National Field Sales Manager

National Field Sales Manager

Job Description

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. 

In this role, you will be accountable for the effective management of the Sales Operations function to achieve customer, brand and category targets across the point of purchase.

• Effectively manage our third-party field sales teams & develop and maintain effective relationships with key customers operations structures and stakeholders.

• Develop & lead national field strategy, setting KPI’s, in-store standards & procedures to assist with tactical planning, delivering sales & profit objectives.

• Coordinate and prepare activity for field cycle, CBM & GTM meetings.

• Ensure timely execution of key customer activities and analyse results against objectives, including speed to market of NPD and key national activities.

• Provide leadership to dedicated KC Field Operations team (third party) to ensure retail execution by field teams delivers customer and category priorities.

• Control selling expenses for third party and POS storage in line with agreed contracts/budgets. With procurement, participate in negotiation of third-party agreements.

• Management of returns procedures and trending of customer credits.

• Development and management of field sales team incentives that drive KC objectives.

• Route to market across all channels & management of execution partners with a heightened focus in TT

• Drive service levels with incremental improvements by working closely with the CS&L team.

About Us

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring.  You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.
You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.

In one of our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree with an orientation in sales and/or marketing.

• Minimum 7 years sales and / or retail experience, of which 3 years must be at a management level in field operation within a company in the SA FMCG market.

• Business Acumen – The ability to understand & apply internal & external business drivers & metrics to achieve desired business results.

• Indispensable Partnership – The ability to bring our value proposition to life by collaborating effectively with our partners, developing mutually beneficial business plans to drive growth.

• Selling with Insights - The ability to sell to & influence our business partners using compelling communication, actionable insights & quantified solutions.

• Negotiation - The ability to successfully navigate the negotiation process from planning through to closure, ultimately reaching a mutually agreed upon outcome.

• Executional Excellence - The ability to execute plans with purpose & conviction, taking necessary actions to position ourselves for success.

Total Benefits

Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.
 

To Be Considered
Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.

In the meantime, please check out the careers website.

And finally, the fine print….

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world.  We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers.  When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check.

This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only. Kimberly-Clark will not provide relocation support for this role.

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to developing a diverse workforce. Preference will be given to candidates who promote representation within Kimberly-Clark in terms of the Employment Equity Act.

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Primary LocationBryanston Office

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Worker TypeEmployee

Worker Sub-TypeRegular

Time TypeFull time