Costco Associate Manager Customer Business - Bayer Corporation

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Costco Associate Manager Customer Business  

The  Costco Associate Customer Business Manager owns all components of selling, business planning, forecasting and trade spending within the assigned customer/portfolio of brands for BCH. The Associate Manager owns a large percentage of a customer team volume. Due to the size of their business, they are responsible for significant dollar and profit volume and, therefore, have extra accountability and influence on impacting total customer business plan achievement. The incumbent is directly responsible for maximizing the four sales controllables; assortment, pricing, promotion, and shelving.The Associate Manager is responsible for developing trust with the customer and executing the annual business plan within assigned customer/portfolio of brands. These plans should focus on accomplishing quarterly/annual sales volume with effective and efficient trade execution as well as deliver against long term strategic partnership objectives. They are directly accountable for delivering seamless in market execution via monthly forecasting, productive trade promotions, and meeting daily demands of the customer, while managing their trade spending to the allocated budget.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:   

• Responsible for achieving volume and KPI objectives through successful sell in and execution of sales controllables for a large percentage of BCH business, while owning key sales processes & deliverables within assigned portfolio;
• Leads and executes business planning sessions by engaging a cross functional team, as appropriate; customer marketing, field sales, sales strategy, retail teams, marketing, finance, sales ops and ecommerce;
• Leads and executes all selling presentations within assigned customer/portfolio of brands, engaging cross functional teams, as necessary;
• Penetrates within the customer (Buyer/Category Manager/Logistics/IT/Merchandising/Retail /Warehouse/Finance/ Administrative/Pharmacy/Buyer/Assistants) to cultivate relationships for customer building;
• Executes monthly forecasting to ensure Bayer meets/exceeds all customer supply metrics;
• Forecasting includes baseline business, new item pipelines, and promotional volume;
• Manages trade budget and deduction resolution to stay within budgets/estimates (trade budget managed to 12% of bottom line  total);
• Use appropriate tools/programs to meet all compliance and audit requirements;
•  Integrates and analyzes multiple data sources to create selling strategies and programs that deliver outcomes through innovation and collaboration;
• Collaborates with customer marketing team to develop customer specific marketing programs (providing the overall dollar impact to the business bottom line) in alignment with brand strategies and demographics with a focus on improving distribution, merchandising, pricing, and shelving;
• Develops new item sales plans, strategies and tactics in order to achieve agreed to headquarter and retail objectives;
• Ensure timely and accurate data analysis for distribution build, promotion evaluation, execution, planning, and development of assigned customer;
• Aligns customer specific marketing strategies and tactics that result in actionable sales plans with other area businesses to ensure business alignment with national priorities and sales objectives;
• Maintains ongoing market awareness and competitive activity through frequent contact and trips covering customers in major markets nationally;
• Effectively manages the development and allocations of customer display units;
• Represents "voice of the customer" within Bayer to drive profitable results and increase awareness to critical customer issues."

WHO YOU ARE

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

• BS or BA degree;
• Experience in building strategic business plans that utilize specific resources (i.e., people,  time and money) in the accomplishment of corporate sales volume and profit goals;
• Builds effective teams, cultivates innovation, learning and change agility, customer focus, action  oriented/drives results, collaborates globally and locally, plans & aligns, drives stakeholder engagement, effectively manages suppliers.
• Financial acumen: Excellent financial management skills to critically assess strategic goals and cost investments versus results; ability to streamline operational processes.
• Experience in a basic understanding of promotion effectiveness and continual improvement on  ROIs.
• Understand the customer and the marketplace: Exceptional knowledge of retailer landscape and how to impact the total market.
• Understand the impact of individual decisions to Bayer’s total business and relevant long term implications;
• Sales experience with key retailers;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills;
• Able to deliver clear and concise presentations, actionable direction and work well within a matrixed team environment;
• Negotiation skills such as proven success with one on one customer negotiations;
• Proven ability to develop solutions to complex situations;
• Superior problem solving and critical thinking skills demonstrated through multi task problem solving and practical judgment;
• Tech/digital savvy: Robust analytical capabilities across a variety of data sources and platforms with ability to execute sales planning activities;
• Advanced computer literacy skill required, specifically MS Excel and PowerPoint;
• Must have a Valid Driver's license and clean driving record;
• Ability to travel as necessary or required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 4 years of overall experience.
• Sales or Marketing experience in CPG.

Employees can expect to be paid a salary of approximately between $110,887.97 to $166,331.95. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant).  Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc.  This salary (or salary range) is merely an estimate and may vary based on an applicant’s location, market data/ranges, an applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.

The job posting will be posted until at least September 17, 2024.