Closing Date: 05 August 2014
GlaxoSmithKline has a vacancy for a Shopper Activation Wellness Graduate in Bryanston.
Description
- Develop reporting tools and services providing analytical measurement, reporting and tracking by channel & key account for the category
- The role has the opportunity to drive the direction towards the execution of GSK brands.
- The role is governed to a fair degree by procedures and standards, these however set a framework to operate within and around which discretion, innovation and creativity is applied
- The role is about creating new tools on reporting and creating ease of analysis and day to day management of already implemented processes
- Awareness of customer’s strategy in order to identify shopper projects helping secure GSK strategic partnerships
Job Purpose/Scope
- Build daily/ weekly and monthly reporting & business tracking
- Preparing and communicating reports by category, brand and customer
- Build P&L & financial management tools and track accordingly
- Preparing sales reports for G2N sales
- Provide analytical support function to the Trade Marketing Manager on channel, customer and brand performance, trends, competitive intelligence and activity effectiveness
- Provide promotional post analysis
- Work customer and category reviews for top to top’s
- Update category & brand 4 P’s and track measures in line with brand SOG
- Track NPD speed to market
- Track customer /GSK JVC (Joint Value Creation)
- Manage customer master grids by category /brand
- Ad-hoc requests
Key Responsibilities
- Proven ability to work cross-functionally;
- Ensure update of various databases and reports
- Will be required to pull insights from various data sources
- Needs to be a team player, yet poses initiative and the ability to work and think independently
- Advanced excel knowledge is essential
- Understanding channel & customer strategies and brand plans, identifying correct data sources and identifying insights which can be translated into actionable focused category /retailer specific and regional plans
- Medium level of accounting knowledge
- Detailed GSK SOP understanding
- Knowledge of internal controls and the application thereof to a commercial entity
- Channel and customer understanding within the FMCG sales environment
Qualifications
- Relevant qualification
Competencies
- The role has the opportunity to drive the direction towards the execution of GSK brands.
- The role is governed to a fair degree by procedures and standards, these however set a framework to operate within and around which discretion, innovation and creativity is applied
- The role is about creating new tools on reporting and creating ease of analysis and day to day management of already implemented processes
- Awareness of customer’s strategy in order to identify shopper projects helping secure GSK strategic partnerships
How to apply
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