Head of Trade Planning

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About the role

Based out of Welilngborough, Eccles or Watford, Booker Group is recruiting for a Head of Trade Planning, in this role you would be targeted with unlocking magnetic value by creating and owning the Booker trade and events plans aligning to our wider Product, Sales and Customer strategy.

We are looking for candidate with trading experience, and strong interpersonal and influencing skills to collaboratively drive stakeholders to land the best trading results for Booker.

Main Responsibilities

• Owning the strategy and direction of all trade and promotions plans within Booker covering both Retail and Catering
• Using multiple data sources, to drive an effective trade and events plan to deliver sales and profit to the business
• Creating, owning and delivering effective trading plans, covering product price and promotion, space, and marketing etc
• Amplify events within Booker to give customers more reasons to choose Booker, with a full year calendar of events through scoping, coordinating, executing and reviewing events
• Manage the teams to work to a critical path that allows Booker to plan further in advance
• Governance and ways of working - Owning and running effective governance of trade and events
• Working with multiple stakeholders to aid the business in trading decisions to optimise sales and profit, delivered effectively across all touch points
• Landing a new collaborative, customer first, way of working in trade and events planning
• Forecasting and managing the activity margin support budget effectively, always being cost conscious and delivery value
• Leading the supplier media income team, in working with our supply base on selling media and data opportunities, to hit supplier income budgets.
• Setting future strategy to harness further opportunities.
• Improving supplier partnerships
• Leading your team, managing performance and progression, and supporting continuous team development, championing diversity and inclusion
• Management of trade planning function and supplier media income team
• Accountability of hitting income budgets (DH and Digital)
• Accountability of trade plans hitting sales targets

You will need

• Experience of forecasting and managing investment budgets

• Influencing and Stakeholder Management skills
• Effective communication management skills
• A proven track record of making informed decisons based on analysis of data
• To demonstrate that you are customer focused and aware of the marketing, commercial and operational environment
• Trade planning and/or category management experience
• Great interpersonal skills, able to work effectively across functions

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