Assistant Key Account Manager ‏(Discounter & Perfumeries)

At Henkel, you can build on a strong legacy and leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses to reimagine and improve life every day. If you love challenging the status quo, join our community of over 50,000 pioneers around the globe. Our teams at Henkel Consumer Brands continuously drive the evolution in dynamic categories: Laundry & Home Care and Hair. With our trusted brands, including Persil and Schwarzkopf, our cutting-edge technologies and our disruptive solutions, you will have countless opportunities to explore new paths and develop your skills. Grow within our future-led businesses, our diverse and vibrant culture and find a place where you simply belong. All to leave your mark for more sustainable growth.

Dare to make an impact?

YOUR ROLE

• Generating one of Henkel‘s business units “Consumer Brand” sales operation via assuming responsibility for the Discounter & Perfumeries Channel in order to maximize strategic targets (NES, profitability, Market Share, A/R, Sales Budget)
• Creating sales strategy, setting goals, planning, and ensuring execution for the responsible channel
• Supports KAM in steering key customers
• Building strong relationships with related key customer and realize plans collaboratively
• Working in close cooperation with other sales channels to ensure the collaboration to reach the targeted business results
• Planning FY category-based sell-in targets for the Discounter & Perfumeries Channel Key Accounts
• Following profitability of each and every customer on responsible categories, providing proactive action plans in order to secure the profitability as well as stable growth for the “Laundry & Home Care & Personal Care" business
  
• Executing brand strategies and ensuring customer sell-out performance via excellent POS executions with close relationship other departments such as Marketing, Trade Marketing and Category Management
• Realizing route trade visits to increase Henkel’s reputation and influence

YOUR SKILLS

• BSc/BA in Business Administration, Engineering or in a relevant field
• Up to 4 years of experience in Key Account Management in an FMCG company is a plus
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with aptitude in building relationships with professionals of all organizational levels
• Strength with strategic and analytical thinking skills combining with critical thinking and problem solving
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English with the ability to interact effectively with all levels of management
• Self-confident professional, who possesses strong interpersonal skills along with sound leadership capabilities
• Advanced user of MS Office applications especially in Excel
• Valid Driving license is a must

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We look for a diverse team of individuals who possess different backgrounds, experiences, personalities and mindsets.