Junior Account Manager - Albert Heijn

Unilever is hiring for Junior Account Manager – Albert Heijn Home Care
Location: Hofplein 19, Rotterdam
Local employment conditions apply

Full time

Salary scale between 50 to 62k yearly gross, including holiday allowance - depending on experience and peers

ABOUT UNILEVER
With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world.
At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

JOB PURPOSE
Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. If you are digitally focused and get energized by working in a dynamic and commercial environment, then this role is just for you!

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Customer Management
• Customer visits and support as needed for the key account manager for their customer visits.
• You assist the customer team/(key) account managers with annual deal preparations and the realization and monitoring of the optimal plan (including the agreed arrangements) for your customer(s).
• Gathering and providing information to/from various internal departments and strong collaboration with these departments to serve the customer as well as possible (marketing, pricing, supply chain, deliver to customer, forecast excellence, CD Finance, Category Management).

Product Introductions and Promotional Activities
• Preparing communication to the customer;
• Ensuring alignment with various internally involved parties/departments (marketing, planning, category team, logistics) and the customer;
• Providing input regarding expected introduction weeks and distribution for marketing, production plans, and controlling;
• Contributing to the optimal assortment/portfolio and optimal distribution;
• Making proposals regarding promotion policy, activities, and discussing promotion evaluations with the customer;
• Providing input to monitor promotions on timing, price, etc., between accounts.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED
Within the Albert Heijn Home Care customer team, we are looking for a Junior Account Manager.

Success Criteria:
• Commercial
• Entrepreneurial spirit
• Good at social interactions
• Winning mentality

In this versatile role, you will be responsible for contributing to Unilever's sales objectives within the Albert Heijn Home Care CBD team. Versatility is key in this sales position, where your tasks will involve customer management, product introductions, promotional activities, and results analysis. You will be responsible for one or more customers or a part of the portfolio within a specific customer team. You will ensure that you and your colleagues in the customer team achieve the optimal result for Unilever and the customer. You will report to the sales manager who leads the customer team. Where necessary, you will support the key account managers and/or sales manager to perform optimally as a team and achieve ambitious sales targets together. To achieve good results, you will maintain frequent contact with colleagues in the Customer Development, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, and Integrated Operations departments. It is a job with a lot of interaction, both internally and externally.

Because you will be dealing with so many stakeholders in this role, we are looking for someone who is very socially skilled, without losing sight of commercial interests. With your excellent negotiation skills, you always manage to achieve a win-win situation that strengthens (long-term) relationships with customers and colleagues. Sometimes you need to be flexible, and other times assertive, but both qualities are important. Naturally, we are looking for someone with a strong drive and winning mentality, which fits our ambitious Sales organization. In your work, you know how to collaborate well, but also proactively and independently take on tasks.

EXPERIENCES & QUALIFICATIONS
o You hold at least an HBO diploma.
o Candidates with (sales) experience at Retail level (preferably in an FMCG environment) have an advantage.
o You possess good negotiation skills.
o You are a team player who can also work independently.
o You demonstrate entrepreneurial behavior in your work.
o You have excellent social and communication skills.
o You are enthusiastic and willing to develop yourself.
o You are energetic and take many initiatives to achieve challenging objectives.
o Very good command of both Dutch and English, both spoken and written.

WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU?
Unilever is the place where you can be yourself and bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. We offer an exciting & dynamic work environment where you can make things happen. Furthermore, we offer some great reward and benefits!

• Attractive total remuneration package: excellent company pension, bonus, share scheme.

• Flexible cross-disciplinary career opportunities and a wealth of training opportunities & wellbeing resources whenever and wherever.

• Plenty of company-paid holidays to further ensure your work-life balance is maintained.

• We encourage an inclusive culture, which comes to life with interchangeable public holidays, paid paternity leave of 6 weeks and our transgender policy.

• Under the Hybrid Working principles, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% in the office or at customers, suppliers or partners to connect and collaborate.  For the time you work from home, we will ensure you are well equipped. When you are at the office, you can enjoy our tasty canteen with prepped food and own products.

• Informal culture and being the first one trying our new products. 

• My Fitness Plan (reduction on your Fitness Subscription).

• Homework allowance

• Company laptop and mobile phone

• Green Mobility Policy.   
  

EXCITED?

Join Unilever and our team! To apply, you must do so online. Please do not forget to upload your CV and a motivation letter. Your application will be reviewed against our requirements, and we will be in touch shortly after the closing date to provide you with an update on the status of your application.

Looking forward to meeting you!

Please note this is a Direct Search led by Unilever. Applications from agencies will not be accepted, nor will fees be paid for unsolicited CVs.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, disability, age, parenthood, pregnancy or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against. By highlighting the gender diversity at the workplace, Unilever encourages women equally men to apply. If you look for a job after a long career break or after any type of leave, do not hesitate to apply.

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