Salary: c£60,000 p/a, plus Company Car (or Car Allowance) plus excellent benefits package.
Location: Apex11 (Tipton) or Willenhall (West Midlands)
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time
We have an exciting opportunity for a Trading Controller (Fresh), who is passionate about their role in offering excellent service and standards to our customers. We are looking for someone who is motivated, friendly, and able to work on own initiative and able to raise concerns where appropriate.
The key purpose of this role is:
To maximise sales, cash margin and percentage GP within a range of defined commodity groups through effective negotiations, promotions, and range management. To optimise the supply chain ensuring full availability of product range whilst working within agreed stock holding parameters specifically the stock value targets set by the business. Short dates, Quarantined and Eliminated stock must be controlled to ensure that there is minimal impact to the bottom line.
Some Key Accountabilities:
1. Deliver annual sales, profit and supplier income in line with the budgeted ask
2. To negotiate an annual JBP for all key suppliers which incorporates a planned promotional activity plan which is effective, competitive and supplier funded this JBP must drive the performance o...