My job
To support the head of Commercial Finance and Finance leads in:
Providing a comprehensive, proactive, and responsive financial service to the UK & Ireland Commercial Team(s). The role must drive focus on revenue growth and margin improvement initiatives with the Commercial Team, by identifying opportunities, challenging the status quo and through insightful analysis of both market and business information. To implement strong decision-support processes, facilitate projects and build strong relationships with all key stakeholders. Maintaining Customer Cost and Value Models.
What will you be doing?
* To take a role in maintaining robust externally facing Customer Cost Models to help support commercial opportunities, as well as minimise cost inflation pricing risks, predominately on commodity pass through model, utilities inflation, and enhancing carcass balance.
* Ensure a strong understanding of market values and principles, understanding the cost drivers of inter-company meat supply to promote opportunities that maximise profit.
* Provide key analysis in the forecasting and budgeting processes.
* Provide an independent review service to support the Commercial teams and ensure robust processes, a culture of rigorous financial control and promoting commercial awareness.
* Review commercial plans with a forensic approach and promote clarity and understanding. Collaboratively interpret the requirements of internal customers and implement solutions and assisting in the definition of standard sales reporting.
* Enable the Commercial teams to excel as they drive revenue growth and margin improvement, including opportunities made available from customer tenders.
* Identify opportunities for margin enhancement through insightful analysis and promote understanding of volumes, revenues, product cost and overhead drivers.
* Assist the sales forecasting and budgeting processes, develop routines that encourage commercial participation to ensure a representative budget with appropriate narrative, sensitivity analysis and strategic opportunities.
What will I need?
* Strong analytical skills and experience in financial modeling.
* Ability to work collaboratively with various teams and stakeholders.
* Proven experience in budgeting and forecasting processes.
* Excellent communication skills to convey complex financial information.
* Strong understanding of market values and pricing strategies.
The company
Pilgrim's Europe produces some of the best-known and most iconic brands in the UK and Ireland, including Fridge Raiders, Rollover, Denny, Richmond, Oakhouse and Moy Park, alongside a diverse range of industry leading own-label products in categories including fresh pork, lamb and chicken, working with all the major retailers and food service outlets. Our portfolio extends to authentic chilled and frozen ready meals, snacking ranges, added value and food service products. Across Pilgrim's Europe we combine 20,000 of the best people in the industry, united by a shared set of core values and a passion for producing the highest quality, most delicious and innovative food, which is enjoyed by millions of people in the UK, Ireland and Europe every day. Our Pilgrim's Europe team are based in our Pilgrim's UK, Moy Park, Pilgrim's Food Masters and Pilgrim's Shared Services businesses.
What we'll bring to the table
Competitive Salary
Competitive Holiday Entitlement
Pension Contribution
Family Friendly Policies
Learning and Development Opportunities
Life Assurance
People matter
Our values
Determination
Simplicity
Availability
Humility
Discipline
Sincerity
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