Head Of Sales - LATAM

11 Months ago • 4-5 Years

Job Summary

Job Description

The Head of Sales - LATAM role at ZURU involves leading the consumer goods division in the LATAM region. This leader will be responsible for disrupting the market, building strategic partnerships, and driving financial performance. Key responsibilities include developing and executing the commercial strategy, managing key account relationships, leading cross-functional teams, and optimizing product mix. The role requires a strong understanding of the LATAM retail/distributor market, excellent communication skills, and the ability to influence and motivate teams. The Head of Sales will be crucial in achieving market share and profitability growth, while also fostering a culture of innovation and high performance. The candidate will be responsible for leading the LATAM team to maximize availability, visibility, and awareness of ZURU brands.

Must have:

Proven experience in senior sales or commercial leadership roles.
Experience in the consumer goods industry.
Experience with major Mexico and LATAM retailers.
Strong commercial and business acumen.
Strong communication and influencing skills.
Bachelor’s degree.

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Job Details

🌟 Join Our Team as Head Of Sales - LATAM! 🌟

Are you ready to lead in one of the fastest-growing consumer goods companies in the world? ZURU is renowned for its agility, creativity, and innovative manufacturing techniques. We are seeking an exceptional Head Of Sales to lead our consumer goods division for LATAM. This role is pivotal in driving market disruption, fostering strategic partnerships, and enhancing our financial performance. If you're passionate about transforming consumer experiences and leading dynamic teams, this opportunity is for you! 🚀

Role Purpose

ZURU is one of the fastest growing consumer goods companies in the world; known for its agility, creativity and new-age manufacturing techniques. We are looking for an exceptional Head Of Sales to join the ZURU team In Mexico City to lead our LATAM consumer goods division.
Disrupt the market to better meet consumer & customer needs: develop and execute the country commercial strategy to disrupt established players and achieve ZURU company goals across customers and verticals.
Drive ZURU financial performance to unlock the fuel for further investment in in better consumer experience: lead the sales team to win with customer partners, maximizing ZURU P&L delivery & unlocking margin to reinvest in game-changing Innovation.
Build long term strategic partnerships that create mutual value & enable delivery of our customer partner's business goals: negotiate and execute Joint Business Plans that deliver on both ZURU’s and our customer's needs
Drive ZURU’s strategy through customer advocacy and ability to influence internally: leverage insights to drive ZURU’s direction – ensuring customers and their consumers are at the heart of all account decision making.
Create and execute the LATAM customer trade strategy, identifying and gaining distribution in accounts, then building 4P execution across all customers to maximize performance.
Execute with excellence: lead the LATAM team to maximize availability, visibility and awareness of ZURU brands instore and online via best in class delivery of distribution, feature, display and marketing activation across our biggest bets.
Collaborate with the marketing team to develop and execute marketing campaigns, product launches, and promotional activities to drive brand awareness and demand generation.
Be a captain of culture for ZURU: ensure as ZURU rapidly grows we maintain the magic, entrepreneurial culture that enables us to challenge the status quo and win together – whilst always ensuring we put people first.

How You Will Make An Impact

Develop the commercial strategy for the LATAM market, then leverage to build strategic relationships across the LATAM retail/distributor market ensuring delivery of market share & profitability growth across EDGE verticals. You will lead the LATAM EDGE team to ensure ZURU is capturing or over-indexing its Share of Shelf vs competitors, working closely with commercial, marketing & supply teams to achieve distribution goals and maximize performance at shelf. You will be able to work and deliver results while working as part of a cross-functional team across different time zones.

Core Roles & Responsibilities

Complete ownership of the region P&L, responsible for driving sales, optimizing trade investment and maximizing product mix to achieve financial goals.
Devise the country commercial strategy and influence cross-functional adoption to secure the tools, products and support you need to drive your business & win in.
Ownership of key account relationships with responsibility of building long term alignment to enable delivery of mutually aligned strategic & financial goals.
Lead cross-functional business teams to drive over achievement against customer sales performance, P&L and supply metrics.
Constantly add value by developing and improving commercial processes to improve performance and drive efficiencies.
Foster a team culture that supports achievement of record breaking market disruption and rapid growth whilst resolving business issues, building relationships and influencing broader capability development.

Skill & Experiences Required

Proven track record of at least 4-5+ years in senior sales or commercial leadership roles within the consumer goods industry, preferably with experience in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment.
Major Mexico and LATAM retailer and distributor experience required.
Strong commercial & business acumen, strategic thinking and problem-solving capability.
Strong communication & influencing skills, with the ability to translate messages across a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
Must have strong leadership capability Including the ability to influence and motivate cross-functional teams, while holding stakeholders accountable to deliver on business objectives.
Bachelor’s degree
Please note: this is a full-time position based In Mexico City
Please note: Mexico work permit required

LIFE@ZURU

At ZURU, we have cultivated a high-performing culture that encourages excellence. Our team works towards ambitious goals, learning, performing, and improving together, all while having fun. We empower talented individuals to do their best work every day.

At ZURU, you get out what you put in. You are responsible for driving your own career and we provide the platform to achieve it. As ZURU is on such a fast growth trajectory, there are opportunities here that you won’t find anywhere else.

We recognise that ZURU’s success stems from our people and you can only be at your best when you are looking after yourself. ZURU encourages all our team members to invest in their wellbeing by providing an array of benefits and tools.

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