Senior Trade Planning Manager

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 delivering 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. This will be across key trading events such as Christmas through to smaller opportunities such as seasonal ranges
• Using data and insight to maximize commercial opportunities Senior Trade Planning Manager will create commercial briefs that are 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 that are communicated across the business.
• The Senior Trade Planning Manager will work closely with the trade marketing team who are responsible for driving the marketing implementation
• In the 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 who has category, trade or customer planning experience from a fast paced UK retailer (needs to be an FMCG focused retailer).
• Ideally you will have been in a buying role at some point in your career, also open to candidates from the supply base but ideally will have done a buying role at some point.
• You must be highly organised and process driven and be able to manage multiple projects
• It is essential to be able to demonstrate hands on commercial understanding and have a focus on driving sales from your career.
• You must be able to 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 at the same time it is essential to have a strong strength of character and gravitas
• In addition, 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 - £75000 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 1/17143/7GE. Confidentiality assured.

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