Samsung Channel Development & Planning Assistant Manager 

Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City 

148973060

1. Contribute to expanding the product's market coverage by setting up a product line-up operation plan.
2. Contribute to maximizing sales and minimizing loss by managing product lifecycle and developing pricing strategy to meet the target sales for the product.

Channel Operations

• Sales & Merchandising Data Analysis (PSI, Growth, Market share, Visibility etc.)
• Monthly Commercial program guidelines to channel
• Merchandising/ Communication guidelines for both Online platforms& Offline resources at Retailers
• Review & Conquer Monthly Sales JBP Plan by Account/ Channel based on common guidelines with customized programs to generate differentiation, deliver sell-out target & gain shares, manage the SD budgets.
• Marketing/Sales program coordination with Sales team & other multi-functional teams
• Engagement with Sales team & Retailers in Weekly/ Monthly/ Quarterly Business meetings

Category Commercial Planning (from Channel side)

• Work with Product team & Sales team to build a strong & thorough Sales plan for new product launch: distribution, sell-out,merchandising/communication
• Provide sales guidelines based on company’s strategies & objectives in terms of Channel-wise and also product portfolio.
• Guide & Deploy regional/seasonal sales campaigns/programs
• Proactively & closely interact & influence Sales team to make sure of excellent Sales execution in order to deliver Sales target and KPIs via tracking reports
• Proactively & closely work with internal multi-functional teams (Product, Marketing, Retail, Supply chain…) to facilitate sales execution in the market

Skills and Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of working experience with Trade Category Planning/ Sales Planning background
• Be able to demonstrate strong Data analytical & Critical thinking into Reporting & Problem-solving
• Strong communication/ interpersonal skills to work with cross-functional teams, especially Sales team
• Have Fluent oral & written English command with clear understanding
• Be able to look into detail as well as see the big picture to prioritize resources
• Be a team player with pro-active "can-do" attitude and result-oriented mindset during tough situation/ challenges
• Be able to build quick rapport when escalating up to Management level & influence decision making process.
• Have strong self-leadership, commitment and ownership & be able to build motivation to team members to deliver common goals.
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