Main Accountabilities:

Promotions:

  • Own the internal & external Promotion management processes with key retailers
  • Ensure accurate set up of PEF’s, performing pre evaluations and sending to Finance
  • Ensure promotions align to guidelines and seek approval as required
  • Keep internal promo calendars up to date, and ensure forecast sheets reflect latest promo plan
  • Post evaluate promos and share with key stakeholders across all Commercial functions

Spend:

  • Support Commercial Finance with accurate set up and control of deals between BFG and their customers and maintain records of planned and actual spend
  • Accrual release analysis for monthly review
  • Pricing;
  • Price File Admin – implement internal controls on price files, such as checking expiring prices and sending price forms to refresh existing prices or flagging if pricing needs to be reviewed
  • PNF form admin – implement internal controls on PNF forms, such as regular reviews of system hierarchy, and dropdown list to ensure only active categories are available to select by NAMs.
  • Price File and Price Notification Form administrative tasks and internal controls

New listings:

  • Complete customer new line forms as required
  • Work with internal stakeholders to ensure accurate information is provided
  • Complete required internal processes to set up correct pricing, forecasts & timings

Demand Planning:

  • Support demand planning team to ensure ongoing accurate forecasting as well as reporting of the forecast against budget performance.
  • Work with Sales Team as required to review base & promotional forecasts

Tracking / Reporting:

  • Create and maintain a retail price tracker for all Baxters ambient products and competitors
  • Complete bi-weekly promotional brief which is shared with the board. Gather latest Baxters promotional plans and competitor pricing.
  • Support BBM as part of the S&OP cycle to compile customer slides.
  • Account files – aligning format, improving content across all customers, maintaining up to date information

Key Characteristics:

  • Microsoft Office Skills in particular strong Excel skills necessary
  • Knowledge of Oracle and Essbase (desirable)
  • Part qualified by experience
  • Strong commercial acumen with absolute focus on profit delivery
  • Must have worked in FMCG, either on Retailer or Supplier side
  • Internal stakeholder management
  • Ability to work independently
  • Organised and able to prioritise effectively
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams (sales, marketing, finance, ops) to understand business needs
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, Ability to present findings and recommendations effectively
  • Confident and effective communicator at all levels with credibility
  • Facilitate discussions and collaborate on performance improvement initiatives.
  • Self motivated with a proven track record of delivery under pressure and to specific deadlines