Retail Controllers

Job description

About us!

We are on a mission to help people eat healthy and to reduce carbon footprint through the power of plants ! If you would like to join us, read on!

Do you know your Kale from your Quinoa or the difference between a Flexitarian to a Regenerative Grazer? We are looking for top talent for an exciting new movement within the Food Industry.

On Friday 15 th December , it was announced that Unilever was to sell the Spreads business to KKR and the transfer of ownership is expected to take place in July 2018 . KKR are committed to supporting the business' growth ambition, whilst continuing to follow Unilever's responsible sourcing policies , including working towards the goal of sourcing 100 per cent sustainable palm oil by 2019.

Your Role

Your Main Responsibilities: -

The 2x Retail Controller's will sit on the UK and Ireland (UKI) BCS (Baking, Cooking & Spreads) Leadership Team reporting into the General Manager. The Retail Controller's will be externally focused and lead a mixture of accounts (a rough 50:50 split with the final portfolio TBC depending on experience and development).

· The Retail Controller will be responsible for developing strong working relations with senior customer contacts

· The Retail Controller will have line management responsibility, providing strategic direction for the CAM's within their area

· Delivery of Turnover, Customer Profitability and Business Building Terms budgets

· Delivery of value market share targets

· Develop strong relationships with both internal (e.g. Category Directors) & external customers (e.g. Category Managers, Trading Managers, Category Directors)

· Leadership and coaching of Customer Account Managers within specified area

· Deliver in store activation events as per plan

· Develop & deliver Joint Business Plans with the Customer

· Develop and deliver promotional plan within Customer

· Day to day administration and evaluation of product portfolio e.g. Promotional Evaluation, inputs to Sales and Operational Planning etc

· Lead range and merchandising reviews

· Deliver key initiatives at Customer e.g. Price Increases, Brand Activation, NPD etc

· Work with Customer Service Team to ensure customer service issues are resolved efficiently

· Own the short term volume and spend forecast aligned to S&OP process

· Relationship Management of Senior Trading Contacts

· Produce and execute Joint Customer Business Plan

· Resolution of Customer Category Trade Off's

· Input Customer requirements to internal planning processes

· Performance and development of CAM's within their team

· Your Personal Power! At BCS we want you to bring your ideas, your motivation and desire to succeed! This part of the role is up to you to complete.

Skills and Experience Required:

· Customer Management & Selling Essentials

· Developing the Customer Investment Strategy

· Developing & Implementing the Customer Business Plan

· Optimising Promotional Sell-out

· Developing Customer Relationships

· Leveraging Strategic Customers

· Category Management

· Developing others

· Delivery in different market conditions & customers

· Consistent delivery of high quality results in difficult trading environments

· Category Management or Customer Marketing

· Track record of leveraging big customer relationships

Culture

We are a highly entrepreneurial fast-paced team running a multi-billion Euro business across 60+ countries with the mind-set of a start-up! We are agile, creative, fast-to-market and obsessed with customers and consumers.

If you are an entrepreneur at heart and have a passion for winning, a strong understanding of the CPG business, and would like to join us, apply and speak to one of our Talent Matchmakers!

Note

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