Field Marketer

DKSH; Penang; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading market expansion services provider in Malaysia is seeking a motivated individual for a merchandising role. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring product availability and visibility in retail outlets, supporting sales representatives, and executing merchandising activities. The ideal candidate will possess at least one year of relevant experience, especially in merchandising, and demonstrate fluency in the local language along with basic English. This position involves travel and offers a dynamic work environment.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Opportunity for growth

Qualifications

• At least one year of working experience in a similar role.
• Basic understanding of industry, market, competitors, and customers.
• Must be able to travel for work.

Responsibilities

• Ensure product availability and visibility in retail outlets.
• Support sales representatives with daily merchandising activities.
• Execute merchandising activities including marketing display setups.

Skills

Merchandising skills

Fluency in local language

Basic industry knowledge

Education

SPM or equivalent

Job description

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 everyday. Join our team where entrepreneurship meets flexible work arrangements. Take the leap and start a journey where you can grow and make a difference!