Location: Somerset, Hybrid working
Remuneration: Very Competitive with excellent bonus and award winning pension
Excellent opportunity working for one of the UK’s fastest growing retail and e-commerce businesses. This role will be responsible for delivering sales and profit targets for their category, through the development and delivery of a Trading Plan.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Responsible for delivering the sales and profitability targets for your category
2. Work with your Category Manager to develop a 2 year Category Strategy utilising market and customer insights that delivers profitable sales and market share growth
3. Propose tactical plans and trading activity to create a 12 month trading plan for your category. Negotiate promotional support with suppliers and action approved activity
4. Identify and propose remedial action on any shortfalls in delivery of KPIs within the trading plan.
5. Identify and secure negotiation opportunities and agree trading terms with suppliers
6. Be constantly aware of channel trading plans and work cross functionally to optimise activity for your category
Key Skills & Experience required:
1. Strong buying track record within Retail or FMCG
2. Clear understanding of how to develop and deliver commercial concepts
3. Understanding of all sales channels
4. Strategic sales management, understands seasonality, price perception
5. Clear understanding of financial reporting
6. Excellent communication and engagement skills
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