Commercial Executive

Your new role
Reporting into the Commercial Manager, The Commercial Executive will be responsible for supporting the Commercial and Operational teams on site to manage our customers and accounts, ensuring we are delivering against budget and profit margins.
The position will cover the management of key customer\'s reporting data and will play a central role in maintaining and developing the internal and customer data systems, as well as the tools to report and drive sales and margins.
Key responsibilities will include:

• Prepare and manage sales data, analyse, summarise and make recommendations for each subcategory based upon all available data sources and consumer information.
• Attend NPD panels with NPD Manager and use meetings to prepare product benchmarks/justifications in conjunction with NPD Technologist
• Provide a weekly overview of the agreed budget and monitoring of weekly volumes, working with the Commercial Manager to drive business to hit budget
• Deputise for Commercial Manager/Controller as required
• Prepare and present launch reviews to the Commercial Manager and other relevant team members

What you\'ll need to succeed

• Previous experience in a category/commercial environment would be ideal.
• A background in Food, Production or FMCG would be highly advantageous.
• Experience of analysing and interpreting data
• Excellent analytical and presentation skills
• Able to build strong working relationships internally
• Computer-literate, especially in Excel, Word, PowerPoint & SAP

What you\'ll get in return
An excellent starting salary alongside a competitive package and the opportunity to influence a market leader during a time of real growth.
What you need to do now
If you\'re interested in this role, click \'apply now\' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn\'t quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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