Assistant Manager – Customer Marketing (General Trade)

Because it’s never just an employee that comes to work; it’s a whole person. At Hemas we celebrate the Uniqueness of people, recognize Excellence and Balance, with a commitment towards employee Wellness and enabling Empowerment.

Since 1948, we at Hemas have continuously enriched the lives of Sri Lankans through our business in Wellness, Leisure, and Mobility. Our FMCG portfolio includes an array of personal care and home care products which have won the hearts and minds of local consumers. Our leading brands have been awarded super brand status, as well as numerous awards including the ‘Brand of the Year’, ‘Best Local Brand of the Year’, and ‘Product Brand of the Year’ at SLIM Brand Excellence Awards. In addition, our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at Dankotuwa has been the recipient of numerous industry awards; certifying that we are at the pinnacle of industry manufacturing standards. Our brand new innovations centre, not only provides facilities for 20 in-house scientists but also for Sri Lankan academics to conduct research.

The Job

As the Assistant Manager Customer Marketing (General Trade), the incumbent will be responsible for assisting the Senior Manager – Shopper & Customer Marketing to evaluate the strategic & execution priorities within the General Trade, initiate and plan on the Category/Trade interventions for General Trace Channels ensuring that all planned activities are executed on time, in full and monitored for effective delivery of the KPIs. The position holder will take the ownership of conducting the Monthly Cycle Planning Process with the relevant stakeholders in Sales, Planning, Marketing, Customer Marketing, Finance, and Sales Support for the assigned categories. Further, will be responsible for identifying shopper and channel needs through internal & external market data and launch shopper promotions and loyalty programs to increase company market share in the General Trade Channels.

The Person

The ideal candidate should possess an MBA and or Degree in Business Management or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution and have at leaser 2 3 years’ overall experience in Sales & Marketing in an FMCG company & have exposure in the area of General Trade, Channel Strategy Development & Stakeholder Management.

An attractive remuneration package, a pleasant working environment, excellent opportunities for career development is on offer for the right candidate.

If you believe you have got what we are looking for, please send in your complete CV & contact details of two non-related referees within 14 days of this

Closing Date 05/02/2021