Job Description

Job Location Rivonia-JohannesburgDo you have a real passion for winning? Are you intrigued by the idea to build long-term business relationships with our customers? To develop and negotiate plans which create a win-win for our shoppers, our customers and our Company? Do you have an ambitious spirit and a willingness for learning?If you have proven analytical skills and are looking for a rewarding job which will allow you to grow personally and professionally, then come be a Key Account Manager at Procter & Gamble to strengthen your mastery!Working in sales, you will influence our customer's decisions in critical business areas by using conceptual selling techniques and data-based presentations. For consumer accounts, this involves making recommendations on assortment, shelving, pricing, and merchandising strategies, based on consumer research that gives us insight into what drives shopper purchase behavior.Your RoleAs a Key Account Manager, youxc2xb4ll directly take meaningful and impacting responsibilities as of day 1.You'll be in charge for maintaining and expanding a long-term partnership with your customers by continuously proposing solutions and plans that meet their objectives. To do so, youxe2x80x99ll develop a keen understanding of our product categories and markets.You will need to:Be the point of brand and category expertise with our customers - serving as a trusted business advisor.Help by innovating new solutions to complex business challenges.Own and manage significant customer accounts.Participate on diverse, multi-functional teams and eventually lead and manager others.Your responsibilities would include:Developing, selling, implementing, and evaluating business plans to meet or exceed financial goalsCollaborating with multi-functional teams (Marketing, Finance, Logistics, Operations, among others) to develop strategies and plansManaging and improving distribution, pricing, shelving, and merchandisingTranslate Business Plans into actionable selling stories for the customerDevelop productive working relationships with key customer contacts and sell mutually beneficial business plansTurn raw data into actionable conclusionsUse analytical tools and integrate various data systems to develop new insightsProvide input into retailer category strategyWhat We Offer You:Responsibilities from Day 1 xe2x80x93 You will start working on key brands from the beginning. Over time, as you expand your impact on the business, your responsibility and ownership of a brand will quickly grow.Recognized state of the art marketing skills xe2x80x93 We will constantly help you improve your marketing knowledge and management abilities.Continuous coaching & mentorshipxe2x80x93 We are passionate about our work. We will make sure you receive both formal training and regular mentorship from your manager and others.Dynamic and respectful work environment xe2x80x93 We live our Purpose, Values, and Principles daily. We value every individual and encourage initiatives promoting agility and work/life balance.Job QualificationsWhat we are looking for:Minimum of Bachelor degree in any field with an excellent academic backgroundMust have proven success from school or part-time work experience of strong leadership capabilitiesHave strong analytical thinking and skillsCurious individuals who can make complex decisions using all the data available but comfortable enough to use their gut feeling and instinct when these are missing.Proficient in EnglishFresh graduate is welcome to applyAbout usWe produce globally recognized brands and we grow the best business leaders in the industry. With a portfolio of trusted brands as diverse as ours, it is paramount our leaders are able to lead with courage the vast array of brands, categories and functions. We serve consumers around the world with one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Neurobion, Sangobion, Vicks, Alwaysxc2xae, Arielxc2xae, Gillettexc2xae, Head & Shouldersxc2xae, Herbal Essencesxc2xae, Oral-Bxc2xae, Pampersxc2xae, Pantenexc2xae, Tampaxxc2xae and more. Our community includes operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide.Visit http://www.pg.com to know more.Our consumers are diverse and our talents - internally - mirror this diversity to best serve it. That is why wexe2x80x99re committed to building a winning culture based on Inclusion and our ideal candidate is passionate about the same principle: you will join our daily effort of being xe2x80x9cin touchxe2x80x9d so we craft brands and products to improve the lives of the worldxe2x80x99s consumers now and in the future. We want you to inspire us with your unrivaled ideas.We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status, HIV/AIDS status, or any other legally protected factor.Job Schedule Full timeJob Number R000106527Job Segmentation Recent Grads/Entry Level (Job Segmentation)

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