UFS Customer Exectuive Ankara

Unilever is currently hiring for UFS Customer Executive Ankara

If you're looking for a great team and a challenging, innovative, fun and energetic work environment, you are at the right place. We believe that the passion of our employees is our strength, and this is what drives us towards outstanding performance.
We aim to provide people the world over with products that are good for them and good for others. Our vision is to develop new ways of doing business with the aim of doubling the size of our company while reducing our environmental impact.
Our brands are trusted everywhere and, by listening to the people who buy them, we've grown into one of the world's most successful consumer goods companies. In fact, 160 million times a day, someone somewhere chooses a Unilever product.
We are looking for a UFSCustomer Executive(Ankara) to work within Customer Development in Unilever Food Solutions.

Your Role:

The purpose of the role is to develop and execute the customer strategy and the customer business plan as well as to drive the growth and profitability agenda within UFS Channel.

Key responsibilities include the following: 

• Managing and developing the relationship with Customers
• Developing, implementing and optimizing the customer strategy
• Agreeing a joint customer business plan in Modern Trade meet business objectives
• Delivering, monitoring and reviewing the plan
• Providing customer and channel understanding
• Managing the customer P&L for the respective categories
• Negotiating trade terms and trade funding
• Managing customer operations
• Working in close collaboration with the Category Managers for the category input, and with customer marketing for the banner/channel plan
• Ensuring effective use of trade spend with your customers
• Driving & monitor Perfect Store execution KPI.
• Evaluating implementation of promotional & merchandising activities
• Inputting into the S&OP process including forecasting.
• Working closely with Customer Service t o improve performance
• Monitoring Customer Performance by tracking customer contribution and market share for major categories in order to maximize opportunities in customer/region

Skills and Experience

• At least 2 years of working experience in Customer Development (Sales)
• Performance and growth mindset

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

• University Degree 
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills 
• Demonstrable and successful sales track record 
• Good technical background in the product area is desirable 
• Good presentation skills 
• Proven record of effectively meeting sales quotas 
• A degree in business studies would be an advantage 
• P&L – financial acumen
• A strong sense of ownership and accountability
• High level of resilience and problem-solving
• Negotiation and influencing skills
• Analytical thinking
• Crisis management skills
• Ability to inspire and motivate
• Customer and Shopper-centric mindset.
• Excellent written and spoken Turkish & English

LEADERSHIP SKILLS

• Unilever Behaviors
  • PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Generates intensity and focus to motivate people to deliver results at speed.
  • PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own well-being and resilience.
  • TALENT CATALYST: Invests in people – coaches individuals and teams to realize their full potential. Creates an inclusive climate, empowering everyone to be at their best. Inspires powerful teamwork and collaboration, connecting people for better results.
  • CONSUMER LOVE: Always brings the consumer's voice into everything we do.
  • BUSINESS ACUMEN: Creates opportunities for profitable growth through the core and beyond.

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicates from all walks of life! This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.   

ARE YOU INTERESTED?

Please apply via this portal as e-mail applications will not be processed. By applying to this role, you are confirming that you have informed your Line Manager and that you are at a point in your career with Unilever where it is appropriate for you to be applying for other positions.    

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.