Commercial Executive

Hybrid (3 days a week in the office) – Leeds

Competitive salary

We have an excellent opportunity to join Birds Eye as a Commercial Executive. This is an entry level role in the Sales function. This role is involved in building category plans and monitoring the performance of those plans with close support from the Commercial Manager. It is a customer facing role on a day to day operational level. Any business planning, negotiations or range reviews would be carried out with support from the Commercial manager.

About the role…

The primary focus of the role is to build knowledge, understanding and skills as gateway to becoming a commercial manager.

The also role supports the account team by completing administrative tasks to support the financial control, forecast accuracy and promotional planning.

This role supports the CM ensuring the category Joint Business Plan delivers against the business’s budgets, forecasts and brand share targets. Working on the in-year plan and supporting annual planning for future year.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting the Commercial Manager create customer specific business plans at category level.
• Create channel specific category plans.
• Utilising shopper insights to shape business plans.
• Help Commercial Manager to execute business plans.
• Track commercial performance.

About you…

We need a driven and resilient commercial professional looking to develop in their career. Joining a team with varied responsibilities, you’ll be working across a number of different tasks throughout the week.

• Experience in Commercial / Sales Support / Sales Operations.
• FMCG/Retail experience preferred.
• Demonstrate some knowledge of category management and shopper marketing.
• Strong written and verbal communication, and presentation skills.
• Understanding of teamwork and promoting high performing behaviours.

What we can offer you…

• An ambitious employer with recognized brands and growth potential
• A culture where your part of a team, where you feel encouraged to make a difference.
• The potential to progress your career across different areas of the Nomad Foods Group

We’re on an exceptional adventure and offer a truly purpose led career. We aim to empower each employee and promote their personal growth all the while ensuring business needs are met now and into the future.

Who are we…

This is a great time to join us! Birds Eye, owned by Nomad Foods, is the UK's no.1 branded frozen food company and is comprised of the Birds Eye, Goodfella's, Aunt Bessie's and Green Cuisine brands. Selling its first products in 1946, we have been providing high-quality frozen food for generations, and our iconic portfolio of fish, vegetable and chicken products now also includes a meat-free range, pizzas and roast joints and accompaniments. 2024 marks 100 years since our founder, Clarence Birdseye, invented the process behind frozen food as we know it today and we are immensely proud of our heritage as we continue to endeavour to serve the nation with better food, promoting the nutritional benefits and convenience of frozen food and the role it plays in helping reduce food waste.

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