ODG Activation Specialist - Vet

Surrey, UK (On-site)

£53K/yr – £59K/yrMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 11 days ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end Vet Channel brand experience activation and integrated commercial planning, leveraging shopper marketing, local insights and performance analytics to drive demand and growth.

  • Lead Omni and eCommerce activation aligned to Moments that Matter in the Vet journey
  • Drive alignment of 7P plans, calendar, and sales enablement with local insights and MoDi analytics

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Brand Experience (BEP) Implementation: Lead the Vet Channel (Omni and eCommerce) in-market activation and optimization of Brand Experiences to drive brand purchase and advocacy, leveraging the strategic guidance provided by the ODG Marketing Team. Ensure activation plans are deeply rooted and informed by "Moments that Matter" in the Vet parent journey to drive demand.
  • Commercial Excellence: Ensure our 7 P activation plans align to Brand Strategy including pricing implementation, prioritization of distribution opportunities, and digital shelf accuracy.
  • Integrated Commercial Calendar Implementation: Flawlessly execute the synchronized commercial calendar that aligns brand activities with commercial execution.
  • Shopper Marketing Activation: Execute Vet Omni & eCommerce Shopper strategies and materials to drive consideration, purchase and loyalty. Manage the localization and deployment of omnichannel Point of Purchase (POP) assets.
  • Local Insights Application: Apply actionable insights derived from competitive landscape and category developments to optimize local execution and drive measurable growth.
  • Performance Management: Plays an active role in the monthly discipline through brand performance reviews and MoDi (Monthly Discipline) analytics, focusing on execution KPIs.
  • Commercial Capability & External Engagement: Act as a customer-facing representative to deliver 7P strategies, manage the rollout of detailing and customer materials, and ensure effective training for sales teams on in-market programs.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Customer Development or related field
  • 5+years of commercial (sales or marketing) experience ideally in matrixed organizations
  • Proven critical thinking and advanced problem-solving capabilities including ability to uncover measurable insights from large datasets
  • Demonstrated ability to create and implement strong plans for business growth
  • Strong understanding of the Consumer Journey Methodology
  • Strong collaboration skills and project management capabilities
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Fluency in English (written and oral)

Preferred

  • Prior experience in Brand Management, Retail Marketing Manager or Customer Development Management
  • Pet Nutrition or related industry experience
  • Knowledge of Retail Environment strategy
  • Experience with and understanding of the Profession as a recommendation and selling channel
  • Strong tech-fluency and experience using AI-powered tools
  • Able to communicate in one of the HUB languages
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Hill's Pet Nutrition

Work that matters, fueled by passion for pets!At Hill’s we have a purpose. Every day around the world, we transform the lives of millions of pet families through pioneering innovation, science-led nutrition and the best and brightest people.Did you know that the work we do today was originally inspired by Buddy, a guide dog who was suffering from kidney failure in the late 1930s? Dr. Mark Morris Sr. believed the illness was a result of poor nutrition, so he developed a new pet food to help Buddy live a longer, healthier life. That pet food was the forerunner of Hill’s Prescription Diet® k/d® Canine.Dr. Morris was a caring veterinarian, a visionary for clinical nutrition and the founder of Hill’s Pet Nutrition. We are proud to carry on his tradition of caring and his commitment to transforming lives through the highest-quality pet nutrition available. In fact, our mission is “to help enrich and lengthen the special relationships between people and their pets.”Hill's® Science Diet®, Prescription Diet® and Ideal Balance® brand pet foods are sold in more than 86 countries, with total annual sales of more than $2 billion.We share our core values of Caring, Global Teamwork and Continuous Improvement with our parent company, Colgate-Palmolive. Our support to homeless pets and shelters is a living, breathing example of our values, and we are an industry leader in providing pet food to shelter animals around the world. Our Hill’s Food, Shelter & Love program has donated more than $300 million worth of food to shelters and has helped more than 12 million pets find their forever home!We invite you to learn more about Hill’s Pet Nutrition on our website, www.HillsPet.com or www.Hillsvet.com Follow us: https://www.facebook.com/HillsPet, https://twitter.com/hillspet, https://twitter.com/hillsvet,https://www.pinterest.com/hillspethttps://www.instagram.com/hillspethttps://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialHillsPet

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