Category Marketing Graduate
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Location: South Africa - Gauteng - Johannesburg
Time Type: Full time
Posted on: Posted Yesterday
Job Requisition ID: 524730
Hello. We're Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we're improving everyday health for billions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands – including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum – through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What's more, we're achieving it in a company that we're in control of. In an environment that we're co-creating. And a culture that's uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn't a question.
This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. It's an opportunity to be part of something special.
A career in Commercial Excellence where none of us stand still.
Our commitment to you is to provide a strong beginning to your career. While you are helping people with better health and wellness, you will be gaining valuable work experience in a top multi-national company and building foundational leadership and business skills. At the end of this 24-month programme, you will have a strong career foundation to build a remarkable career.
We are currently looking for a driven Category Management Graduate. You will support the Category Management function in the development and execution of category strategy, insights and solutions to deliver profitable company and brand share growth, elevating Haleon brands in the face of our competitors and driving core relationships with customers.
What will your individual contribution at Haleon be?
Support in aggregating multiple sources of data to deliver insights, trends and recommendations across the brand portfolio to determine where category growth will come from.
Adapts global category vision and strategy making it relevant to South Africa.
Manages merchandising strategy and planograms/space allocation of the category within customers.
Support in management of end-to-end in-store category and brand at shelf projects.
Supports the function in leading, driving and conducting category reviews with retailers by category – SKU level analytics, shelf design/planograms, pre-and-post financial outcomes. May include recommendations on pricing and promotion optimization strategies. Includes making category growth driving recommendations which enhance Haleon's distribution, share of shelf and shelf placement.
Support Category Management team in Core Range Assessment across Haleon Categories.
Assist with administration work.
To recognise your dedication, energy and effort, benefits include:
A competitive base salary.
An annual bonus linked to performance.
Employee recognition through our global scheme which rewards exceptional achievements.
On-the-job experience and formal and informal training and development, delivered through a mixture of coaching, mentoring and formal training programmes.
Health and wellbeing programmes to take care of your physical and mental health.
We're the people changing the future of everyday health. So you will be someone who has:
The ability to be proactive and to take initiative.
A growth mindset and high learning agility. Is a team player and focuses on common goals across the organisation, role modelling Haleon behaviours.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Commercial acumen and business partnering.
Ability to work across various sets of data.
A passion for Marketing & Sales.
Decision making and problem solving.
Strong facilitation skills.
To enable you to perform in this future talent opportunity:
Education required:
University Degree or equivalent.
Completed degree in either Sales/Marketing, Business analytics, information management, or another relevant field in the last 6 – 12 months from graduation (Essential).
This is a role that uses data and insight to build and deliver strategy, insights and solutions.
Good academic transcripts are essential, we will not consider anyone below 60%. Please note that you must provide your academic transcripts together with your CV when applying.
Language required:
Written and spoken fluency in English.
Other requirements:
Program commences 1st of February 2025, must be able to join.
Problem solving.
Resilient and able to work under pressure.
Analytical and delivery focused.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills.
Knowledge of BI tools and data visualization technologies (e.g., Qlikview, Excel, PBI).
Strong understanding of data visualization and data management concepts.
Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone.
We're striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives.
We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.
Care to join us. Find out what life at Haleon is really like at www.haleon.com/careers/.
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