3. WHO WE ARE
3
+450
Permanent Employees
A Providing Services
Company in the fields of
BTL, Merchandising and
Market Research
An
Independent
Subsidiary of
More than
30
principles
A national
footprint
MODERN
TRADE
HFS
RURAL
STREET
MARKETING
4. R&Q provides Market Research, Merchandising and BTL Services to its Principles
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Consolidate our
Expertise as a multi-
services company in the
fields of Market Research,
Merchandising and BTL
Services
A Talented multifunctional team
A Technology oriented Company
Innovative approaches
VISION CAPABILITIES PRINCIPLES
5. R&Q relies on a dedicated HR Structure to deliver operational effectiveness to its principles
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Finance and back
office
Procurement &
Logistics
President
Mohamed Ali Tazi
General Manager
Karim Abdelmoumni
BTL
Business Unit
Supervisors Supervisors
Promoters Promoters
Project Manager
Modern Trade
Project Manager
HFS– Street - Rural
Merchandising
Business Unit
Supervisors Supervisors
Merchandisers Merchandisers
Project Manager
Modern Trade
Project Manager
HFS
Market Research
Business Unit
Recruiters Interviewers
Qualitative
Researchers
Quantitative
Researchers
7. Our Expertise In Figures
362
Merchandisers in Modern
& Traditional Retail
160
MT Stores
5 200
Traditional retailers
Monthly visits with different frequencies
550
SKU
13. Our Key Success Drivers for Merchandising Execution
A PERFORMANT INFORMATION SYSTEM
• Presence control
• Operational data collection
• Real time tracking of the executions
A CLOSE SUPERVISION
• Supervisors roles and
responsibilities
• Interactions with stakeholders
A SUCCESSFUL SIZING
• Average rotation
• Expiry dates & FEFO
• In store placements (Shelf, GH,
Promotional placement, Checkouts…)
• Required time for in store execution
EFFECTIVE HR MANAGEMENT
• Recruitment
• Evaluations
• Trainings
01 02
03
04
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ADAPTED KPI’s
• Out of stock rate in shelf
• Shares of shelves
• Planogram executions
• Promotion executions
• Product Information and pricing
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14. Our Key Success Drivers for Merchandising Execution
A SUCCESSFUL SIZING
Team and Planning SizingDefine hypothesisUnderstand the category
❑ What brands build the category?
❑ What is the depth range for each brand?
❑ Where are the placements for each category (shelf, promotional placement, check out)?
❑ What are the SKUs with strong/average/weak rotation?
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15. Our Key Success Drivers for Merchandising Execution
A SUCCESSFUL SIZING
Team and Planning SizingDefine HypothesisUnderstand the category
❑ Segment the covered stores by turnover
❑ Define the weekly visit frequency Définir la fréquence de visite hebdomadaire par magasin en fonction du chiffre d’affaires et de
l’assortiment listé
❑ Define the required time for execution per store and product categories
Store
categories
Product
category 1
Product
category 2
Product
category 3
Inventory
Delivery
management
Order taking
Total required
time
Required
headcount
A 3h 2h 1h 1h30 2h30 1h 11h
1 full time
1 half time
B 2h 1h 45 minutes 1h 2h 1h 7h45 1 full time
C 1h30 45 minutes 30 minutes 45 minutes 1h30 1h 6h 1 full time
D 45 minutes 30 minutes 15 minutes 30 minutes 1h 1h 4h 1 half time
OUTPUT
(Illustrative chart)
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16. Our Key Success Drivers for Merchandising Execution
A SUCCESSFUL SIZING
Team and Planning SizingDefine HypothesisUnderstand the category
❑ Define the required merchandisers per city
❑ Define the plannings of the merchandisers by taking into account the different business parameters (delivery plannings, routings…)
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17. Our Key Success Drivers for Merchandising Execution
ADAPTED KPIs
The 5 following KPIs help us to monitor our merchandising activities
SHARE OF SHELF
PROMOTIONAL EXECUTION
SHELF OUT OF STOCK RATE
PRODUCT INFORMATION
(PRICING…)
PLANOGRAM EXECUTION
01 02
03
04
05
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18. Our Key Success Drivers for Merchandising Execution
OUR MERCHANDISING INFORMATION SYSTEM HELP US TO MONITOR AND SUPERVISE THE EXECUTION ON A
REAL TIME BASIS ACROSS THE WHOLE COVERAGE
Web access
Mobile Access
PRESENCE CONTROL
❑ Check in and Check out of
merchandisers
❑ Absences
❑ Late Check In
❑ Early Check outs
❑ GPS Anomalies
EXECUTION TRACKING
❑Shelf, Gondola Shelf and Check Out Refill
❑Stock Inventory and Order Management
❑Freshness and expiry date tracking
❑Promotional material inventory
DATA COLLECTION
❑Share of Shelf
❑Price tracking
❑Competition reports
DETAILED REPORTINGS
❑ Per Stores
❑ Per Merchandiser
❑ Per area
❑ Per Banner
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19. Our Key Success Drivers for Merchandising Execution
OUR FIELD SUPERVISORS ENSURE THE SMOOTH RUNNING OF THE OPERATIONS
❑ Ensure the respect of the working
schedules
❑ Ensure the good relationship of the
merchandisers with the stakeholders
inside the stores
Discipline
❑Control the executions in store
❑Check compliance of the collected datas
through the information system (share of
shelf, out of stocks…)
Execution tracking
❑Merchandising techniques
❑Merchandising information system
❑Products and categories
Training
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20. Our Key Success Drivers for Merchandising Execution
EFFECTIVE HR MANAGEMENT
Identify the appropriate candidates for
merchandising, though specific evaluation
tools:
❑ Expérience en merchandising
❑ Aptitude tests
Recruitment
❑ Initial training:
▪ Product category
▪ Operational merchandising
processes
▪ Merchandising information system
❑ Continuous training
▪ Through our field supervisors
▪ Through an aligned training plan
with our principle
Trainings
❑ Based on the aligned KPIs
❑ A monthly bonus based on the KPIs
❑ The most deserving merchandisers
have the ability to evolve within our
Group
Evaluation
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23. PRESENCE CONTROL
❑ At the entrance and exit of the
stores
❑ Absences
❑ Late arrivals
❑ Outings in advance
❑ GPS Anomalies
INTERACTIONS WITH
SHOPPERS
❑ Games
❑ Data Collection
❑ Commercial Videos
Presentations
REAL TIME TRACKINGS
❑ Contacts
❑ Conversions
❑ Products Tastings
REAL TIME TRACKINGS OF GIFTS
AND FREE PRODUCTS SAMPLING
REAL TIME STATISTICS AND
REPORTINGS
❑ Per Promoter
❑ Per Stores
❑ Per Banners
❑ Per regions
…Thanks to Our Automatised Supervision and Reporting System for permanent activations
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34. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
Contact Us
Research & Quality Consulting
Angle rue Socrate & rue Abou Taour
5ème étage, Appt n°13
20 370 Casablanca
karim.abdelmoumni@researchandquality.com
www.researchandquality.com
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