Commercial Planning & Activation Coordinator

Role Title: Commercial Planning & Activation Coordinator	Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Grade and size: 6	Travel requirements: meetings within SA
Organisation: Reports to CP&A Manager Beer & RTD. No Direct Reports
Key outcomes: Brilliant Execution · Coordinate the collation and finalisation of all relevant activity briefing material (cycle briefing documents, sales sheets, trade terms contracts, etc) · Set up and maintain electronic and physical documentation · Support preparation and implementation of briefing events · Schedule and coordinate appointments / status meetings · Assist in setting up and driving timelines and deadlines · Provide admin support on all assigned projects · Create delivery instructions and report on delivery status · Collate identified outlet list by activity and provide details to Intouch team for loading · Manage the update of SkuWorks database · Manage the updateCommecial Encyclopidia · Collate and maintain PETI library · Track compliance against activation targets · Responsible for Cycle (Change) Communication to regions · Maintain Promotional Agency Quarterly KPI’s Diageo is establishing competitive advantage through customer marketing expertise · Adherence to consistent business processes and clear ways of working allows us to be agile and always deliver brilliant programmes which meet the customer timelines Targeted Trade Investment maximises ROI · Working in partnership with external agencies to manage the total value chain associated with our activation delivers efficiencies in cost price, lead-times and ways of working. Effective working relationships. · There are effective working relationships in place with our agency partners. Everyone is clear on their role and works with agility to delight the customer .
Top 3 functional capabilities for this role: Brilliant Execution: · Orchestrates numerous complex projects to deliver on time every time · Ability and confidence to make the necessary informed recommendations required to ensure activities are successfully delivered and adjusted/course-corrected as required · Operates with a clear set of priorities, adjusting for opportunities and obstacles Project Management · Project coordination: Administrative / time management · PC literate: MS office, SAP and BW - Excel super user · Problem solving and analysis · Good communicator (written and verbal) Builds relationships · Strong ownership of the day-to-day customer & Agency relationships through effective negotiation, persuasion and conflict management/resolution skills.
Top leadership capabilities for this role: Consistently deliver great performance – · Identify clear priorities and focus on them at all times. Know your own role in beating the competition. · Understands and applies key policies and governance Find Solutions · Is imaginative in finding solutions to issues and pursuing opportunities for the business · Has a positive outlook, channels energy into finding opportunities and solutions even in times of uncertainty and ambiguity Be Authentic · Build great relationships with those you work with, both internally and externally. · Is open and honest at all times; demonstrate integrity
Essential Qualifications / knowledge / experience required / languages · Minimum four years proven success within detail intensive, organisation / coordination roles within Sales, Marketing or Customer Marketing · Project management knowledge –knows how to get the best from agencies and multiple stakeholders · Ability to manage multiple deliverables on tight leadtimes · Able to balance the needs of multiple stakeholders NB: can be a 2nd/3rd graduate rotation or candidates may have a background in sales, sales operations

Commercial Planning & Activation Coordinator