Market Manager

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for ensuring inventory levels as per the guidelines set for the business unit
• Liaises with the trade marketing team to ensure marketing plans and budgets are adhered to.
• Routinely observe market operations, troubleshoot issues with customers and address corrective action immediately and recognize successes.
• Conduct effective business review meeting with the team and share business status/achievement versus target, keeping everyone in the loop.
• Create a healthy argument and competition among team members and manage to strike a balance between mediocre and high performing team member
• Contribute division-wide strategic planning and the development of initiatives
• Ensure 24/7 stock availability
• Cautiously and efficiently manage stocks variances and generate relevant report for the management for review and recommendation
• Build strong team by identifying needs in the market and participate in recruiting, selecting and placement of team members
• Create annual business plan for the business unit and the team including tactics and strategies in alignment with the Division goal and objectives
• Accountable for ensuring positive and motivated work environment to ensure positive outlook among the team.
• Review customer feedback data and hold division meeting for update and initiatives to improve division performance for continuous improving scores and feedback.
• Provides inputs towards the operational aspect and the planning process within the business unit
• In consultation with next level implementation of short-term strategic goals of the department or function
• Provides inputs towards the operational aspect and the planning process within the business unit
• In consultation with next level implementation of short term strategic goals of the department or function
• Provides management insights from knowledge acquired through multiple data sources such as ESSBASE, EPOS, market reports (AC Nielsen), to ensure forecast accuracy, ROI and devising key account plans and distribution
• Analyze market trends to provide inputs for new agency evaluations
• Coach and develop direct reports by providing necessary tools like SOPs, principal guidelines, training and up-skilling.
• Conduct performance review and evaluation and provide continuous feedback and development
• Create career development program to motivate the team and incentivize high performers
• Uses creativity in improving brand visibility and off-take within all trade segments
• Takes creative approaches in using existing resources in handling seasonal spikes
• Provide recommendation of innovative solutions to next level in order to facilitate change or improvement at a distribution process level