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GlaxoSmithKline: Shopper Activation Wellness Graduate Opportunity

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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