Job Description
Great Brands, Global Leader, Flexible working, country responsibility.
This is Energizer Holdings, Inc.
Energizer Holdings responsibly creates products to make lives easier and more enjoyable. To do this, we lean into our culture as an organization – we win together, while serving each other, with a willingness to act boldly, all while doing right. Our colleagues hail from all backgrounds, nationalities and walks of life, but our shared mission and purpose make us one team. Because we’re a global organization, you will always have opportunities to learn, grow and develop in your career. We support flexible working arrangements wherever possible.
Position Summary
The Sales Director Switzerland is responsible for leading the commercial operations of the market to deliver budgeted Net Sales, Gross Margin & Operating Profit. He / She implements and influences a category management approach to continuously improve market shares and positioning of the Energizer brands in the market. By doing that he/she ensures a proper distribution and visibility of the Energizer portfolio across all relevant customers and channels. The SD oversees a team and ensures continuous development as well as high engagement. He / She also represents the company with major customers, suppliers and external contacts. The SD CH has direct responsibility for the largest customer Migros. He/she is an important member of the DACHPO LT and contributes actively to the development of the DACHPO cluster strategy.
Responsibilities
- Create a vision for the market and strategies to get there
- P&L management incl. FC management
- Successful execution of sales initiatives across customers and segments
- Control of trade spend and cost of sales
- Lead a commercial team & attract, develop, and retain talents.
- Develop strong cross functional relationships with Trade Marketing, Category Management, Finance, Human Resources, Demand planning and Supply Chain
- Top customer management from annual negotiation to execution of promotions
What we are looking for
- BSc/BA in business administration, finance or relevant field; MSc/MA is a plus
- Comprehensive FMCG experiences
- Proper Swiss market and customer understanding is a plus.
- Proven track record as Senior KAM or Sales Director or similar roles
- Extensive negotiation skills with proven track record
- Team management experiences
- Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
- Strong analytical experience / P&L management experience
- Influential leadership and result-oriented personality, with attention to details
- Fluent in English & German
Come join us!
Energizer is an equal opportunity employer, and we prohibit discrimination based on age, color, disability, marital or parental status, veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
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Energizer will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with Energizer's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).
Energizer Hiring Process
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