Channel Development Manager Belgium in Mechelen, Belgium

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

You ensure that customer plans are developed and executed by supporting the delivery of strategies and tactics for growth. You understand the business metrics and financial drivers needed to unlock profitable growth for Mondelēz International and our customers and work with key account managers to implement plans to deliver our annual target.

How you will contribute

You will:

• Leads the development of the trade marketing part of the category annual plans (contract process)

• Understands market dynamics / consumer insights by channel to participate on trade marketing strategic decisions

• Leads the business planning meeting where the sales quotas are built in order to accomplish the annual plans based on relevant building blocks

• Suggests and influences investment in category building blocks, according to category and channel need, and is accountable of execution excellence at point of sale

• Follows up the competition’s commercial activity in the category in order to detect business opportunities and potential threats for the brand

• Plays a leadership role within the multi categories teams by leading, providing accurate and relevant channel point of sale information that will lead to find business opportunities such as innovations, customer promotions, portfolio, pricing, etc. that will lead to achieve multi categories targets

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Category planning and delivering growth through category leadership

• Having a future-focused mindset, being curious about industry trends, digital solutions and innovation for consumers, and translating opportunities into business plans

• Developing and delivering plans, measuring and monitoring results and making recommendations to achieve growth targets

• Business planning and how to maximize revenue growth

• Influencing stakeholders and interacting effectively with others with the courage and resilience to hold an alternative point of view

• Analytical skills and business acumen

Key purpose of the role:

In this role you will be responsible for the co-creation and execution of our X-category (new) business opportunities, outside classic retail in Belgium with clear focus on big bets.

Responsibilities:

• Translate Snacking Growth Vision into specific customer growth plans together with Sales

• Co-create Total Snacking approach for Convenience channel

• Identify and coordinate channel specific portfolio (incl PPA)

• Co-create route to market solutions together with Sales

• Develop strong in-store solutions to leverage Perfect Store Execution for Big Bets in close cooperation with Shopper Activation Managers.

• Further build market knowledge and insights by analyzing and connecting different data sources

• Support on internal performance tracking

Operating environment:

• Peers in Category Planning, Marketing, Sales and Finance

• IC / Horeca / B2B customers

Qualifications:

• University degree and 2-3 years working experience in a commercial role

• Strong analytical skills and ability to connect the dots

• Strong communication skills

• Team player / pro active

• Strong drive for results and ability to get things done

• Creative, problem solving mindset

• Ability to learn on the fly

• Fluent English / French / Dutch

The responsibilities of this position are performed within the framework of a regional business model that is defined and managed by Mondelēz Europe GmbH, Switzerland .

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

At Mondelez Europe, we are proud, not only of the iconic brands we make, but also of the people who make them. Our delicious products are created in 52 plants across Europe by more than 28,000 passionate people. We are the top maker of chocolate and biscuits and a leading maker of gum and candy. We make sure our powerful global brands and local jewels like Cadbury, Milka and Alpen Gold chocolates, Oreo, belVita, LU and Tuc biscuits get safely into our customers hands—and mouths. Great people and great brands. That’s who we are. Join us on our journey to continue leading the future of snacking around the world by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way.

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type

Regular

Category Planning & Activation

Sales

At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broader range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life’s moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about.

We have a rich portfolio of strong brands – both global and local. Including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the number 1 position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy as well as the No. 2 position in gum

Our 80,000 Makers and Bakers are located in our operations in more than 80 countries and are working to sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. They are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen, and happen fast.

Join us and Make It An Opportunity!

Mondelez Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.