Category Planning Assistant Manager (Sales Planning)

UNILEVER – Vietnam #1 Best Place To Work is looking for passionate Category Operations Manager who help us provide market leadership in shopper trends, habits and behaviors
A day in this role might be full of exciting challenges such as :
(*) Main Purpose of the Job
- Responsible for the sales performance of group Categories or division
- Being business partner with stakeholders in order to maximize channel benefit, smooth operation and encourage compliance & excellent execution.
- Own the sales volume plan and responsible for target and the whole “selling - process IN-OUT”
- Manage & control sales information and sales administrative team.
- Develop processes, guidelines which support business efficiency and ensure proper implementation.
(*) Key Accountabilities:
1. Business Forecast and Planning:
- Centrally own Category, Channel, Customer Volume forecasts to ensure that the sum total of category, customer plans allow achievement of overall company objectives.
- DP output consolidation & analysis for S&OP with highlight on risk, opportunities with recommendation
- Balancing ambition of strategy & the reality of delivery with strong conviction, logic based on fact & insight.
2. Management of operational responsibilities:
- Ensure customer service via minimizing OOS to make sure competitive advantage in the market but also make sure the right level of stock cover. Co-ordinate all supply chain issues to make sure right stock, right time, right channel.
- Balancing between process discipline & flexibility in operation to make sure quickly responding to market demand without violating to company codes.
3. Sales Target achievement tracking: Ensure that the achievement of the sales results is consistent and in line with the business requirements
- Communication & alignment sales target with sales field to ensure the sales plan is executable and executed.
- Own Sales target delivery by excellent operation – timely tracking – analysis in different dimensions: category, channel, segment, regions.
- Facilitate teams to highlight issues for the business team to resolve any gaps in sales plan.
- Provide tracking and evaluation of all on-going activities.
4. Produce category and Channel performance analysis with insight for action.
 
5. Business Systems and Operational Process:
- Leading the internal sales related process that drives business excellence and delivers competitive advantage.

- Competative