Co-op Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Wholesale Category Controller
Co-op Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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Wholesale Category Controller - 12 month FTC / Secondment
Manchester or Scunthorpe, in this role you'll work in a hybrid way splitting your time between our offices and suppliers regularly (find out more about our hybrid working policy at https://jobs.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy).
We're looking for Wholesale Category Controllers to join our Commercial team, where you'll play a critical role in shaping our proposition across our Wholesale Partners. We'll look to you to make sure the right product proposition, ranges, and promotions are offered to our Wholesale Partners and are completed successfully and help to drive profitable growth.
You'll contribute towards our future growth strategy which sees us targeting new markets by delivering a competitive value proposition to customers, in a segmented way that balances price and promotional levers. You'll develop engaging and differentiated promotional packages for Co-op Wholesale that delivers our commercial and customer goals. This role provides you with an exciting opportunity to develop your skills and gain great exposure across our Co-op and Wholesale businesses.
What you'll do
* Support the overall delivery of the annual category sales and profit targets for Wholesale
* Manage and agree a promotional package for Wholesale and ensure end to end planning is complete across relevant functions
* Work closely with suppliers on promotional plans, negotiating activation funding and media packages
* Select a targeted wholesale range and suggest any additional wholesale specific requirements
* Working collaboratively with the Buyers, you'll be responsible for the strategic needs of wholesale in all range reviews and category planning
* Drive strategic and tactical loyalty building initiatives, further enhancing the USP within our Co-op Brand range of goods
This role would suit people who have
* Experience of working in a retail buying environment, wholesale organisation or within the FMCG supply base
* Strong commercial acumen with a customer focus mindset
* A proven track record of delivering results and achieving financial targets
* Strong analytical skills and an ability to think strategically
* Good attention to detail with the ability to interpret data in a meaningful way
* Excellent relationship building skills with the ability to influence and negotiate successfully with internal and external stakeholders
* Great organisation skills with the ability to manage conflicting priorities in a fast-paced environment
Why Co-op?
If you have the skills that we need, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services).
* An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
* 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
* A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
* Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
* Coaching and training to support your career development
* Wagestream app - giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn
At Co-op, we're proud to do things a different way. As one of the world's largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we've had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.
Building a diverse environment
We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.
We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.
If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.
You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process
You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at jobs.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-wellbeing
Please note that we may close applications for this role early.
As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes.
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