CCSD Manager - Dairy

Job description / Role

Location: Cairo, Egypt
Company: Nestle Egypt
Contract Type: Local

Position Summary

Facilitates the flow of category information & expertise to and from both sales and marketing / ensure that Category strategies are supported with strong fact-based arguments on an ongoing basis / analyzing shopper behavior to gain shopper insights into buying behavior.

A day in the life of

- Responsible to ensure that category volume/value and RIG are achieved by country within category allocated budgets
- Translate Market category & brand objectives into country/channel category objectives in coordination with the sales teams
- Implement and maintain the core range distribution and merchandizing guidelines by channel. Analyze and recommend action plans, when needed, on numeric distribution, core range, planograms
- Ensure efficient implementation & evaluation of POS Material at point of purchase in alignment with the sales team (quantities & timelines)
- Provide recommend ions & corrective actions during MBPC meetings
- Responsible to conduct market visits in the country across all channels focusing on POP drivers, shelf life, competitor activities.
- Based on shopper observation, recommend actionable in store solutions within the trade channels.
- Lead the MSR process at country level and participate in the MFR and MGR
- Ensure effective new product launches and/or line extensions on a country level through the implementation plan and /organizing category roadshows/ presentations for the sales teams
- Provide Channel Category trends to support the development of Channel strategies
- Develop a local Commercial Plan (OSTA) for the country from a category & channel perspective
- Continuously provide insights on channel, category, and shopper trends (linked to above)
- CCSDM is jointly responsible (with Channel Managers/ KAM's) for defining and optimizing TTS strategy and allocation, annual budgets and investment at an OPC level
- CCSDM is required to track the TTS on monthly basis by activity (CCSD) to ensure optimal spending.

Requirements

What will make you successful

- Bachelor's Degree in any related field
- 3-5 years of experience
- Commercial experience is required
- Good communication skills

About the Company

Nestle with headquarters in Vevey, Switzerland was founded in 1866 by Henri Nestle and is today the world's biggest food and beverage company. Sales for 2006 were CHF 98.5 bn, with a net profit of CHF 9 bn. We employ around 265,000 people and have factories or operations in almost every country in the world.

The Company's strategy is guided by several fundamental principles. Nestle's existing products grow through innovation and renovation while maintaining a balance in geographic activities and product lines. Long-term potential is never sacrificed for short-term performance. The Company's priority is to bring the best and most relevant products to people, wherever they are, whatever their needs, throughout their lives.