Trade Planning Co-ordinator

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Trade Planning Co-ordinator – D
An exciting opportunity to join the Commercial Operations team and shape our trade plan.

About the role: Working cross-functionally, you will be a key part of a fast-paced business. 25% of total business sales are generated from a compelling customer focused promotional plan, so it is imperative that the correct planning and execution is actioned. We are embarking on a transformation programme to improve our systems and drive our strategy forward enabling us to land customer and data driven missions in our promotional space in store.

This role offers real diversity and challenge, as you will be working cross functionally within the business. Building strong and collaborative relationships with other colleagues and will be key to landing a cohesive program of activity.
The ins and outs:

Management of critical paths
Holding internal teams accountable for the critical path
Liaising with a 3rd party agency to create store promotional guides
Understanding the key drivers of incremental sales by category
Strategic planning of your area’s promotions
Challenging traders to ensure the customer is at the heart of all activity
Gatekeeper of promotional principles
Communicating activity to store in a timely manner to ensure correct implementation
Liaising cross-functionally where stakeholder engagement is key to delivering market leading activity
Management of exit strategies

What you’ll need:

Strong interpersonal and communication skills
The ability and confidence to influence others and negotiate effectively to achieve strategic aims
Strong analytical abilities and sound financial awareness, coupled with sound Microsoft Excel skills
The ability to spot and act on opportunities, to deliver ever-improving ways of working
Great time management skills, with the ability to prioritise short and medium term projects
The ability to flex your style, engaging and working across different levels of the business
Challenging the status quo and adding value where appropriate
A trading background would be beneficial but not essential, enabling you to understand the complex nature of different OD’s