Ice Cream Go-To-Market Assistant Manager (Short-Term Contract)

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JOB SCOPE

We’re seeking a self-driven Go-To-Market Manager to lead and grow our ice cream business in Morocco and neighboring white space Arabic countries. This role will be responsible for managing our distributor partnership, driving commercial execution, and unlocking new business development opportunities across the region.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Distributor Management: Build and manage strong distributor relationships to drive in-market execution, improve sales performance, and optimize supply chain processes.
• Business Development: Identify and capitalize on growth opportunities in Morocco and new white space markets in the region.
• Executional Excellence: Ensure perfect in-store execution across priority channels. Drive sales fundamentals (visibility, availability, pricing, promotions, Cabinets).
• Commercial Strategy: Support local pricing strategies, channel plans, and trade investments. Align closely with HQ in UAE to translate brand plans into local market actions.
• Market Expansion: Assess and open up new markets in neighboring Arabic-speaking countries with a light, distributor-led model.
• Data & Analytics: Monitor sales data, distributor performance, market trends, and competitor activity to inform decision-making and monthly reviews.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the key local point of contact for supply chain, marketing, and finance alignment with the regional team.

Experiences & Qualifications

• +3 years of experience in sales, distributor management, or commercial roles (FMCG preferred)
• Fluent in Arabic, French, and English (spoken & written)
• Sales Analyst, data Entry, data crunching, sales coordinator
• Proven experience working independently and delivering results with minimal supervision

Skills

• Analytical
• Commercially savvy
• Strong command of numbers
• Strong Communication Skills
• Passion to Excel, learn & grow

Leadership

• You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.
• As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

• Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors
  • PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.
  • PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.
  • CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
  • PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.
  • AGILITY: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicates from all walks of life! This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. 

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.