William Grant and Sons Distillers Limited is recruiting a Area Manager, to be based in Maputo, Mozambique.
Duties
- As the Area Manager for the region, you will be responsible for delivering the Company’s commercial & marketing objectives within the area, maximising opportunities to build long-term brand equity and value, whilst to ensuring delivery of short-term financial results and long term profit growth
- Proactively manage the distribution network within the area, establishing strong relationships that deliver the business plans
- Identify opportunities to build new business through existing and new customers or routes to market
- Work from the global strategy to interpret and develop marketing and brand equity plans locally to ensure relevance to market and distributors
- Plan, set and agree budgets & objectives with Regional Manager
- Understand and deliver the pricing strategy for each brand and explore ways of generating brand value pricing
- Monitor and understand the P&L to deliver the annual budget and constantly seek ways to improve ROI
- Build solid awareness of external market trends (consumer, competitor, political insight), and identify opportunities to drive business development
- Effectively manage the data and information requirements of the area, working with relevant support functions to maximise time and ensure monthly reports are delivered on time
- Execute all regional programs necessary to assure business growth, such as in the Budget/Plans including Gifting, VAPs, NPD launches, On-Trade programs, etc.
Requisites
- Degree level
- Premium Beverage , or Wine & Spirits industry background
- Key account management experience
- Commercial experience with strong focus on customer marketing
- Distributor Management experience with responsibility for budget control
- Prestige account management experience
- African market experience
- Languages English (essential) plus local language (Portuguese - Essential)
- Right to live and work in Mozambique
Notes
- Only short listed applicants will be contacted
- Please email your CV and Cover Letter outlining your right to work in Mozambique, languages spoken and salary expectations in the email below
How to Apply
1. Documentation
- Cover Letter
- Curriculum Vitae
2. Application
- Send your Documentation via email to hr@wgrant.com with the Subject line “Area Manager”