Modern Trade Business Development Executive

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With 19,000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Magnum, Selecta, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry's, loved in 76 countries, we are the world's largest Ice Cream company leading the industry. We have been taking pleasure seriously for more than 100 years, serving happiness with every lick or scoop of ice cream for generations.

We are investing to unlock the full growth potential under The Magnum Ice Cream Company as a standalone entity, once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen before the end of 2025.

We dream big but keep things simple to act fast. If you want to grow with us, make an impact, and shape the future of Ice Cream, this is the place for you

Key Responsibilities / Focus Areas

• Growth Strategy & Business Operations
• Strategic Planning & Execution: Develop, execute, and oversee business strategies that drive growth and profitability in Modern Trade.
• Performance Management: Define KPIs, targets, and incentive schemes to align with business goals. Lead weekly and monthly governance meetings with Modern Trade leadership.
• Operational Excellence: Lead continuous improvement initiatives by identifying execution pain points and implementing scalable solutions. Represent Modern Trade in technology and process governance forums.
• Agency & Tools Management: Oversee partner agencies, execution tools, reports, and digitization processes to ensure service levels and KPIs are met.
• Assortment, Space & Campaigns Lead

• Assortment

• COTC Distribution Tracking (Co-Collaboration with OTD Group on vetting)

• NPI Pipeline End To End (Vetting, Tracking of placement, Updating and integration to systems)

• Partners with channels on distribution, merchandising, and planogram

• Space

• End to End Cabinet Management for Modern Trade (CAPEX, Deployment and Pull out Tracking, WoW with Charging, Hit Net Cab FY Target)

• Owns cab deployment strategy for regular and seasonal executions

• Campaigns

• Leads end-to-end execution of seasonal campaigns (e.g., 100 Days of Summer, Snowcap, D-day, etc.)

• Partners with OTD and trade teams for campaign planning and rollout
• Ensures perfect execution through alignment with sales and agency teams
• Uses data insights to optimize campaign performance and ROMI

Qualifications

• Early-career experience in modern trade, customer management, and/or field operations
• Proficiency in MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Knowledge in Power BI is an advantage
• Leadership experience
• Background in Marketing or Field Sales is a bonus

Disclaimer

The Magnum Ice Cream Company is committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace and welcoming applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their 'Whole Self' to work and this includes you Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.