Assistant Activation Manager at Reckitt Benckiser

Your responsibilities

• Gather and interpret data to unveil insights that will inform strategic business decisions.
• Collaborate on market research and consumer behaviour projects to reveal trends that dictate our industry.
• To partake in the development of a clear vision for Reckitt brands in Uganda and Tanzania in line with regional and global strategic imperatives.    
• Support in the delivery of portfolio P&L
• Monitor and get regular Market Share trends analysis
• Support in the development and implementation of the annual business plan, monitor performance and competitor activity and recommend adjustments to the marketing mix
• Execute initiatives (BDIs) and building blocks
• Support in building & maintaining a calendar of brand activations events.
• Support in analysing previous campaigns.
• Support in educating the consumer about the products through brand activations.
• Execute building blocks on annual basis in alignment with trade team  
• To co-ordinate the sales and TM team in execution of BDIs
• Aligns plans & executional timelines and track progress
• Lead in digital execution of Reckitt brands    
• Coordinate the digital plans and manage execution and achievement of set KPIs

The experience we're looking for

• Planning and Monitoring ability: leads in the development of portfolio strategy.
• Proactively collect and analyse relevant data and, where necessary, seek new data sources to identify opportunities for corrective action and growth.
• Consumer/customer orientation: Effective in finding mutual long- & short-term gains among diverse stakeholder interests whenever possible.
• Teamwork with good interpersonal communications: Ability to effectively work with the cross functional teams to deliver on set KPIs
• At least 3 years of marketing experience, and must be able to demonstrate outstanding marketing skills developed within the FMCG environment
• Exposure to data visualisation tools such as Tableau or Power BI is desirable.
• Keen attention to detail, coupled with strong problem-solving skills.