Client Manager - Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
CROSSMARK is Australia’s largest field marketing provider that provides growth solutions for consumer-branded suppliers and retailers. Crossmark operates in various sectors, such as grocery, specialty retail, hardware, pharmacy and telecommunications.Responsibilities:• Managing the Universal Sony field merchandising program. This involves building trusting long term relationships with key Universal Sony sales contacts to achieve KPI results, focusing on client satisfaction and exceeding expectations.• Developing and delivering merchandising plans to create impact to support in-store POS and drive sales for relevant campaign titles within competing deadlines.• Establishing strong relationships with internal stakeholders to successfully influence, negotiate, problem-solve and implement merchandising best practice across the business. • Providing weekly reporting for in-field merchandising across all accounts highlighting merchandising visit and executional results. • Liaising with the Universal Sony sales and marketing teams to understand POS plans and key timings for implementation. • Responsible for financial targets, budgeting and invoicing for the merchandising program.• Gathering market intelligence and establishing strategic field marketing plans to achieve client objectives. • Mentoring and coaching associates. Achievements:• This Is My Mark Awards - Presented in Recognition of Accomplishments for Service Excellence- Employee of the Month – August 2014 & May 2015• Developing successful in-store merchandising activations from start to finish for the implementation of new DVD fixtures and major new releases such as Fast & Furious 7, Pitch Perfect 2 & The Amazing Spider-Man 2.