Commercial Planning Manager (F&S)

Commercial Planning Manager (Flavours & Seasonings)

St Albans, hybrid working

This is a key, commercial leadership role focused exclusively on delivering our Branded Flavouring and Seasoning brands strategies and objectives. This will be achieved by driving all commercial levers including (but not exclusively) pricing and promotion efficiency, effectiveness and driving learnings across all brands as well as owning and driving outstanding innovation execution.

In this role, what's important to you is achieving commercial success and driving growth in this product category. You'll be given the chance to make a significant impact on our business with this opportunity to be at the forefront of our commercial planning efforts and drive growth in this strategic category.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities

• Ensure Sales and Customer strategies are integrated into brand plans with ownership of the monthly CPM cycle.
• Responsible for translating brand & category strategies into plans to deliver budgeted sales
• Design of pack, price & promotional architecture specific to all channels and formats
• Analyse and review business forecast & key issues in business planning process
• Responsible for new product development P&L planning and promotional plans
• Work with account & brand teams to build contingency and gap closure plans if shortfall vs. budget is forecast
• Work across functions to come up with bottom-up budget analysis including risk and opportunities
• Develop, agree, execute promotional strategy for category/brands including approval management process through TPM
• Lead and develop the medium term pack price architecture strategy for the brands
• Improve promotional return on investment for brands category
  
  
  

The Key Requirements...

• Commercial acumen
• P&L understanding
• Working in a FCMG background (not essential)
• Experienced in Powerpoint & Excel
• Strategic thinking
• Influencing skills
• Priority setting
• Analysis and decision making
  
  
  

The Benefits And Perks...

• Bonus
• Company Car Allowance
• Company Pension
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Hybrid working
• Private Medical Insurance
• Subsidised canteen on site
• Comfortable, modern offices, designed with collaboration in mind and colleague well being
  
  
  

A Great British Food Company

Premier Foods is one of Britain’s biggest listed food companies, employing over 4,000 colleagues at 13 manufacturing sites and offices up and down the country.

Many of our brands have been part of UK life for more than a century and you’ll find them in 90% of British households.

At Premier foods we believe in inclusion, authenticity and individuality. We aim to ensure all existing and future colleagues are given equitable opportunities and are respected, valued and encouraged to bring their true authentic selves to work no matter who they are, what they look like, who they love or what they believe in. Our culture is one where everyone is welcome.