Overview
National Field Development Manager (role title internally is Capability Manager)
£45-50k + car allowance, bonus, annual leave purchase and more
Location: flexible across UK as home based with frequent travel on occasion.
**CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS FRIDAY 3RD JANUARY 2025**
Our McCurrach PepsiCo Team is looking for a Capability Manager to join their team.
As Capability Manager, you will equip, enable and empower a team of Regional and Territory Managers to perform to their highest potential in role. So, you will know your stuff when it comes to field marketing within a FMCG setting.
This senior role works with multiple stakeholders including the PepsiCo internal management team and the McCurrach PepsiCo Team. You would also work closely with our Avidity Group People HR Team.
For the most part, you will be home based but to ensure you have your finger on the pulse, you will accompany the field team on field visits (circa once per week) to help understand training and capability needs. This will also support your ability to coach the management team and help you to nurture internal and client relationships. You will meet your client contacts regularly via fortnightly in-person meetings so overnights will be required.
There is no direct line responsibility however as Capability Manager, you will be integral to shaping the culture, engagement, talent development and equipping the team with the tools and capability to deliver outstanding execution and insight.
If you are driven by shaping team culture and engagement whilst developing talent and taking a teams performance to the next level - then this is the perfect role for you!
The important info …
1. Salary in the range of £45-50k with annual salary reviews
2. 25 days paid holidays + flexible public holidays (increases with length of service) & annual leave purchase (up to 5 extra days)
3. Client bonus scheme
4. Car allowance - £480pm
5. Family-friendly working policies (such as enhanced maternity & paternity leave) - full and part time working options
6. Monday to Friday - we operate a smart working policy and flexible working
7. Private Healthcare - Bupa
8. Company Pension Scheme – 4% employer contributions
9. Life assurance at 3x annual salary
10. Access to Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 support on Physical, Mental and Financial Well-being
11. Access to our Employee 'perks' site (discounts from a wide range of retailers, gym memberships, leisure activities plus much more!)
Here at Avidity, we want to support you in your career and to help develop your growth in knowledge and learning. It’s the performance and engagement of our people who make this an amazing place to work. Our employees are everything to us and that’s why we make sure everyone enjoys continuous support, great perks and excellent career opportunities. We work really hard to create an open, honest and high performing/diverse culture. We think that’s reflective in the results we deliver, which have enabled the strong partnerships we have with our clients.
A large part of your role is working with data, so having strong analytical and reporting skills whilst being able to translate into a compelling story is essential.
What are we looking for?
* Able to influence and demonstrate personal impact at senior level
* Proven project management skills
* Exceptional communication & presentation skills
* Highly proactive & results focussed
* Strong performance management capability and practically demonstration ideally in a grocery and/or managed retail environment
* Excellent commercial acumen, with the ability to link a Capability Strategy to strong ROI
* Ideally, demonstrable evidence of training & sales capability programme creation and assessment
Responsibilities
**CLOSING DATE FRIDAY 3RD JANUARY 2025**
Interested? Speak to your line manager to confirm endorsement of your application before applying via the internal job portal. If you would like to find out a bit more please don't hesitate to get in touch with Laura Farrell, Group Talent Management Partner or Marc Gardner, Account Controller. Full job spec available.
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