Market Development Lead
The Role
The Market Development Lead reports to the GM Sub-Saharan Africa and will be located in South Africa and form part of the SSA leadership team.
About Us
Huggiesxc2xae. Kleenexxc2xae. Cottonellexc2xae. Scottxc2xae. Kotexxc2xae. Poisexc2xae. Dependxc2xae. 25% of people in the world use Kimberly-Clark products every day. And it takes the right people, in the right jobs and the right places, to make that happen.
At Kimberly-Clark, youxe2x80x99ll be part of the best teams committed to driving innovation and growth. Wexe2x80x99re founded on 150 years of market leadership, and wexe2x80x99re always looking for new and better ways to performxe2x80x94so what can you do with that? Therexe2x80x99s no time like the present to make an impact at Kimberly-Clark.
About You
Develop, communicate & execute the vision for KCxe2x80x99s developing African markets. The role has accountability for USD 50 Million business driven by well-known brands such as HUGGIESxc2xae, BABYSOFT, KLEENEXxc2xae and KOTEXxc2xae and the ambition is to make it a USD 100 Million over the next 5 years.
The Market Development Lead will partner with distributors and key local players to enable the expansion of our business. The successful candidate will need to be entrepreneurial, strategic with broad perspective, be able to craft brand growth strategies, as well as identify new category / business opportunities, and a strong knowledge of business operations. They will need to develop a strategic view of market prioritization, Channel resources accordingly and the ability to establish and build the right relationships with strategic partners that will enable successful market entries as well as growing our business in these markets, while tapping into the K-C resources, brands and operating system.
Explore, identify, and develop opportunities that broaden and strengthen the market position and profit potential of current & new markets.
Direct reports include 3 market Development Managers; 2 marketing manages, and indirect reports include Supply Chain, Finance, the leader will be able to navigate and perform in ambiguous and rapidly changing circumstances.
As the successful candidate
Will be able to demonstrate competencies and personal growth in the following areas:
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