Key Account Executive

PepsiCo; Eastern Province; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global beverage company in Saudi Arabia is looking for a Key Account Executive to maximize sales volume and manage customer accounts. The role involves ensuring merchandising standards, achieving distribution targets, and maintaining excellent customer relations. Candidates should have strong skills in negotiation and selling, along with a commitment to high service levels. This position offers an opportunity to be part of a dynamic sales team, fostering both personal and professional growth.

Qualifications

• Experience in sales and account management.
• Proven track record in building relationships with customers.
• Strong negotiation and selling skills.

Responsibilities

• Maximize sales volume and minimize stales.
• Manage customer accounts and achieve distribution targets.
• Maintain high levels of customer service.
• Oversee merchandising standards and training.

Skills

Building winning relationships

Negotiation

Selling

Job description

Overview

We Are PepsiCo. PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $79 billion in net revenue in 2021, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes LAY’S ®️, DORITOS ®️, CHEETOS ®️, GATORADE ®️, PEPSI ®️, QUAKER ®️ and more. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.

Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive (pep+). Pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the center of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people.

Our employees drive our culture. No two days are the same; we are dynamic and full of passionate teams that embrace new ideas through our collaborative spirit. At PepsiCo, we know that our company can only succeed when our associates and the society we serve flourishes. We are committed to fostering a diverse workforce by creating a collaborative, equitable and inclusive space where everyone, regardless of what we look like, where we come from or who we love, has a voice. At PepsiCo we create a Space to be you.

Learn more about our culture and life at PepsiCo: https://stories.pepsicojobs.com/

Join PepsiCo, dare to transform.

Responsibilities

JOB PURPOSE

As part of the KSA sales team the primary role of this position is to maximize sales volume, minimize stales, achievement of distribution targets, implementation of agreed merchandising standards, collection of accounts receivable and maintaining high levels of customer service. The Key Account Executive will be required to attend training courses designed to improve levels of professionalism and customer service. The Key Account Executive is required to complete a daily debriefing with his pre-sellers / Merchandiser.

Principal Accountabilities

• Work with Integrity & Respect and as per all PepsiCo & SSFL Values
• Abide by all OT Procedures & Policies.
• Abide by Stales Policy and manage its budget 0.2% of his Stores Sales.
• Follow Stock & Order tool upon doing PO's and make sure no overstocking / dumping happens.
• Visit Stores as per agreed Journey plan to do PO's as per schedule.
• Manage short dated stock by taking necessary actions based on monthly freshness report.
• Do monthly reconciliation with the Stores & Collect all dues on time by following Collection Process.
• Build excellent relation with Section Managers & Stores Managers.
• Achieve monthly stores Targets as per agreed weekly phasing.
• Search for & create opportunities to develop Customer Business to higher level.
• Confirm Statement of Accounts with customers on quarterly basis.
• Report against any competitive activity / initiative / new products, etc.
• Make sure all weekly activities are implemented on time as per communicated plan.
• Make sure all CDA & rented visibilities are implemented inside Stores.
• Send all agreed updates on Time.
• Manage Merchandisers through daily meeting, coaching, & supervising them.
• Make sure Merchandisers are visiting stores as per agreed journey plan and back check / audit all their jobs.
• Make sure SSFL Execution inside Stores are at excellent conditions outperforming all other snacks players.
• Maintain Good Looking with presentable & professional look to reflect SSFL image.

Measures

• Sales Target and SSFL market shares inside Customer Stores.
• Industry Expertise.
• Execution Excellence.
• CDA Implementation.
• Weekly Activity Implementation & Updates.
• Monthly Reconciliations & Collection.

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE / COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

• Functional Competencies: Building winning relationships, Negotiation, Selling.
• Leadership Competencies: Decision Making, Innovating, Driving for Results, Motivating & Inspiring Others, Acting with Integrity