Account Executive | Preston

To support Dunbia & Co-Op through improving product performance via collaborative demand planning, the provision of analytical support (sales analysis, waste, availability and ranging), detailed product & market knowledge and category insight.

The Role

• Accurate and effective communication between Dunbia & Coop as well as internal departments
• Investigation, analysis & improvement of key issues affecting inbound availability and on-shelf availability.
• Working collaboratively with Coop Supply Chain Analysts to agree promotional forecasting with a focus on key events throughout the year.
• Analyse BAU & promotional performance and identify learnings and opportunities to improve proposition.
• Daily tracking of key lines with particular focus on key promotional periods (i.e. Xmas) highlighting key issues with immediate escalation, contingency action and resolution
• Drive new collaborative initiatives between Dunbia and Coop, championing and implementing innovative ideas to help meet shared objectives.
• Updating and reporting weekly commercial performance and KPI’s and flagging concerns and areas for focus
• Utilise appropriate Dunbia/Coop reporting tools and systems to pro-actively provide feedback to improve performance.
• Maintain product & vendor details so that order placement and delivery flows through the system efficiently.
• Ad-hoc project management from feasibility stage through to implementation and review stages. Working with Dunbia/Coop teams to provide solutions for problematic issues within the category.

Experience and Qualification:

• Outstanding analytical and numerical skills with a keen attention to detail
• A team player with the ability to interact with colleagues across a wide range of departments and businesses.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, verbal, communication, & IT skills
• Good understanding of a convenience retailer’s business model and processes
• A minimum of 1 years’ experience within a high volume FMCG role
• Experience of project-management within the FMCG industry
• Ability to work under periods of high pressure and to manage workload effectively to meet Dunbia & Coop’s goals.
• A self-managing proactive approach

Essential Criteria

• A minimum of 2 years’ business analysis / systems implementation experience.
• Experience of the full systems delivery lifecycle, preferably using traditional (waterfall) or agile delivery methodologies.
• Experience of directly interacting with end users at various levels within an organisation;
• Experience of working to deliver projects which meet customer requirements.
• Demonstrable evidence of analysing and documenting business processes.
• A proven track record in software testing and end user training.

Objectives & Measures

• Supplier Inbound performance
• Communication of KPI reports
• Analysis & recommendations across supply chain and commercial departments
• Maintain and exceed on-shelf availability targets.
• Promotional performance targets met.
• Cross-functional forecasting processes embedded.
• Evidence of value adding activity / innovation being implemented and integrated within the team.
• Store visits / competitor analysis reporting and recommendations.
• Completing ad-hoc projects as and when required by Dunbia or Coop

Working Environment

• Hybrid role consisting of 2 days in Coop’s Manchester head office and 3 days at home.
• Predominantly working with Dunbia/Coop Supply Chain & Commercial teams but the role will require cross-functionality working alongside other departments including Technical, Agriculture, Product Development & Insight
• Reporting directly into the Coop Commercial Manager
• Some weekend / bank holiday working may be required on an ad-hoc basis, particularly around key trading periods.
• Occasional travel required to Dunbia (Dungannon site – Northern Ireland) alongside.

Benefits

• £35,000 per annum salary
• Death in Service Scheme
• Nest pension
• Subsidised Canteen
• Site Engagement Activities
• 20 days per annum holiday entitlement plus 8 days Bank Holidays
• Excellent opportunities for progression within the business across a variety of departments
• Unique role allowing you to see both sides of operations across both supplier & retailer within the FMCG industry.