About the Role
We are looking for a Growth Specialist with a proven track record of winning new business and hitting targets. A Master Negotiator who is commercially numerate, solution-focused, and can hold their own in a high-stakes meeting. A Team Player who is friendly, hard-working, and thrives in a "scale-up" environment where their individual contribution actually moves the needle. Ambitious and ready to learn the nuances of one of the UK’s fastest-growing food sectors.
Responsibilities
- Building a robust new business pipeline to ensure MOMA grows faster than the competition.
- Managing existing wholesalers, buyers, and sales teams to maximise every opportunity.
- Working with leadership to craft tailored growth plans for purchasing groups and independent businesses.
- Taking ownership of sales forecasting, promotional calendars, and trade marketing.
- Representing the brand at major trade shows and industry events.
Requirements
- Experience in account management within an FMCG environment.
- Understanding of P&L management, forecasting, and business development.
- Proven ability to build and deliver joint business plans and negotiate effectively to drive results.
- Experience in managing senior-level relationships internally and externally.
- Ability to influence decision-makers and effectively present at various organisational levels.
- Strong IT skills, including proficiency with CRM, forecasting tools, and Google Office.
- Excellent presentation and communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with both internal teams and external stakeholders.
- Lots of energy, positivity and a drive to be part of exciting change!
Skills
- Foodservice/Wholesale experience
- Negotiation
- Commercial acumen
- Solution-focused
- Teamwork
- Adaptability
- P&L management
- Forecasting
- Business development
- Joint business planning
- Relationship management
- Influencing
- Presentation skills
- Communication skills
- CRM proficiency
- Forecasting tools proficiency
- Google Office proficiency
Location
- Hybrid - Farringdon
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Growth Specialist
- Account Management
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary
Benefits
- Up to 34 days holiday
- Flexible holiday trading
- Living Wage Employer
- Healthcare Cash Plan
- Peppy Health
- Flexible benefits e.g. discounts & cashbacks, gym memberships, technology purchases etc
- Life assurance
- Save as you earn scheme
- Staff sales discount
- Free AG Barr products throughout your working day
- Pension
- Annual salary review
- Ongoing professional development
About the Company
- Employing around 850 people across the UK, we are proud to be a responsible business that takes care of our people, values diversity, gives something back to our communities and works to minimise our environmental impact.
- For 150 years AG Barr has been building great brands and is home to some of the nations favourite flavours.
- At our core is IRN-BRU, launched in 1901 and still going strong today, the vibrant RUBICON fruit based brand, Boost making every moment better with a caffeine kick, hydration hit or tasty treat, and FUNKIN where real fruit means authentic taste.
- We also have a number of exciting owned brands within our portfolio including MOMA, which crafts quality oats into great tasting oat drinks and porridges.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an equal opportunities employer and happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that may be needed for successful candidates with a disability, health or mental health condition.
