Description
Kenvue is currently recruiting for:

Head of Execution Excellence
This position reports into Customer Director and is based in Cape Town, South Africa.

Who we are
At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we’re the house of iconic brands - including NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, LISTERINE®, JOHNSON’S® and BAND-AID® that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent. Our global team is made by 22,000 diverse and brilliant people, passionate about insights, innovation and committed to deliver the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means to have the power to impact life of millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage – and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future–and yours.

What you will do
Responsible for ensuring that the company's business operations are running smoothly and efficiently, with
a focus on achieving the highest possible level of execution performance. Work closely with cross-functional teams,
including sales, marketing, supply chain, and finance, to drive continuous improvement and deliver outstanding
results.

The Head of Execution role is a critical role for the South Africa organization with the following key
responsibilities:

• Drive commercial and brand innovation through to execution, developing winning executional plans across

• Own the national in-store operations (sales and merchandising) function, delivering best in class retail

• Drive profitability and ROI through developing, embedding and tracking RGM governance and execution

• Convert Internal/External sales and profitability Data into actionable insights

• Lead the Shopper Marketing Strategy from development to execution

Key Responsibilities

• Owner of Physical Availability enhancement for SSA

• Achieve and enhance SSA Perfect store KPIs (OSA-SOS-Hand &Eye Level and low Stock Level reporting to relevant channel head) using the available tools to measure and take actions accordingly to enhance in collaboration with channel heads.

• Ensure & Enhance customer store Availability and Visibility implementation in compliance to BDA contractual terms/activity.

• Ensure implementation of Monthly Marketing activity “non-Contractual.”

• Enhance Distribution with the intent of achieving SSA sales target.

• Ensure perfect landing for NPIs with full speed in term of Distribution, Availability, and Visibility.

• Ensure customer’s implementation of agreed trade promotion and Promotion POSM materials.

• Provide weekly report on competition activity in the market (NPIs, Activations, etc)

• Provide weekly promo grid report for us and competition “Share of Folder.”

• Lead Operations support to articulate and update Operations Sales route plan on Monthly Basis in collaborations with Channel Heads

• Ensure full compliance of merchandiser team visit SOPs in term of accuracy and integrity.

• Capture business development growth opportunities for example “new store openings, recruiting potential customers, and identifying opportunities for business development across SSA on the spot.

• Ensure continuous development of merchandiser/sales team and sales team through training on business acumen and soft skills.

• Coordinating road show/cycle brief events preparation and arrangements with office admin and cross function

National Operations Team

• Lead the development and execution of best in class in-store capabilities and training models

• Support the Commercial leadership team in negotiating and shaping the contracts and/or SLAs with sales agency

• partners to provide the best ROI possible, while ensuring the highest level of execution

• Drive the Perfect Store agenda and lead Execution KPIs management and tracking

• Lead the development of key sales and merchandising strategies for sales operations team including the review,

• development, and deployment of revised personnel structures where necessary and appropriate

Shopper Marketing & Category Management

• Leading the shopper and category strategy in line with the Company strategy

• Play key role in determining company strategy

• Develop and lead the formulation of effective ranging, merchandising, pricing, availability, promotional & POS

• strategies by channel and customer.

• At times be the voice of the Customer – ability to build strong relationships with senior leaders to help influence

• Shopper strategy to drive business results

Building capability and sharing best practice

• Drive the embedding of the Kenvue Way in approach to Execution Excellence and ensuring that execution is in

• line with/ahead of external best practice

• Support Key account teams with actionable and innovative analytics driven insight using internal and external

• data sources

People Management/ Leadership

• Direct line management of 3-4 individuals, with extended oversight of larger structure that includes third party

• providers

• Drive engagement and energy of total function through development of a clear and compelling team purpose

• and vision

• Key customer development leader, supporting the development and embedding of a brand-new function with

• Ambiguous boundaries

Qualifications
What we are looking for
Essential knowledge and Skills:

• 7 – 10 years related experience

• Relevant Degree or equivalent in Commerce, Marketing, Operations, Analytics or related field

• Master’s degree or MBA considered favorably

• Solid understating of customer landscape across South Africa

• Engaging leadership style and ability to lead large team in a complex and ambiguous environment

• Good interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate across functions and teams

• Strong commercial acumen and strategic agility

• Good IT skills (especially Excel)

• 3-5 years people management experience

Special Requirements:

• Member of leadership team (local or regional)

• Experience and proven track record in successful product launches following a focused strategy

• Great business financial understanding and experience

• Experience of both pharmacy and mass market

• Strong Communication and Collaboration skills

• Proven track record of leading and managing cross-functional teams and projects

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a data-driven approach to decision-making

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively at all

• organizational levels

• Solid understanding of FMCG industry trends, challenges, and best practices

• Experience in process improvement methodologies, such as Lean, Six Sigma, or Kaizen, is considered a plus

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, Power Point, and Word

• Ability to travel as needed for business requirements 1-2 times a month

Acquire knowledge of the Quality Management System that have been deployed at the SSA Marketing Company and the relevant Quality System Procedures that are applicable to the job through inclusion of related processes and procedures in individual training plan. Maintain 100 % adherence to training plan timelines and ensure
Core Competencies:

• Key account management knowledge

• Business acumen

• Solid Analytical experience and track record in analytical thinking

• External Agency management

What’s in it for you

• Annual base salary takes into account a number of factors including work location, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level & other job-related factors.

• Competitive Benefit Package*

• Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More!

• Learning & Development Opportunities

• Employee Resource Groups

• This list could vary based on location/region

Kenvue is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Primary Location Europe/Middle East/Africa-South Africa-Gauteng-Johannesburg

Job Function Selling Consumer