Merchandiser Manager, KSA

at  Beiersdorf Saudi Arabia

At Beiersdorf, we want to help people feel good about their skin – and our commitment goes far beyond caring for skin. For 140 years, we have developed innovative skin and body care products for well-known brands such as NIVEA, Eucerin, La Prairie, Hansaplast, and Labello. We act according to our purpose, WE CARE BEYOND SKIN, and take responsibility for our consumers, our employees, the environment and society.
Behind every brand, every product and every accomplishment are our more than 20,000 employees. It is for them that we live a culture of inclusion, respect and trust that is strongly aligned with our values – CARE, COURAGE, SIMPLICITY and TRUST. We embrace diversity by valuing the uniqueness of each individual and being committed to equal opportunities for all.

EDUCATION

BA degree in Business Administration, Marketing or similar from a recognized University

EXPERIENCE

A minimum of 7 years’ experience is required in a wide range of FMCG functions with a recognized business.

SKILLS

Language: Proficient in English & Arabic
High proficiency in MS Office applications with emphasis on advanced excel. Knowledge of SAP is an advantage.
The role required an FMCG specialist in the areas of brand management, trade marketing and category management, mixed with a very high level of commercial business sense.

• Responsible for planning and implementation of merchandising strategies.
• Lead negotiating of annual contracts with merchandising agencies
• Preparing annual and quarterly budgets reviews and presenting them to the relevant stakeholders.
• Lead TRAX program implementation and discuss gaps & opportunities with sales team
• Submit must stock list availability & number of facing reports to management team on monthly bases
• Communicating promotions, price changes, etc.to merchandising team
• Submitting freshness & inventory report to sales team quarterly
• Follow up on CAC implementation and submit execution summary report after each activity
• Conducting Price audit survey quarterly
• Follow up the execution level through continuous market visits with merchandising team
• Proposing incentive schemes for merchandising team