Job Description
Our client:
* Extremely successful, market leading food organisation with a fantastic customer reputation
* Highly commercial environment with a fast paced culture focused on exceeding customer expectations.
* This Trade Planning Manager role is ideal for an individual who wants to progress their career in an environment with development opportunities
* Location: 3 days in the office, 2 days from home
The role:
* As Senior Trade Planning Manager, you will drive category and sales growth through campaigns and promotions, focusing on improving customer perception (e.g. value, choice, service)
* Working as part of the wider customer marketing team, the Senior Trade Planning Manager will lead a small team to develop the commercial proposition for all campaigns and promotions across key trading events such as Christmas through to smaller opportunities such as seasonal ranges
* Using data and insight to maximize commercial opportunities, the Senior Trade Planning Manager will create commercial briefs used cross-functionally by Marketing, Sales, Merchandising, Buying, and Pricing & Promotions to ensure commercial targets are delivered
* The Senior Trade Planning Manager will engage with a wide range of stakeholders across the business, including the C-suite and senior leadership team, and will produce presentations communicated across the business.
* The Senior Trade Planning Manager will work closely with the trade marketing team responsible for driving the marketing implementation
* In this role, the Senior Trade Planning Manager will develop the strategic plan that will deliver short, medium, and long-term growth.
Ideal candidate:
* This Senior Trade Planning Manager role is ideal for a commercial individual with category, trade, or customer planning experience from a fast-paced UK retailer (FMCG focused retailer preferred).
* Ideally, you will have been in a buying role at some point in your career; candidates from the supply base are also considered, but a buying role is preferred.
* You must be highly organised, process-driven, and able to manage multiple projects.
* It is essential to demonstrate hands-on commercial understanding and a focus on driving sales from your career.
* You must show good commercial acumen, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, along with excellent communication skills.
* Must be a fantastic relationship builder with the ability to work cross-functionally internally and externally; a strong strength of character and gravitas is essential.
* Additionally, you will demonstrate a passion for the customer and a flair for commerciality.
* You will have excellent data and insight skills and be highly accomplished at pulling together compelling presentations.
Benefits & details:
* You will thrive in a matrix blue-chip structure that is down to earth and personable.
* Excellent package – £75,000 plus excellent benefits and bonus.
* Location – home counties with flexible working (3 days in the office and 2 days from home).
Please send your CV using the form on this page, quoting reference 1/17178/7. Confidentiality assured.
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