Pet Shop Chains Strategic Account Manager

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Your role: Pet Shop Chains Strategic Account Manager

The Pet Shop Chains Strategic Account Manager (SAM) is a highly strategic and commercial role responsible for driving profitable growth, market share, and category leadership within the rapidly evolving Pet Shop Chains channel in Italy.

The successful candidate will further advance our commercial model to a proactive, best-in-class Key Account Management framework.

This role requires a high-performing professional with deep expertise in the Retail, FMCG, or Consumer Health sectors, possessing exceptional business acumen, learning agility, and a growth mindset.

The SAM will act as the "orchestrator" across internal functions (Sales, Marketing, Trade Marketing, E-commerce, Supply Chain) and external stakeholders to deliver value beyond the product.

Your Responsibilities:  


* Sales Leadership: Achieve sales targets, manage budgets, analyze sales data, and collaborate cross-functionally within the omnichannel framework to develop successful channel plans.


* Channel & Omnichannel Strategy: Define and execute channel strategies for Pet Shop Chains as true omnichannel partners by establishing clear rules for assortment, promotions, pricing, and content to resolve online/offline price conflicts and prevent cannibalization.

Optimize resource allocation by segmenting customers using a strategic importance versus competitiveness matrix.


* Joint Business Planning (JBP) & Operating Model: Drive the formal annual business cycle (Negotiation, Joint Planning, Implementation, Business Review) by executing comprehensive JBPs and aligning internal stakeholders across Sales, Marketing, Trade Marketing, and E-commerce early in the planning phase to ensure commercial readiness.


* Proactive Commercial Execution: Advance customer relationships through data-driven weekly in-season engagements, treating trade investments as dynamic, performance-linked levers.

Execute an in-season commercial playbook with clear activation triggers and countermeasures, collaborating as a One Team to maximize customer service and sustainable growth through high-value analytic...