Merchandiser (Seremban)

DKSH; Seremban; On-site; MYR 20,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global marketing and distribution firm is looking for a Merchandising Associate in Seremban, Malaysia. You will be responsible for ensuring product availability and visibility in retail outlets, supporting sales teams in merchandising activities, and executing marketing displays. Candidates should have at least one year of experience in a similar role and be fluent in the local language and English.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year working experience in a similar role.
• Demonstrate basic knowledge of the industry and competitors.
• Strong merchandising skills.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Merchandising skills

Knowledge of products and market

Fluency in local language

Fluency in English

Education

SPM or equivalent

Job description

Overview

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.

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
• Execute continuous improvement activities to enhance merchandising processes, merchandising plans, customer satisfaction, etc.
• Support internal stakeholders in relationship development with key customers

Qualifications

• 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.