Commercial talent is a competency you should be able to develop in the best of circumstances. We at Panasonic Energy, stimulate enthusiastic people to grow in their career. We are an important division of the Japanese electronic manufacturing company Panasonic – known from brand names as Panasonic and Technics – and play a leading role in the field of technological innovation. In our new offices in Asse – Zellik, we are responsible for marketing, sales and distribution of consumer batteries for the whole of Europe. As our turnover and market share continue to grow, we are looking for more enthusiastic and talented (m/f) colleagues.

Main objective

To translate the marketing strategy into a commercial strategy in order to develop our business growth and profitability. You will be the key player between central marketing services in Brussels and the sales people located in the geographical area’s / Countries.

Main responsibilities

• Set up a clear process to provide our European Marketing department and our local Sales people with customer intelligence through Key Account Plans for strategic customers and / or strategic channels
• Understand the needs of your countries and formulate strategized plans per geographic areas
• Give guidance to the marketing experts (Brand management, Marketing planning…) on the development of tools needed to build winning concept sells towards strategic customers
• Agree & commit the Marketing experts on clear deliverables for specific product launches and promotional programs. Track retail execution
• Steer & allocate your budget and local marketing budget in the most optimal way to achieve your strategy and check on positive ROI
• Stimulate and set up clear communication flows between all concerned parties in order to achieve the set objectives

Profile

• You have a proven track record in Key Account management, by preference in an FMCG and international environment. Working experience in Germany or UK is an advantage.
• You are a conceptual worker and are familiar with a category management approach.
• You possess the ability for strategic thinking and have outstanding analytical skills
• You are fluent in English. Other languages (e.g. French. German and Dutch) are an asset. You are computer literate.
• You work from the Brussels office, and to stay in touch with your market you will travel for a maximum of 30% of your time.
• You are an assertive and independent professional able to arouse enthusiasm with your colleagues.
• You are a team player with enough persuasiveness to coordinate international customer projects with the internal interfaces.

Our offer

• A position with responsibility and a European dimension, fascinating and at the same time instructive.
• You have the opportunity to develop within the organisation and further specialise in your field of expertise.
• You will be part of a prestigious multinational with a competitive brand image.
• A young and dynamic environment with a great atmosphere, with room for discussion and high appreciation for initiative.
• A competitive salary with extralegal advantages

Are you interested in this position? Please apply by e-mail to Lieve Delrue, (lieve.delrue@eu.panasonic.com) HR Manager Panasonic Energy Europe, Brusselsesteenweg 502, 1730 Brussels, Belgium