About the role
The Key Account Specialist for Operations oversees sales activities and in-store program implementation across assigned accounts and branches. This role protects share of space and share of market by meeting customer and shopper needs, maintaining strong store-level relationships, and ensuring consistent execution of sales, merchandising, inventory, and operational programs.
Key responsibilities
- Manage all sales activities across assigned accounts and ensure quality and consistency at branch level.
- Oversee the implementation of in-store programs and meet the needs and expectations of customers and shoppers.
- Achieve 95% CSL and OSA to protect share of space and share of market.
- Identify and evaluate business opportunities, including activations, new products, business practices, and industry trends.
- Gather reports and monitor and analyse the effectiveness of systems and processes.
- Liaise with cross-functional teams and share valuable information gathered from the trade.
- Establish strong working relationships with accounts, particularly at store level.
- Monitor inventory and implement programs to achieve sufficient stock cover across all doors, including Max Cap.
- Recommend the appropriate mix of route-to-market delivery for branches.
- Develop volume forecasts per SKU across all branches.
- Evaluate merchandising deployment per store and strengthen refilling efficiencies.
- Safeguard all tertiary and secondary displays and placements.
- Ensure store adherence to FPGMC's RPS.
- Manage AR and DSO targets, daily fieldwork routines, and call procedures.
What we're looking for
- Experience in key account management, sales operations, field sales, merchandising, or a related commercial role.
- Strong understanding of account execution, in-store programs, inventory management, and merchandising standards.
- Ability to analyse reports, systems, processes, business opportunities, and sales performance.
- Capability to develop SKU-level volume forecasts and monitor service level and on-shelf availability performance.
- Strong relationship-building and communication skills for effective collaboration with accounts and cross-functional teams.
- Organised and disciplined approach to fieldwork routines, call procedures, and target management.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to identify opportunities and implement practical improvements.