Shopper Manager Job Vacancy at Diageo / SBL

Job Description

About us

From Arthur Guinness to Johnnie Walker, our business was founded on people of great character, and in 250 years, nothing’s changed. We’re the world’s leading premium alcohol company. Our brands are industry icons. And our success is thanks to the strength of our people, in every role. It’s why we trust them with our legacy. And it’s why we reward them with the career-defining opportunities that they deserve. Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected Consumer Products Company in the world. To achieve these, we need the world’s very best people. Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.

SBL was incorporated in 1988 as Associated Breweries Limited and changed its name to Serengeti Breweries Limited in 2002 and commenced commercial operations in 1996 with one brewery in Dar es Salaam. The company was acquired by EABL in October 2010 and has three breweries located in Dar es Salaam, Mwanza and Moshi.

SBL flagship brand is Serengeti Premium Lager. Other brand portfolios include Guinness and Plisner. Headquartered in Dar es Salaam, SBL is also the distributor of several global Diageo international renowned spirit brands such as Johnnie Walker®, Smirnoff Vodka®, Bailey’s Irish Cream ®, Richot®, Bond 7 Whiskey® and Gilbeys Gin®.

Role purpose

The position holder Is responsible for the creation of all the must-have and focus Shopper growth drivers across a brand/Category to deliver the most efficient and effective Industry leading Shopper Marketing Growth Drivers.

The growth drivers developed must grow our share, drive equity and penetration growth. The role requires the individual to transform our growth drivers to be ‘channel’ ready and deliver against all aspects of the ‘path to purchase’ and not just at the ‘Moment of choice’.

Key Accountabilities

· Input into the JUBP development with strong and in depth commercial and Customer insights working with brand team, innovation Team, Field sales team and Finance team.

· Actively support volume forecasting via use of trends and analyses of data as a primary input.

· Make marketing BTL/TTL concepts operational.

· Identify sales gaps in regions and propose corrective action.

· Inputs Joint Customer plans (JCP) for Top Customers and ensured ruthless planning of the agreed activities within the JCP.

· Own the development of BTL program plans and agree the roles and responsibilities key resources and budget implications.

· Develops compelling Customer Propositions for Sales Driver activities using detailed brand & customer knowledge.

· Management of cross functional project teams for effective planning of BTL activities (coordinate and ensure each team delivers the requirement for bold execution on time

· Ensure All BTL Marketing activities proposals are in line with the trade strategy and that customer insight Field constraints and customer information are considered.

· Ensure key controls are in place and respected for each activity.

· Ensure field teams and company staff engagement to programs through clear and inspiring briefings with support capability team when applicable.

· Support M&E of activities working with CPAM/Brand team/Finance.

· Deliver all projects on or under agreed budget.

· Management One plan review meetings

· Working very closely with brand team, and starting with strong insights, this role leads the creation of high quality and scalable single brand Shopper Marketing growth drivers for execution. The creation is for all beer/spirt Trademark brands including innovations.

· Delivers Inspiration and Toolkits that are ‘Channel Ready’ across countries for Execution.

· Working with and managing Agencies to set very highest standards and deliver the very latest and best Shopper Marketing work in the industry.

· Deliver tools that confirm to the developed Physical Availability principles, covering the full Path to Purchase, and in accordance with the M&E learnings.

· This role will also control the flexible resourcing work plan across all Shopper Marketing and Brand teams. As part of this the role will take budgetary responsibility for ‘creation’, and the selection of appropriate agencies and the agency models.

Qualifications And Experience Required

· Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

· Strong commercial acumen and an understanding of the Tanzanian beer/spirit market

· 4+ years of work experience in Commercial/Marketing Functions

· Computer literacy (Microsoft environment)

Skills/knowledge

· Minimum 3 years Brand marketing, sales role

· Able to demonstrate success in developing & leading team. Evidence of strong leadership and influencing skills

· Excellence project management skills that deliver projects on time and on budget

· Strong influential skills

· Strategic thinkers

· Competitive intelligence & insights

· Measure and evaluation of projects.

· Good interpersonal communication skills

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender or ethnicity.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected Consumer Products Company in the world. To achieve these, we need the world’s very best people.

We’re looking for people with creativity, boldness and a sense of purpose to take Diageo and our timeless, pioneering brands to the next level.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.

Worker Type

Regular

Primary Location:

Dar es Salaam

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date

2024-11-22

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