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Mars · Onsite · CHN-Hunan-Changsha

Job Description:

1. Customer Relationship Management

  • Maintain daily communication and relationship with the procurement and procurement assistant teams at Busy Ming Group headquarters, building a stable and trust-based partnership
  • Respond promptly to client needs, coordinate internal resources to resolve issues, and enhance client satisfaction

2. Product Sampling & Listing Follow-up

  • Manage the sampling process for new and key products to Busy Ming Group headquarters, follow up on sample review, collect feedback, and drive adjustments and optimization
  • Oversee the entire product listing process, including quotation, negotiation, contract signing, and system data entry, to ensure smooth product launch
  • Track post-launch sales performance and provide timely market feedback

3. Daily Supply Chain Operations

  • Follow up on daily supply chain tasks including order processing, shipment arrangement, and delivery confirmation to ensure stable supply
  • Coordinate and resolve after-sales issues such as near-expiry products, returns/exchanges, and quality complaints
  • Monitor inventory turnover and work with the client on replenishment plans to avoid stockouts or overstock

4. Business Target Achievement

  • Assist the team in developing sales plans and promotional strategies for the Busy Ming channel
  • Track monthly/quarterly/annual sales target progress, analyze data, and propose improvement recommendations
  • Support execution of promotional activities, display optimization, and other in-store sell-through initiatives

5. Other Responsibilities

  • Collect competitive intelligence within the channel and produce regular analysis reports
  • Complete other tasks assigned by the supervisor

/ Requirements

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or above, any major
  • 2+ years of working experience; FMCG / food & beverage industry experience preferred
  • Experience in KA account management, channel operations, or supply chain management preferred
  • Based in Changsha; willing to travel occasionally

Core Competencies

  • Smart & adaptable: Strong learning ability, can quickly grasp business logic and client needs; flexible in problem-solving and able to find practical solutions when issues arise
  • Strong communication & coordination: Skilled at interpersonal communication, able to build good relationships with people at different levels and of different personalities; clear and structured in expression
  • Highly execution-oriented: Reliable and thorough, takes ownership and follows through on tasks proactively; no procrastination or passing the buck
  • Detail-oriented: Strong control over numbers, processes, and details; able to maintain accuracy in day-to-day work with multiple moving parts
  • Good stress tolerance: Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment, staying organized and efficient when handling multiple tasks in parallel
  • Result-driven: Business-minded, focused on target achievement, and willing to take ownership of results

Nice-to-Have

  • Experience working with or at Busy Ming Group (Busy Snack / Zhao Yiming Snack), other snack retail chains, or bulk discount retail channels
  • Background with brand owners or distributors in the food, beverage, or snack industry
  • Familiarity with ERP / inventory management systems; proficient in Excel for data analysis
  • Some negotiation experience and commercial acumen

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About Mars

Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, BEN’S ORIGINAL®, and COCOAVIA®. Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA™ and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our 140,000 Associates into taking action e

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