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Snr Trade Marketing Manager OTC

City:  Johannesburg

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

​Sales​

Our Sales teams help to deliver Reckitt's purpose by building shared success with our customers, making access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment possible in-stores and online. Within Sales, we're focused on achieving outperformance across all of our channels, operating in highly competitive categories. This focus results in a dynamic, fast paced environment where cross functional teams are encouraged to collaborate to achieve success. We have around 10,000 sales people across the world, within market roles and ranging in areas like Field Sales, Key Accounts, Trade Marketing and Category Development.

About the role

Dive into the dynamic world of Senior Trade Marketing Manager with Reckitt  plays a key role within the Country Sales team, driving excellence in store (4P) execution across key customers/key accounts. The role will also focus on building expert knowledge in our key categories and sharing this with the customer in order to build long-term partnerships and increase profit and sales. The TMM leads within the country the development and implementation of category management strategies, this will focus on increasing Reckitt Benckiser’s in store presence in our categories, strengthening our brands, optimizing product assortment, and promotional strategy.

As part of an experienced and dynamic Sales team, you will be responsible to define Category trade marketing KPIs and drive execution thereof. You will work on continuous analysis of the customer’s position, works together with the Key Account Manager to recommend in store actions aimed at strengthening Reckitt’s position in the category.

 

Your responsibilities

  • Lead trade marketing strategy across brands and categories, including full 4P ownership, P&L preparation, and local category growth planning.
  • Drive monthly forecasting, data analysis, promotional strategy development, and post‑evaluation with strong ROI and insight focus.
  • Oversee distribution performance, in‑store POS execution, and innovation launches in collaboration with sales and key customer teams.
  • Define and execute category trade marketing priorities (KBDs) while optimizing the sales operating model and ensuring day‑to‑day cross‑functional alignment.
  • Manage, develop, and upskill direct reports, ensuring capability growth and readiness for future roles.Utilize syndicated data (Nielsen/IRI) and analytical tools to translate insights into actionable, consumer‑centric and channel‑relevant strategies.

The experience we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing ,Business or related field  with 4–6 years of FMCG experience in Key Account Management and at least 3 years in Trade Marketing Management.
  • Strong commercial and financial acumen, including P&L ownership, ROI analysis, and deep understanding of key customer channels (Modern Trade, Drug, Traditional Trade).
  • Advanced analytical skills with proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and syndicated data systems such as IQVIA, Nielsen, and customer data portals.
  • Proven track record in developing impactful trade strategies, driven by consumer and channel insights, data analysis, and market dynamics.
  • Strong leadership, communication, and influencing abilities, with experience managing direct reports and collaborating effectively across stakeholders.

The skills for success

Trade Marketing, Field sales; Field sales management, Ecommerce, Analysing sales and Ecommerce data, Leadership skills, Consumer Insights; Shopper Insights; Customer Insights; Category Analysis, Collaboration and partnership skills; Influencing, Consultative Selling, Customer strategy; Channel strategy, Sales strategy development, Perform product planning, financial accumen, commercial accumen, Sales negotiation, P&L Management, Strategy Execution, Operational Excellence.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.


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