Field Marketer

DKSH Group; Penang; On-site; MYR 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A global marketing firm in Penang is seeking a Field Marketer to ensure product availability and visibility in retail outlets. The role involves supporting sales representatives, executing merchandising activities, and maintaining customer data in CRM. The ideal candidate has at least one year of experience in a similar role, strong merchandising skills, and fluency in local language and English. Join a team where you can grow and make a difference while making a positive impact on people's lives.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Opportunities for career growth

Qualifications

• Minimum one year working experience in a similar role, preferably with merchandising experience.
• Demonstrate basic knowledge and understanding of the industry, market, competitors, and customers.
• Must be able to travel for work.

Responsibilities

• Ensure product availability and visibility in assigned retail outlets.
• Support sales representative with merchandising activities.
• Execute merchandising activities including marketing display setups.
• Report activities and products of competitors.
• Maintain customer data in CRM databases.

Skills

Basic knowledge of merchandising

Fluency in local language

Fluency in English

Education

SPM or equivalent

Job description

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Title: Field Marketer

Location: Penang, MY, MY

Global Business Unit: CG

Job Function: Field Marketing

Requisition Number: 219642

About DKSH

DKSH’s purpose is to enrich people’s lives. For nearly 160 years, we have been marketing, selling, and distributing high-quality products and brands for multinational and Fortune 500 companies. Through our Business Units Consumer Goods, Healthcare, Performance Materials, and Technology, we deliver sustainable growth for our partners. We contribute to improving the quality of life for our employees and people in the local communities in which we operate. Headquartered in Switzerland, DKSH is publicly listed and operates in 36 markets across Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America. We employ over 29,000 specialists and produced net sales of CHF 11.1 billion in 2023.

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible to ensure product availability, product visibility and optimized promotional impact in the assigned retail outlets within an assigned area.
• Support sales representative in managing day-to-day merchandising activities against pre-set objectives.
• Prioritize and review daily merchandising activities performed.
• Execute merchandising activities for assigned businesses/territories, including product portfolios and marketing plan introductions, order taking, marketing display set-ups and in-store merchandising.
• Report on the activities and products of the competitors via inputs to the competition reports.
• Maintain relevant customer data in appropriate customer relationship management databases.
• Execute continuous improvement activities to enhance merchandising processes, merchandising plans, customer satisfaction, etc.
• Support internal stakeholders in relationship development with key customers.

Job Requirements

• SPM or equivalent.
• Minimum one year working experience in a similar role, preferable with merchandising experiences.
• Demonstrate basic knowledge and understanding of the industry/market/competitors/customers.
• Demonstrate basic knowledge in assigned territories/products/services and strong merchandising skills.
• Demonstrate fluency in local language and ideally in English, both written and spoken.
• Must be able to travel for work.

Why It’s Great to Work at DKSH

At DKSH, we are driven by a purpose that goes beyond the ordinary: enriching people's lives. Through the products and services we provide, DKSH positively impacts millions of lives every day. Join our team where entrepreneurship meets flexible work arrangements. Take the leap and start a journey where you can grow and make a difference!