The Role
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Reporting to the Customer Controller – Sainsbury’s and Customer Controller – Hot Eat Desserts, this Customer Executive role is a fantastic opportunity to build your career within a high-performing and passionate commercial team.
You’ll play a key role in managing and supporting the day-to-day trading relationships with Sainsbury’s and other customers, including:
1. Supporting the delivery of CPI’s, annual terms, promotional planning and execution
2. Forecasting and analysis to build stronger P&Ls
3. Cross-functional collaboration with teams across Category, NPD, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Commercial Finance
4. Helping deliver new product launches, in-store activity, and joint business planning
5. Building strong internal and external relationships to deliver exceptional customer service
6. Working across a diverse portfolio including Grocery, Chilled, Frozen, and Hot Eat Desserts
7. Potential for P&L ownership for smaller categories or customers
This is a role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys building relationships, and wants to take ownership and grow.
What We’re Looking For:
8. Degree-educated (preferred)
9. Sales background with experience in UK Grocery retail (Sainsbury’s experience is a plus)
10. Experience with both branded and own-label product portfolios
11. Strong commercial and analytical skills, with a keen eye for detail
12. Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
13. Confident using Excel and PowerPoint
14. A natural collaborator who is proactive, curious, and not afraid to trial, test, and learn.
What can we offer you?
15. Competitive salary / rate of pay
16. 25 days annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holiday
17. Option to purchase additional annual leave
18. A day off work to support our charity partners
19. Flexible working options
20. Pension
21. Medical benefit
22. And access to a HUB that offers many discounts from a range of suppliers and retailers
About The Hain Celestial Group
Hain Celestial Group is a leading health and wellness company whose purpose is to inspire healthier living for people, communities and the planet through better-for-you brands. For more than 30 years, our portfolio of beloved brands has intentionally focused on delivering nutrition and well-being that positively impacts today and tomorrow. Headquartered in Hoboken, N.J., Hain Celestial’s products across snacks, baby/kids, beverages, meal preparation, and personal care, are marketed and sold in over 75 countries around the world. Our leading brands include Garden Veggie™ snacks, Terra® chips, Garden of Eatin’® snacks, Earth’s Best® and Ella’s Kitchen® baby and kids foods, Celestial Seasonings® teas, Joya® and Natumi® plant-based beverages, Greek Gods® yogurt, Cully & Sully®, Imagine® and New Covent Garden® soups, Yves® and Linda McCartney’s® (under license) meat-free, and Alba Botanica® natural sun care, among others.
Hain Celestial UK In the UK, Hain is one of the UK's leading food companies. We create food and drink products with natural goodness at their core. We're the business behind a host of household brands - Hartley's jams and jellies, Sun-Pat peanut butters, New Covent Garden Soup Co., Linda McCartney's meat free food, and Yorkshire Provender to name a few. Nearly half of our business is private label - we create quality freshly prepared fruit and juices, desserts, soups, sweet spreads and meat free products for our retail partners. Over our sites up and down the UK, we employ circa 1,200 people in roles within Production, Supply Chain, Product Development, Sales and Marketing, and through to our Finance, HR, IT and beyond. Each of our colleagues is vital to our continued success. That's why we target the best talent, and help to develop them through the ranks.
Our Values
Own It – I am empowered and accountable for improving Hain’s business results and impact
Win Together – I collaborate with others to grow, deliver and celebrate success.
Foster Inclusion – I create an environment where everyone feels welcome, respected and valued for their uniqueness.
Be Curious – I explore ideas & insights with a growth mindset.
Our Purpose
To inspire healthier living for people, communities & the planet through better-for-you brands
Our Mission
To build purpose-driven brands that make healthier living more attainable by empowering our people, engaging our partners, and living our lives.
If you need reasonable adjustments made to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can support you in the right way.
If Hain sounds like the company you'd like to contribute your energy and enthusiasm towards, and come on an exciting journey with us, then we can't wait to hear from you!
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