Key Account Manager Denmark

Job Description:

The Key Account Manager is responsible for achieving profitable sales growth at customers for the Mars business. This role is expected to maintain strong relationships & best execute customer plans that deliver objectives of; revenue, growth, profit, product/assortment, everyday shelving, merchandising, pricing, promotions, and merchandising.

What are we looking for?
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or equivalent.

5+ Years’ experience in Sales, Marketing, for Fast Moving Consumer Good Industries

Prior Retail Account Management experience

Fluent understanding of forecasting, Nielsen and trade management

Availability to travel 10% of time

A valid driver's license and clean driving record

What will be your key responsibilities?

Customer & Channel Leadership

Apply the Mars collaboration standards to plan and conduct negotiations with customers in line with Mars defined strategies and plans in order to:

- develop joint business plans and setting joint business targets

- negotiate terms and conditions (e.g. turnover, distribution, campaign initiatives, fair share, logistics, etc.)

- negotiate listings, placements, shelf space and planograms

- execute activity/promotion plans and investments in line with Mars brand, category and channel strategies

- Develop and implement plans according to Strategic Customer Matrix to drive category growth and increase Mars market share

- Be the key source of information and knowledge regarding the account / channel internally and externally

- Drive Customer Engagement agenda with Customer-centric mindset

Category Expertise & Leadership

- Establish and strengthen Mars as a category captain

- Implement category leadership projects

- Build and maintain effective relationships with Customer Marketing, Category Management and Marketing Teams to ensure information flow to and from customer and to make shopper and customer insights operational

- Manage category share and planogram initiatives

Excellence in Physical Availability

- Drive share of shelf and assortment in close cooperation with the Category Manager

- Deliver availability and visibility both quantitatively (distribution, coverage, etc.) and qualitatively (placement, touch points, etc.) via close cooperation and communication with Field Sales

- Secure listing of defined promotional displays in order to secure effective promotional coverage for Field Sales

Skilled & Engaged Sales Associates

- Have a holistic mindset to drive Customer Engagement

- Be a collaborative Team player

- Share knowledge and best practice within the Team and on North Europe level

Sales Operating System

- Timely feed the S&OP process with accurate information

- Forecast timing and volume per subsegment and promotional activity to achieve accuracy leading to minimum out of stock and minimize stock level costs

- Forecast pipeline volumes for launches/re-launches in line with defined processes

- Overall responsible to validate account forecast in close cooperation with Demand Planners

- Responsible for account P&L, understand key drivers and handle the account budget

Global Sales Connectivity

- Ability to represent and drive the customer agenda internally and externally

Key KPIs

- Full Customer P&L

- Net sales increased yoy

- Promotional ROI

- Category Performance: Mars relative category growth at customer level

- Perfect Store Priorities

What can you expect from Mars?

Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles. Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today. A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University. An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.