Category Development Manager, Vision Care

• Indirectly lead cross functional team members in development and implementation of customer and category strategies
• Ensures execution of plans through regular communication and interaction with the sales team, key account team and in market visits
• Develop and evolve Alcon’s customer, category and channel strategies
• Elevate Alcon’s brand presence through evolution of POS material
• Formulate content, insights and ‘story’ for category reviews, Joint Business Planning sessions and ad-hoc customer reviews and assist KAMs with customer delivery
• Owning POS and ‘at shelf’ effectiveness
• Drive ‘go-to-market strategy’ for NPD
• Evolve Alcon’s current shelf education
• Develop and execute Alcon’s ‘perfect store’ concept
• Own and execute the use of planogram and shopper research platform, ‘Store lab’
• Communicates key strategies, insights, and initiatives between field and internal teams. Gains alignment across a matrix environment to support goal achievement
• Analyses channel and customer trends and develops insights for sales, key accounts and marketing
• Provide input into ANZ marketing strategies and activities.
• Seeks out and secures funds from sales, key accounts or marketing to support channel and customer efforts.
• Maximises Gross to Nett and trade spend investment
• Organises, analyses and draws conclusions from insights from various data sources and translates findings for application at the channel and customer level
• Ability to devise and deliver persuasive presentations, based on data driven insights and facts, to gain support for business strategies and /or initiatives
• Attendance of trade shows
• Lead the management of market research suppliers, contracts, and budgets Education/Qualifications:

A minimum of Bachelor’s Degree is required.

Strong customer/category development and or trade marketing experience.

Sales and key account management ideally in Pharmacy, Healthcare, OTC, FMCG or Grocery.

• Minimum: 3-5 years’ experience in either Pharmacy, Healthcare, OTC, FMCG or Grocery Product management and customer facing experience is required
• Ability to work effectively in a fast paced environment
• Solid strategic skills, pragmatic approach and execution focused.
• Ability to influence decision makers up and down two or more levels, with and without authority, to ensure fully aligned customer/company business plan
• Effective analytical, communication, presentation and negotiation skills
• Ability to identify and asses risk and prioritise competing demands
• Strong computer skills including MS Office Suite application (Powerpoint, Excel etc.) database information sources and web applications

Join a global leader with a rich history of innovation and excellence in eye care.

Be part of a collaborative and supportive team culture that values diversity and inclusion.

Enjoy a competitive compensation package and opportunities for career advancement.

Make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients worldwide by contributing to cutting-edge advancements in eye health.

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