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UNILEVER IS LOOKING FOR AN ICE CREAM – Key Account Officer - Out Of Home (OOH)

Location: Spaces Tour & Taxis office - Belgium – Brussels

Full-time

Local conditions apply

For the recruitment of this position, we would like to emphasize that local conditions apply to the position and for this vacancy in principle we will consider candidates based in the set locations. If you are based outside of these locations and you are interested to apply, please feel free to do so but at this stage we will not take your application forward. We will only consider your application if a decision is made to also recruit outside of the set locations.

THE MAGNUM ICE CREAM COMPANY

As the largest ice cream company in the world, we have over 100 years of experience in delivering smiles. We are at a pivotal moment to become an independent, fearless Ice Cream company, where we lead the category and our business, delivering iconic and innovative products, to all consumers, everywhere.

With 36 Ice Cream factories across the globe, we produce 3.5 million litons of ice cream each year and employ more than 8,200 joymakers. We have 35 brands, including 3 one billion Euro brands (Magnum, Wall’s, Ben & Jerry’s), in over 60 countries.

JOB PURPOSE

You are passionate about the out of home (away from home) channel & love ice cream. You have strong commercial skills to manage customer relationships and grow a business together with our partners. You are not afraid to deep dive into the numbers and are constantly on the lookout for win-wins to turn challenges into opportunities.

Sounds familiar? Do not hesitate to grab this exciting opportunity because the Out Of Home Ice Cream Team is looking for a new Key Account Officer for some of our biggest wholesalers, the daily management of the Out of Home field team, the management of our external customer service and our freezers.

The Out of Home business excels thanks to very strong brands, strong marketing support and a passionate sales team. The brands we have in our portfolio are Magnum, Cornetto, Ben & Jerry’s, Ola & Carte d’Or. We hold a market leader position in all channels in which we operate.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

The role holds 3 main responsibilities:

• Maintain strong relationships with current customers and grow them: national wholesalers and buying groups.

• Day to day management of the Out Of Home field

• Day to day management of our freezers, together with our Dutch team & our external customer service

This unique combination entails a wide range of different tasks:

Account management of existing national accounts:

Negotiations Customer P&L management, Creation & flawless execution of promotion & activation plan: activate our brands to create maximum visibility & experience in a way that is win-win for us & the customer. Ownership customer promotional/B&MI budget Accurate sales forecasting

Develop and deliver a win-win Customer Strategy and Customer Business Plan through the best integration of the Ice Cream strategy, the customer strategy, and the category strategy.

Identify & unlock new opportunities together with the customers

Develop and manage strong network with customers and organizations

Act as active ambassador of Ice Cream at the customer and of the customer internally

Work in close collaboration with the Sales Lead to develop and align on the Key Accounts Strategy

Management of the daily field operation & preparation/presenting in the monthly field meetings

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

Minimum 5+ years of experience in FMCG or OOH-channel A can-do mentality and true teamplayer, cultivating a culture of entrepreneurship and inclusiveness. An energetic individual with proven negotiation experience and a holistic set of sales skills, with as much passion for strategy as execution and financials.

• A flexible brain to switch easily between strategy and executing the needed operational tasks to put the plan into place. Planning skills, good organization and fast decision taking required.

• A commercial business mind-set, experience of understanding a P&L & ability to make clear decisions and collaborate with various stakeholders across different functions (internally and externally)

• Experience in sales and customer relationship. Experience in the OOH-channel is a strong plus

• Fluent in Dutch, French & English

• Entrepreneurial mindset

• Customer relationship management

• Confident negotiator

• Team player

• Data analytics

• Strategic thinking and planning

• Business intelligence

• Business execution and project management

• Problem solving

• Project Management

• Stakeholder Management

Leadership

• You are energized by delivering results and you play to win. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.

• You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

WHAT DOES UNILEVER OFFER?

Unilever is the place where you can be yourself and bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. We offer an exciting & dynamic work environment where you can make things happen. Furthermore, we offer some great reward and benefits!

• Attractive total remuneration package; excellent company pension, bonus, share scheme.

• Flexible cross-disciplinary career opportunities and a wealth of training opportunities & wellbeing resources whenever and wherever.

• Plenty of company-paid holidays to further ensure your work-life balance is maintained.

• Home work allowance

• Company laptop and mobile phone

• Mobility Budget

EXCITED?

Join Unilever and our team! To apply, you must do so online. Please do not forget to upload your CV and a motivation letter. Your application will be reviewed against our requirements and we will be in touch shortly after the closing date to provide you with an update on the status of your application.

Looking forward to meeting you!

Please note this is a Direct Search led by Unilever. Applications from agencies will not be accepted, nor will fees be paid for unsolicited CVs.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, disability, age, parenthood, pregnancy or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against.

By highlighting the gender diversity at the workplace, Unilever encourages women equally men to apply. If you look for a job after a long career break or after any type of leave, do not hesitate to apply.

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