Assistant KA Manager/ Sales Executive, GT

Haleon; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Haleon in Hong Kong is seeking a General Trade Assistant Key Account Manager to plan and execute robust Go-To-Market strategies for Haleon brands. You will build long-term relationships with customers to deliver sustainable sales growth, with a focus on channel profitability and in-store excellence.

Strong sales fundamentals, timing forecasts, and cross-functional collaboration are essential. English and Chinese fluency are required to communicate with teams and customers effectively.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in General Trade.
• Excellent communication skills and relationship-building abilities.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Fluency in English and Cantonese/Mandarin.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement sales strategies to achieve the annual sales plan and targets.
• Lead the team to maintain customer partnerships and apply category management principles for market outperformance.
• Drive in-store excellence and ensure visibility and availability of Haleon brands in-store.
• Coordinate and review Team KPIs for continuous improvement.
• Build accurate customer/activity forecasts based on growth opportunities and promotions.
• Explore new channel opportunities to maximize coverage and profitability.
• Collaborate with merchandising to ensure displays and promotions are executed quickly and effectively.
• Stay updated on product knowledge, promotions, and competitor activities to inform market intelligence.

Skills

General Trade

Communication

MS Office

English & Chinese

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for billions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands – including Panadol, Centrum, Sensodyne, Voltaren, Otrivin, and Advil – through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re in control of. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question.

Key Responsibilities

Our General Trade Assistant Key Account Manager will plan and execute robust Go-To-Market strategies for Haleon brands. Strong sales fundamentals to drive consumption of brands using customers and shoppers’ insights. Build an effective long-term relationship with customers to deliver sustainable sales and profits growth.

• Develop and implement effective sales strategies for achievement of the annual sales plan, achieve sales volume and distribution targets
• Leading team to maintain good customer partnership to implement best in class category management principles and deliver outperformed market results
• Leading the team to drive in-store excellence in all aspects
• Ensure Team KPI are properly coordinated and executed, ongoing review team performance for improvement
• Responsible for building an accurate forecast for the customers / activities based on growth opportunities and promotions
• Proactively to explore new channel business opportunities to maximize potential new coverage
• Continue to drive channel profitability and formulate strategies to maximize business and profit opportunities
• Work with the merchandising team to ensure visibility and availability in the stores, execute displays and merchandising with speed and excellence
• Stay updated with the latest product knowledge, marketing promotions, and competitor activities Market intelligence to understand competitive landscape and impact

Why You?

Basic Qualifications

We are looking for professionals with the required skills to achieve our goals:

• Proven experience in General Tarde
• Excellent communications skills and the ability to build and maintain relationships
• Proficiency in MS Office application - Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Fluency in both written and spoken English & Chinese (Cantonese & Mandarin)
• Less experienced candidates would be considered for Sales Executive

Preferred Qualifications

If you have the following qualifications and/experience, it would be a plus:

• General Trade Experience in personal care, oral, or nutrition categories preferred but not mandatory

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone.

We’re striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives.

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.