Assistant Customer Manager

Assistant Customer Manager

Job Description

It starts with you right here at Kimberly Clark New Zealand

You may have heard of us, you may not.

But you will know our trusted brands, like Huggies®, Kleenex® and Viva® and U by Kotex.

In fact, you’ve probably used our products recently!

Kimberly-Clark is a global personal care company.

Spanning over 300 locations, our notable brands are an essential part of life for one-quarter of the world’s population.

We’re proud of our size, scale, and impact.

But when you join us, you’ll find there’s much more to who we are.

Because a role with us is about the care you take, the connections you make and the opportunity to build a better world.

Bring your big ambition and make a visible, meaningful difference, right here, with Kimberly Clark New Zealand.

Responsibilities:


* Delivery of sales, profit and share targets for the Woolworths New Zealand customer within allocated categories


* Work with the Customer Managers to prepare for customer meetings.

Provision of scan/consumer insights data by agreement with Customer Manager


* Field engagement including store reports and field priorities are communicated on time and accurately.  Be the first point of contact for field enquiries


* Attend customer meetings and play an active part in engaging the customer


* Customer specific projects as allocated and required


* Provision of clear up to date inputs to business processes, e.g., promotional evaluation, customer business planning, forecasting and business reporting


* VMI for Woolworths with time spent at Woolworths New Zealand office required


* Working with the supply team to communicate proactively any supply issues from time to time


* Communicate proactively with customer teams regarding forecast changes/needs

Relevant Experience:


* Ideally holding tertiary qualifications and two plus years of business experience; with ideally some cross-functional experience (eg Field Sales/Category/Marketing)


* Naturally inquisitive and proactive with a strong analytical capability


* Working knowledge of Excel


* Strong communication skills with a demonstrated ability to adapt personal style to suit a variety of interpersonal styles

Why Kimberly Clark New Zealand?
At Kimberly-Clark, we’re about delivering incredible results, making things happen, and working together.

And when we get that right, we win.

There's a reason why we've made the Forbes World's Best Employers list in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Here, our culture of care and inclusion really matters, and so does high performance.

We continue to push ourselves to improve.

Because we’re proud of how far we’ve come.

And we’re excited about where we’re headed.

Here’s what you’ll love about a career with us:


* Drive local impact on a global scale: A career with Kimberly-Clark is about delivering Better Care for a Better World.

We do this through local care and connection....