Merchandising Strategy & Solutions Specialist

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Location: Bonifacio Global City, Taguig

Reporting to: Merchandising Strategy & Solutions Manager OIC

Merchandising Strategy & Solutions Specialist 

What this role is about: 

The incumbent will be the key lead in the overall management and execution of merchandising strategies, plans and activities within their assigned region in both the RMC and RRP Categories. Implementing instore execution solutions and guidelines that are region and channel specific (GT, NKA, LKA, Unconventional and brand-campaign specific). Responsible in implementing Plan-o-gram, merchandising strategy & guidelines, agencies, campaigns, oversee and manage budget allocation, phasing and responsible for ensuring close coordination with the rest of Field Marketing aligned with CBU or Group strategies.

As the Merchandising Strategy & Solutions Specialist  in the field of Marketing, you will: 

• Manage operations of Third-Party Merchandising Agency to ensure programs are executed on-time and in-full at store level based on the approved and agreed merchandising programs. Create effective and efficient KPIs that will be used by agency and sales for improvement of trade execution.
• Develops efficient merchandising monitoring dashboards and reports from Third Party Agency and Sales that includes progressive execution monitoring, materials deployment to sales, utilization report and weekly inventory of POSMs, availability, competitive activities and price movements. Uses these data and creates analyses, recommendations,and action plans.
• Develop innovative and effective communication materials by brand per channel and build the Merchandising POSM census plan for production forecasts. Works with with internal stakeholders (i.e. Brand, Procurement, Finance) from planning to execution. 
• Manages assigned merchandising budget allocation for all merchandising related activities. Performs on-time processing of Purchase Request (PR), Purchase Order (PO) and facilitating Good Receipts (GR) accurately and on a timely mannner.
• Develops and execute regional and national merchandising standards along with Merchandising Strategy and Solutions Manager and other internal stakeholders.
• Recommends timing, ideal distribution level and installation of brand POSM according to channel cycle drive.Perform regular field & customer visits in order to understand market trends, channel dynamics, competitor practices, customer & consumer behaviour and evaluate field force execution. Prepare summary reports after those visits highlighting opportunities related to JTI execution and competitor activities
• Incumbent will respect actual legislation, company procedures and working instructions. Employee will comply with JTI Policies and J-SOX controls

Requirements: 

• College graduate
• Atleast 3 years of experience in FMCG or multinational companies
• Background in merchandising channels, particularly within General Trade
• Experience in handling Trade Activations is an advantage
• Strong expertise in vendor management and project management across consumer and merchandising sectors
• Excellent communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools, with intermediate knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint

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Next Steps:

After applying, if selected, please anticipate the following within 1-3 weeks of the job posting closure: Phone screening with Talent Advisor > Assessment tests > Interviews > Offer. Each step is eliminatory and may vary by role type.

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