Job Description
What's in it for you
At Booker, along with being a great place to work and giving you an opportunity to get on in your career, we also offer the following fantastic package of benefits:
* A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year.
* After 3 months service, a Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco for a 4 day period after every four-weekly pay day, ie. thirteen times a year. In addition to 10% off at Tesco Cafe and 20% off all F&F purchases.
* 10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile for yourself, along with further great deals through-out the year.
* Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. Terms and conditions apply.
* Free eye test when you spend £50 or more. You can also save 30% when you spend £50 or more on glasses, prescription sunglasses and contact lenses.
* 50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy.
* Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates
* An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including a cycle to work scheme.
* After 3 months service, you can join our annual Save As You Earn share scheme which allows you to buy Tesco shares in the future at a discount.
* Retirement savings plan (pension) - save up to 5% and Booker will match your contribution.
* Life Assurance - You are covered for death in service life cover of up to three times annual pay
* Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP for you and your family.
* A great holiday package
About the role
Booker Group is recruiting for an Catering Proposition Manager, responsible for the development and continuous improvement of the catering proposition. The successful candidate will be able to translate customer insight and commercial performance into compelling offers and services. They will represent the voice of the customer, working cross functionally to shape the catering trade plan and marketing materials that enable sales and profit growth, and drive customer satisfaction.
You will be responsible for
* Develop and evolve the catering propositionCreate, refine, and continually improve the catering offer to ensure it meets customer needs and commercial goals
* Drive sales and profit growthEnsure proposition development aligns with commercial targets
* Collaborate on the Catering Trade PlanCross functional working to ensure the catering trade plan drives value and excitement for our catering customers
* Marketing and Communications InputPartner with marketing teams to create compelling in-store, digital, and other marketing materials that showcase the proposition and drive customer engagement
* Performance InsightsTranslate customer feedback, market trends, performance KPI’s into clear proposals and build business cases with supporting evidence to drive internal decision-making
* Cross Functional Collaboration Act as a central connector between teams such as Category, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and Marketing to ensure “right first time” execution
You will need
Key skills
* Strong commercial and customer insight skills
* Ability to translate data and trends into clear proposals
* Skilled at developing and improving customer propositions
* Effective cross-functional collaborator
* Clear communicator
* Strong planning and project management
* Able to create compelling marketing briefs and customer messaging
Previous Experience
* Proven experience shaping or developing customer propositions
* Track record of improving sales or profit through proposition changes
* Experience using customer insight and KPIs to drive recommendations
* Demonstrated cross-functional project delivery
* Experience producing evidence-based business cases
About The Company
Booker is the UK's leading food & drink wholesaler. We are privileged to serve independent retailers, caterers and small businesses, from locations across the country. We operate over 190 cash and carry branches, eight distribution centres, five Best Food Logistics sites, as well as six support centre locations across the UK.
Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) at Booker means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, we’re a place where Everyone’s Welcome.
We know life looks a little different for each of us. That’s why at Booker and Best, we always welcome conversations about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we may be able to support you.
We’re proud that Booker is a Disability Confident Committed employer and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
Please note
We can only accept candidates over the age of 18 if the role requires working before 6:15 am or after 9:45 pm or involves working in areas such as the warehouse, beers, wines & spirits, and driving roles.
On the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview.
*Booker Group is part of Tesco plc, however, is operated separately from the core Tesco business and as such the benefits offered will be different from those offered at Tesco*