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE
From a strategic element, implement the marketing (Category) plans into a Country, Channel and Customer specific plan, with guidance from the Category Strategic Planners.

From an operational perspective, the role is central to Business Delivery involving the day to day tasks of the category, channel & customer. The CCD Exc will provide clarity to the CD Team on M0 activity plan, category strategy, promo & pricing strategy, key innovations/renovations, channel priorities, core of the core & NRM.

Understands the channel footprint of business in the market, optimizes the full extent of the channel opportunity, sets the customer/channel targets to reflect channel choices & prioritization and leads the CD team to operationalize the plan.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED
Experiences & Qualifications

• Experience in customer development and category planning
• Sales & Operational Experience
• Trade Category Management Knowledge
• University Graduate

Skills

• Data Driven Decision Making
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to drive results and achieve objective

Leadership

• You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.
• As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

• Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors
  • PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.
  • PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.
  • CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
  • PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.
  • AGILITY: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.

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