Commercial Development Co-ordinator - Graduate Motherwell, Scotland
Job description
JOB DESCRIPTION
This role is an excellent opportunity for a highly ambitious recent graduate who has a keen interest in the food and drink industry and is excited by working in a fast-moving commercial and marketing role.
This is an important project-based role which requires an enthusiastic individual, eager to learn.
The successful candidate will work within the foodservice business local sourcing, marketing, sales and buying teams to provide supplier development support, helping develop the trading capabilities of suppliers, through effective product ranging, promotions and marketing to help both the suppliers, and the foodservice business, to significantly grow sales, bringing product to market more quickly and allow greater flexibility for risk in testing NPD with customers.
This role will facilitate support provided by SF&D, helping Scottish food and drink producers to reach their target consumer / customer, bring new products to market, grow their sales and scale their business.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
· Support the delivery of a commercial growth strategy unique to the Brakes business.
· Working with the Local Sourcing Manager and an allocated group of Scottish food and drink producers grow sales through analysis of sales performance, waste and margin data and delivery of effective product ranging (including new product development) and promotions.
· Working with the local Marketing function, grow sales through delivery of effective consumer communications, promotions, and events.
· Working with the Sales team, grow sales by identifying and building relationships with customers that have a key interest in buying Scottish products.
· Support local Marketing with delivery and content, including promotional collateral.
· Provide support, alongside SF&D, to suppliers to develop capabilities in performance and data analysis, business planning and reporting, product ranging and promotional planning.
· Support the department administration; from managing sales trackers, to meetings and event and exhibition set up.
· Key liaison between suppliers, and all other departments
· Work to agreed targets, monitor progress, and deliver regular reports.
KEY COMPETENCIES
· Good understanding of and affinity towards the Scottish food & drink industry
· Demonstrable history of delivering against targets.
· Good understanding of commercial businesses.
· Strong organisational and time management skills.
· Highly motivated individual, showing initiative and creative, independent thinking.
· Self-confident and able to proactively manage workloads.
· Excellent oral and written communication skills, including report writing and public speaking.
· Excellent analytical, monitoring and reporting skills, with a high attention to detail.
· Full Driving Licence.
· Willingness to travel and attend events out with normal working hours if required.
Travel to companies throughout Scotland (suppliers and event locations) is also required as part of this role.
KPI’s will be agreed.
ABOUT SCOTLAND FOOD & DRINK
We are the only food and drink body in the world which facilitates and enables government and industry to work side by side. Our commitment to strengthening reputations, developing growth strategies and broadening networks will deliver the competitive edge for our members and continued success for Scotland’s food and drink industry.
Would you like to be part of one of the most exciting and innovative industries in Scotland?
Our Values
Ambition - We are passionate about making a difference.
Collaboration - Our impact comes from harnessing the individual strengths of our people and our partners, forging a strong team spirit. We have each other’s backs.
Respect - We all set the tone, taking personal responsibility for our actions, embracing empathy and generating a world class external reputation.
Balance - Work is important, life is everything. Success is doing both well.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We recognise that diversity and inclusion is a journey, and we are committed to learning, listening and evolving to become more diverse, equitable and inclusive every day.
ABOUT BRAKES SCOTLAND
In partnership with Scotland Food and Drink, Brakes Scotland want to recruit a graduate to be a part of their established Scottish team at their Newhouse depot., Brakes Scotland provide significant opportunities to learn and progress within the food and drink industry with the placement focusing on Buying and Marketing while working closely with sales.
Brakes is the UK’s leading foodservice business with major customers including Miller & Carter, Brewdog, Apex Hotels and Wagamama. In Scotland, Brakes operates across four sites: Inverness, Oban, Dundee and Newhouse. Brakes Scotland offers customers a fully multi-temperature service with a portfolio of over 500 Scottish products from 90 suppliers.
Major Scottish suppliers include Mackie’s Ice Cream, Simon Howie, Macsween, McGhee’s and Aulds. The company also now offer a range of Scottish craft beers and ciders. For more information please visit www.brake.co.uk/scotlandor have a look at our food brochure https://online.flippingbook.com/view/955229499/
Brakes Scotland is part of Sysco, the world’s largest foodservice business operating worldwide. The graduate programme will provide valuable experience working in commercial buying and marketing teams and ensuring a deep understanding of the foodservice sector.
Annual Leave entitlement: 25 days (plus 10 bank holidays)
Working hours: Full time
Contract:Temporary contract – 24 months
Location: Initially based full time at Newhouse, near Motherwell in the Brakes Scotland (ML1 5GH) offices with the requirement to attend team meetings at SF&D offices in Edinburgh approximately 1 day a month. There will be opportunities for hybrid working after initial training/induction period.
Interview dates: w/c 29/05/2023
Please send CV and covering letter to: [email protected] with the title of the job you are applying for in the subject line.
Prior to any employment commencing with Scotland Food & Drink you will be asked to provide documents to demonstrate your right to work in the UK.
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary contract
Contract length: 24 months
Salary: £25,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company car
- Company events
- Company pension
- Gym membership
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 19/05/2023
