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Activation Manager – Projects Off-Trade Benelux

Job Name

Activation Manager – Projects Off-Trade Benelux

Country:

Belgium, Netherlands

City:

Brussels, Rotterdam

Function:

Marketing - Communication - PR

Reporting Line:

Head of Customer Activation

Job type:

Full time

Lead recruiter:

Alissa Rojas Peraza

About the role

YOUR CHALLENGE

You will play a crucial role in the Customer Marketing team, while working closely with the CPA manager(s), Brand Manager(s), Sales, Supply chain & external agencies to create a fluid business cycle and synergies between countries.
You will be the “spider-in-the-web” in key processes in the off-trade business cycle and iAP process. Your main goal is to guide all stakeholders in several key projects and actively strive for complexity reduction and synergy-gains. 
You report to the Head of Customer Activation and in a dotted-line to the Head of Customer Marketing Off-trade Benelux.  

ABOUT YOU
You are an action oriented, high energy, driven, collaborative team player, agile and passionate about sharing your point of view.

Your entrepreneurial style means you’ll thrive on being a key contact for partner functions, as well as influencing internally and coordinating commercial priorities.

Your strong communication, presentation, networking, and interpersonal skills will be key to your success.

Responsibilities

WITH OUR CONSUMER AT THE HEART YOUR KEY FOCUS WILL BE

You have full ownership of several key projects, mainly focusing on the classic off-trade channel (95%), while also doing over-arching projects for the Wholesale channel (5%).Furthermore, you will form a strong team with the Head of Customer Marketing Off-Trade to ensure perfect management of our external agencies, 2D & 3D print and many other key projects. 

Your key responsibilities are:

Project Management:
  • Be the owner of the 2D & 3D-print process with a major focus on keeping others accountable and thus driving down costs.
  • Be the owner of the RTD-fridges process – from artwork design to ordering to delivery to our warehouse
  • Be the owner of the EOY process and everything around it
  • Be the owner of the M&E process and keep others accountable. You will function as the face to the region and drive the conversation. 
  • Be the owner of the marketing dashboard and drive awareness in other departments of its existence
  • Support the business with development of pop-up displays, permanent fixtures and coupons
  • Support the CPA Director & Head of Customer Marketing off-trade in the reporting of POSM and target management 

Stakeholder Management
  • You are an amazing people person and know how to deal with plenty and diverse stakeholders
  • You are no stranger to the “Belgian compromise” in terms of solutions for the off-trade channel
  • You track the POSM stock and influence key stakeholders to deplete when required
  • Be the challenger of the status-quo – you see the long term picture and understand that change requires time (and patience!)
  • Be the SPOC for our external stakeholders

Activation & Execution:
  • Execution of the yearly display process (eg. Code creation, PO creation)
  • Execution (together with Head of Cust. Marketing off-trade) of the promoplan BeLux
  • Execution of visual demands of the off-trade clients
  • Execution of retailer tools, in collaboration with the CPA manager, for the off-trade clients
  • Support the CPA manager with the management of MTB/RTD budget (fridges, displays, permanent displays) 
  • Monthly field visit and continuous attention to field dynamics to ensure being close to the market.

This role can be preformed from anywhere in Belgium or Netherlands. We prefer that you are 3 times a week in the office of your country to ensure a good connection with the CPA team.

Skills and Experience

THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED TO CREATE YOUR LEGACY
  • You have a Bachelor (or higher) degree or equivalent through experience
  • 1-2 years relevant experience (preferably in the FMCG-industry) 
  • You work in an organized manner and you are excellent at prioritization and planning
  • You are able to work under pressure and to deal with ambiguity

PERSONAL QUALITIES
  • You are pragmatic and hands-on. 
  • You are a great stakeholder manager and have good communication skills  
  • You have a critical mind and are creative in looking for solutions/improvements. 
  • Proficiency in English, fluent in Dutch or French (ideally both) 

Our culture

We share the passion and entrepreneurial flair of our founder and are guided by our three culture pillars - Fearless, Family and Founders, they inspire our Primos to be the best they can be and drive us forward in all we do. But what does this mean?

·       Being Fearless; means adopting an agile mindset, being comfortable trying new things and taking risks. We are empowered to question, challenge and innovate.

·       Family; We treat each other, and our communities, like Family. Always.

·       Founders; The spirit of entrepreneurship is at the heart of everything we do. We see the business as if it’s our own. We do the right thing for the business and we all take accountability for our work.

When you join Bacardi, you become part of our family and gain more than just a job.


Disclaimer: Bacardi is an equal opportunity employer that values workforce diversity. Diversity is core to our business: by embedding diversity into all aspects of our culture, we maximize the opportunity to achieve sustainable business success and growth. The duties and responsibilities described in the role profile might not be a comprehensive list.

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